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17-01-2005, 18:19

Why am I not surprised that Tony 'The Liar' Blair tried to ditch much needed policies to cut down on CO2 emissions.

IMHO, we have already passed the point of no return with polution and global warming. We have way too many people competing for too little land. We cut down virgin forest and turn it into grazing land for cattle, or give it over to the production of food. By doing so we tear the lungs out of the planet. The developed world pumps out millioms of tons of greenhouse gasses every year, but the developing nations do so as well. As the global economy expands, so does the demand for luxuries in the third word, causing increased consumption of fosil fuels, and thus more polution. We as a race, have steared a course into a future of man made calamity, and no matter what we try to do now, will prolly not avert the raising of glaobal temperatures and its associated side effects.

December showed us how badly we are prepared for a ''natural disaster'', with 150,000+ dead, and millions displaced. What will happen if the scientists have got their sums right. According to the first program on the ''War on Terra'' season, showen on Channel 4 two weekends ago, a rise of three - six feet would displace 150,000,000 people in India alone. If that is a accurate description for one country, imagine how many people world wide will be looking for new homes, and the chaos that would cause. How much farmland will disapeer underwater, how may cities will be lost. All to our greed, and need for a disposable, fast food society.

17-01-2005, 18:19	#14
Earl of Bronze Guest Location: Belfast Posts: n/a	Re: 'Blair tried to ditch green policy' Why am I not surprised that Tony 'The Liar' Blair tried to ditch much needed policies to cut down on CO2 emissions. IMHO, we have already passed the point of no return with polution and global warming. We have way too many people competing for too little land. We cut down virgin forest and turn it into grazing land for cattle, or give it over to the production of food. By doing so we tear the lungs out of the planet. The developed world pumps out millioms of tons of greenhouse gasses every year, but the developing nations do so as well. As the global economy expands, so does the demand for luxuries in the third word, causing increased consumption of fosil fuels, and thus more polution. We as a race, have steared a course into a future of man made calamity, and no matter what we try to do now, will prolly not avert the raising of glaobal temperatures and its associated side effects. December showed us how badly we are prepared for a ''natural disaster'', with 150,000+ dead, and millions displaced. What will happen if the scientists have got their sums right. According to the first program on the ''War on Terra'' season, showen on Channel 4 two weekends ago, a rise of three - six feet would displace 150,000,000 people in India alone. If that is a accurate description for one country, imagine how many people world wide will be looking for new homes, and the chaos that would cause. How much farmland will disapeer underwater, how may cities will be lost. All to our greed, and need for a disposable, fast food society.