Posted on November 19, 2009 by mastadonzq
stop having so many kids
sorry to be callous but the planet is already way above capacity, if we were a restaurant the fire department would shut us down.
Better use and conservation of water, less petrol-fertilizers, genetic engineering, etc. are all good ideas but can come nowhere near solving the problem of global hunger.
Historically overpopulation has [...]
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Posted on September 15, 2009 by mastadonzq
pollution
I just read a book called Zodiac by Neal Stephanson and I liked it very much mostly because it takes place in Boston, the rivers and harbor which I know quite well.
It made me realize how different things are now in terms of pollution. In the eighties even the Charles and the Inner harbor were [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2009 by mastadonzq
I got some harsh feedback from the last post, particularly because of the idea that sea levels are not rising. The UN hired some scientists to research levels rising and when they found no positive results they were fired and replaced with scientists who found results more in line with the rest of the report.
don’t [...]
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