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Will Earth Expire By 2050?

Posted by timothy on from the check-the-due-date-on-the-card dept.

_josh writes: "Will overconsumption force humanity off this planet in less than 50 years? It may sound sci-fi, but according to the WWF in this story at the Observer, it's entirely possible. Maybe now I can convince my brother not to buy that SUV ..." Take with as large a grain of salt as you think appropriate.

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  1. lying with statistics, preaching to the choir by S.+Allen · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    this has been predicted by tree-hugging morons every decade for the last god-knows-how-long. get over it. it's not "damning" because it's not true.

  2. Re:World Wrestling Foundation? by delta407 · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    why the fsck are we believe the World Wrestling Foundation these days?
    A better question is "why the fsck should we believe the World Wildlife Fund"?

    "Forests have dwindled by 12 percent." Yeah, get over it. People cut down trees, and 88% isn't exactly dwindling, especially given that in the past 30 years the human population has doubled. The article makes it seem that forests are the only things that "absorb carbon dioxide emissions". That's a load of crap; algae are responsible for the majority of carbon-dioxide recycling, and it's always been that way.

    Sure, you can hug your trees, but know your facts. (Hug your librarian instead.)