Climate change could mean the extinction of our species

[Ben]

Interesting...

[Ben]

A Summer of Extremes
Signifies the New Normal

This summer has seen record heat waves and wildfires in the U.S, the worst flooding in Beijing’s modern history, and droughts that devastated the U.S. corn crop and led India to set up “refugee camps” for livestock. These extreme events were not freak occurrences — this is how the earth works now.

by Bill McKibben

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/mckibbe...e_normal/2568/

[Ben]

Why we need a law on ecocide

Until we have a law to prosecute those who destroy the planet, corporations will never be called to account for their crimes:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...-law-ratcliffe

[Ben]

The interesting Septuagenarian: Russell Means. Who is an author, activist and actor. He was in: The Last of the Mohicans. And Natural Born Killers.

[Prospero]

I applaud Ben for keeping this important thread alive. It is indeed the single biggest issue we face today.

For this reason - and myriad others - I'd urge my Americans friends (and enemies) here to choose the candidate whose election in November will do less to harm the environment. That is clearly the present incumbent. Far from perfect - as Ben and others whose concern is truth, not propaganda, remind us. But in the real world he is the only viable choice.

[Ben]

I applaud Ben for keeping this important thread alive. It is indeed the single biggest issue we face today.

For this reason - and myriad others - I'd urge my Americans friends (and enemies) here to choose the candidate whose election in November will do less to harm the environment. That is clearly the present incumbent. Far from perfect - as Ben and others whose concern is truth, not propaganda, remind us. But in the real world he is the only viable choice.

A slight shift from global warming. Joe Rogan rants on consciousness, the cosmos and, well, everything....

[Dino Velvet]

A slight shift from global warming. Joe Rogan rants on consciousness, the cosmos and, well, everything....

He went to town on Carlos Mencia too. Someone had to.

[Ben]

I think we'll all become vegetarians in a few decades. For a few reasons. Moral, healthful and environmental.
I mean, even the term meat is a euphemism. We do murder -- and yes murder is a fairly strong word -- these animals.
Pigs, chickens, cows and sheep do value their lives. Much like we do.
Anyway, we'll see, I think, a social and spiritual transformation in a few decades. As animals and the natural world gain more and more rights.
I mean, do animals deserve rights? What about the natural world? Should ants have rights? What about trees? Should a mountain have rights?
I mean, all of this is worth discussing.
At present pigs and cows have no value. The only value they have is on our plates. Sadly.

[Lovecox]

I can't wait for our species to go extinct!

[trish]

I see your point...all but one of us will be dead before the last human dies, therefore only one of us can wait for the species to go extinct.