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  My apologies, touche' and well done, fine sir. I have utmost respect for what you've done. Now, please beg forgiveness of author David Roberts... he is only the messenger ! I will add, that as much as I seem 'steamed', what's really bugging me is human complacency and denial. Our behavior is at best, parasitic. Even where the poorest of us survive, we still decimate our natural surroundings, overall. For proof, look at Ethiopia, which was once forested. We have surpassed 'natural'. Few are returning.. I don't know the answers. I came without anyone asking why I should. Now I'm here, and without any say in where I'll be. My only request is when I'm gone, lay nothing with me and dig the hole deep enough that I don't kill the nut tree they plant above my remains. After all, I came from a nut... might as well return to one !On Scientists identify "safe operating space for humanity" in seminal Nature study posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 20 Responses

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  Latecommer... even professional's can be putzes. Get a grin on, take a breath of air, turn around in 'your environment' and see what little or big thing you can improve. The damage is done, no amount of authoring will change it, and it's time for all of us collectively to consider what we have introduced into every environment where we tread and retrace our steps as much as possible - back to natural. Quoting Masanobu Fukuoka from his book The One-Straw Revolution, "It is easy to lay out the simple foods of a natural diet on the dining table, but those who can truly enjoy such a feast are few'. Such a statement requires an understanding of natural, similar to your mention concerning biodiversity. My point being, what we have now is neither natural or biodiversified as nature could/should have evolved - due to misguided intentions (misguided by innate greed, ego and an unequivocal lack of understanding). If you yourself push the red button that sets off a hydrogen bomb that destroys the entire biodiversity of an island, are you still saying that man has no control over said biodiversity ? I beg to differ, sir ! And no apologies if I seemed insulting. We, and our fellow planetary inhabitants are in a dilemma. Some of us are busy seeking solutions while others are splitting hairs quoting Webster... Please try to see the intent of the author, which is to help all of us improve our understanding of what's happening, which should give us all more of an inkling of the seriousness of our choices and where we spend our energies... thanks in advance for understanding !On Scientists identify "safe operating space for humanity" in seminal Nature study posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 20 Responses

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  The author makes a good point, but imagine if the Olympics were suddenly infused by competitions that were completely different... What if they included a Living Building Challenge, the Solar Decathlon, a world Solar Car Challenge, efficiency races for durable goods, mass produced family vehicles, chain-driven human-powered vehicle races, heck, how about human powered generators providing power for light-rail transport on a track designed with pole opposing magnets as a demonstration for 'the next 90 years'. Imagine the technological improvements and efficiency gains to be had if 'professional' engineers were funded by their companies to develop a laptop that runs twice as many applications with less than 5W of power... if they designed a compact flourescent that emitted a higher output and the design constraints were that the bulb & base would have to be modular in design and repairable (true recycling). The upside to this kind of event would be that worldwide, businesses would thrive, competition would create great gains in reductionism in materials, landfills, energy usage. Planned obsolesence would be replaced by products that last, heralded by their owners when they purchased the one designed by the 'gold medal' winning designer... Just one of those things that makes you go hmmm... And please, when they're putting these guys on the podium, put a set of headphones and a mic on Lester Brown, Amory Lovins and James Hansen, commentating on the relevance and amazement of each achievement. These guys deserve to have a good time for all the worrying they've been doing for the rest of us numbnuts... Oh, and while you're at it, let's get rid of the toxic process of creating medals and ask Janine Benyus to present each of them with a native plant that can be replanted, reduces CO2, and mimics the device they've designed, most closely...On Obama's absurd Olympic boosterism posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 2 Responses

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  Mr. David Roberts, author of this article, what say you to Latecommer ? I have to believe Latecommer is doing nothing to change his behavior, i.e., adapting to the situation. If in fact there is very little 'we' can collectively do to affect the changes in our environment, then laws, morals, and what's emerged as our civilizations - are of no consequence and we should all shite anywhere we like... like 'animals'... Like one of those things that makes you go hmmm !On Scientists identify "safe operating space for humanity" in seminal Nature study posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 20 Responses

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  And using the new Electrolux 3D food printer (products for the next 90 years), it would be so easy to disguise them as colorful, variable chunks of schmatter, schmeat, schmeeses and schmegetables... no body (opposed to nobody) would know the differensch...On Scientists identify "safe operating space for humanity" in seminal Nature study posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 20 Responses