http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6096084.stm
In case you don't want to read it, it basically says that global output will shrink by up to 20% within 100 years. It also states that the scientific consensus is that the temperature will rise 5-6 degrees C (10-12 degrees F, I think) in that time. Furthermore, sea levels will rise 6-7 meters, thereby putting almost the entire state of Florida, the country of Bangladesh, and others underwater.
This is a report from the chief of Britain's economic service. This is not liberal crap propaganda. This is real. Why will the U.S. and the world not pull together to fight this problem as a species? What must it take to get our governments to address this problem?
It's pathetic. As an example, I live in Texas where Rick Perry was just re-elected governor. Perry fast-tracked 12 new coal-fired power plants to power the state. Why could we not have used a cleaner fuel instead of the dirtiest one around?
2006-11-08
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