Denial about Climate Change Contributes to Long Emergency

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/opinion/08friedman.html?_r=1

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[ford-prefect42.livejournal.com]

Meh, The same people have been singing the same song to the same tune since 1834. In every instance, the predictions have been totally wrong. Including the projections of the IPCC as recently as the projections made in the 2000 Assesment report that failed utterly to track to real events.
http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/akasofu_ipcc.jpg

In every instance, those that have predicted recource shortfalls and population doomsdays have been wrong. Not little wrong, like a matter of *degree*, but *big* wrong, like *nothing* they predicted took place.

Read "the population bomb" for a *fine* case in point.

[hausfrauatu.livejournal.com]

I am really frightened. It's here. I'm not ready. I have people that are my responsibility.

I feel like I have done a moderate job at being green. I felt badly about having a third kid, because I know that it's a burden. But she's a genius, so maybe she'll solve it? Haaha. One Car. No A/C. I buy used and donate. Try not to be wasteful. I could do better, but I resent that I am surrounded by people who don't give a fuck.

It's HERE. It's NOW. I don't know how people don't see it! And I love your journal because you get it.