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FirstLight

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14. you forgot the sarcasm thingy...

Reply to NoOneMan (Reply #10)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 08:47 PM

Jan 2013

right?

jobs are part of this retrofitting our entire world to use less energy and more green approaches

and health...well health will sure decline as this gets worse too

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The 32 most alarming charts from the government’s climate change report [View all] marmar Jan 2013 OP

Well this is alarming! Agschmid Jan 2013 #1

I second that emotion. Yikes (nt) DreamGypsy Jan 2013 #3

this one: d_r Jan 2013 #2

These would worry me more... Nederland Jan 2013 #4

Denial..... marmar Jan 2013 #5

Agreed Nederland Jan 2013 #6

If you are under 40 pscot Jan 2013 #7

As will you Nederland Jan 2013 #13

That would definitely strengthen your argument pscot Jan 2013 #21

Our inability to predict 100% means that things could be both better or worse than modeled NoOneMan Jan 2013 #11

There are lots of other real, well understood problems Nederland Jan 2013 #12

When HIV/AIDS first emerged, we didn't understand it NoOneMan Jan 2013 #15

see post #23 (nt) Nederland Jan 2013 #24

One last thing.... NoOneMan Jan 2013 #18

Good analogy ... Nihil Jan 2013 #22

I never suggested doing nothing Nederland Jan 2013 #23

"we don't understand the problem well enough to justify the radical changes to the world" NoOneMan Jan 2013 #25

Of course you're not concerned Nederland Jan 2013 #26

Thats so rich NoOneMan Jan 2013 #27

Seriously? Nederland Jan 2013 #28

Seriously NoOneMan Jan 2013 #29

Excellent source of facts Nederland Jan 2013 #30

So an estimated 3 billion people will face famine from climate change... NoOneMan Jan 2013 #32

I know why you love 'estimates' Nederland Jan 2013 #33

So, since we can't stop the planet from crossing 2C of warming in the next few decades NickB79 Jan 2013 #34

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sooooo FirstLight Jan 2013 #9

No, we need more jobs first NoOneMan Jan 2013 #10

you forgot the sarcasm thingy... FirstLight Jan 2013 #14

sure, whatever NoOneMan Jan 2013 #16

that is *so* not where I was going FirstLight Jan 2013 #17

My point is... NoOneMan Jan 2013 #19

thank you for clarifying FirstLight Jan 2013 #20

Our children and grandchildren are screwed 4dsc Jan 2013 #31