And how about that it's distracting us from ending the disaster that is the occupation of Iraq? Wonder if there are any headlines out there about this. It's now clearer than ever that we should keep our last few billion dollars in the US instead of using it to further infuriate Iraqis, the grand majority of which want the occupation to end.

Erik

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Thanks for writing about this. I've recently just blogged about two articles that link loss of biodiversity to financial ruin.

Ecological Debt Worse than Financial
Interdependent Crises: Food and Finance
Loss of Biodiversity = Financial Armageddon

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