Bill Gates on 60 Minutes just now.

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5. If we keep going as we are now carbon will cause cataclysmic human carnage. This from

a civil/environmental engineer who watched CO2 levels climb from the early 70's and spent years on design and construction of municipal wastewater treatment projects- i.e. things to help humankind. I unfortunately feel we have passed the tipping point and can only mitigate coming repercussions, but we should all do what we can. That goes to not using a single dixie cup if we can.

Downthread the waste issue is discussed. It must be dealt with properly and not swept under the rug. However, the clock is ticking and time is running out. One last point is that most people are not aware of how many deaths are caused each year by fossil fuel pollution.