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Environment & Energy

The2ndWheel

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5. Right. I'd say we're not watching it before our eyes, because we don't see it

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 07:57 AM

Sep 2014

We see going to work and paying the bills. We see making life easier and better for people. Or at least the attempt to do that, as many people still struggle day after day.

I don't know what there is to do about it though. Making a sharper arrowhead made life a little easier, but it led us to this point in history. That's what we do.

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Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970 - WWF [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2014 OP

And guess what populations rose? GliderGuider Sep 2014 #1

That is a literally incredible statistic ... Nihil Sep 2014 #2

We're watching a mass extinction event unfold before our eyes NickB79 Sep 2014 #3

And it's already well underway. GliderGuider Sep 2014 #4

Right. I'd say we're not watching it before our eyes, because we don't see it The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #5