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  All of this discussion is going to be rapidly moot, is the impression I get. I think "the worst early effects of the ecocollapse" are going to manifest themselves well before 2030 or 2040, and in fact already are in many places. Once people connect the dots I expect pandemonium to rule and who know what sort of demagogues will arise. To focus on one issue alone, that of ocean acidification, is enough to demonstrate that we are well past our ability to put the genie back in the bottle. There is no question that the food chain will collapse as the oceans absorb more and more CO2, not to mention the disruption due to overfishing - and not only does that mean the vast numbers of people who rely on seafood will go hungry (thus reducing the population problem magically) but it will be quite interesting to see what the remaining people are able to breathe, since most of the oxygen in our atmosphere originates with life in the sea.On We have met the deniers, and they are us posted 1 week, 1 day ago 174 Responses

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  I once thought that viewing overpopulation as a root cause of our ills made sense. But I read two articles which you can find here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327271.700-population-overconsumption-is-the-real-problem.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news and here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/sep/28/population-growth-super-rich and they completely changed my mind.On We have met the deniers, and they are us posted 1 week, 1 day ago 174 Responses

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  Wow, awesome link, THANKS Dan!!On We have met the deniers, and they are us posted 1 week, 2 days ago 174 Responses

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  Hey, what's your concern about the other greenhouse gases? here's mine: (you have to scroll past the pictures) http://witsendnj.blogspot.com/2009/10/other-greenhouse-gases.html, also, have you seen this? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/18/AR2009111804162.htmlOn We have met the deniers, and they are us posted 1 week, 3 days ago 174 Responses

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  Joke! It's a joke! Here's one of my favorite bits which I've never forgotten, because it explains just about everything, now more than ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-M3Q2zhGd4On We have met the deniers, and they are us posted 1 week, 4 days ago 174 Responses