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Environment & Energy

Billy Ray Joe Bob.

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2. Soylent green is people

Reply to Duppers (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2019, 02:41 AM

May 2019

It's amazing how science fiction from 50 years ago is becoming reality. It appears that humankind is a temporary biological infestation of the planet earth and our visit here will be short as time is measured. From overpopulation to massive pollution of the oceans with plastic and industrial waste it seems grim . Sadly we will take many species with us.

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"All of the world's top soil could be gone within 60 years" [View all] Duppers May 2019 OP

Oh but we must spend resources to go to Mars Duppers May 2019 #1

Soylent green is people Billy Ray Joe Bob. May 2019 #2

Check out TED Alan Savory MasonDreams May 2019 #3

AND the Mercer's are it again Linda Ed May 2019 #4

Oh good. Something new to worry about Kablooie May 2019 #5

The Sahara Desert in Africa was supposedly green and lush farmland milennia ago. no_hypocrisy May 2019 #6

i dont understand the hand wringing here. making soil is easy. mopinko May 2019 #7

Neither are comparable with how modern ag works NickB79 May 2019 #8

municipal composting can produce huge quantities. mopinko May 2019 #9

Farmers in poor nations use composting as much as they can, Progressive dog May 2019 #10

um mopinko May 2019 #11

Oh joy, another overpopulation problem Calculating May 2019 #12

The planet can't even support 7+billion people un-sustainably. The_jackalope May 2019 #13

Deforestation is the worst Bayard May 2019 #14

Not to mention removing great amounts of oxygen-making Duppers May 2019 #15