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The week in pictures from the BBC
Aug 31, 2019 12:43:31   #
GARGLEBLASTER Loc: Spain
 
The first picture speaks eloquently what we as humans are doing to this beautiful, unique and irreplaceable planet:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-49523909

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Sep 1, 2019 07:38:18   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Money and politics are making everything miserable for almost everyone.

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Sep 1, 2019 08:15:47   #
GARGLEBLASTER Loc: Spain
 
And you can judge how people are concerned about this by the number of responses this post gets!

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Sep 1, 2019 09:05:08   #
phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York
 
and it's getting worse all the time...

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Sep 1, 2019 12:34:36   #
EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace
 
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
The first picture speaks eloquently what we as humans are doing to this beautiful, unique and irreplaceable planet:
And the sixth pictures speaks eloquently as to how we are doing it. According to ecology.com, there are 131.4 million humans born each year whereas 55.3 million humans die. We need the space to accommodate more humans.
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https://www.ecology.com/birth-death-rates/
https://www.ecology.com/birth-death-rates/...

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Sep 1, 2019 13:09:08   #
GARGLEBLASTER Loc: Spain
 
EdJ0307 wrote:
And the sixth pictures speaks eloquently as to how we are doing it. According to ecology.com, there are 131.4 million humans born each year whereas 55.3 million humans die. We need the space to accommodate more humans.
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No. We need to stop reproducing. The world has finite resources.

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Sep 1, 2019 15:05:50   #
phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York
 
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
No. We need to stop reproducing. The world has finite resources.



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Sep 1, 2019 18:57:43   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
No. We need to stop reproducing. The world has finite resources.


From what I understand, demographically, there is one segment of the U.S. population that took that message seriously.

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Sep 1, 2019 20:06:22   #
Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
No. We need to stop reproducing. The world has finite resources.


OK GARGLEBLASTER, now take a deep breath and relax.

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Sep 1, 2019 21:04:18   #
Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY
 
Ched49 wrote:
OK GARGLEBLASTER, now take a deep breath and relax.



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Sep 1, 2019 23:49:57   #
EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace
 
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
No. We need to stop reproducing. The world has finite resources.
I agree but it ain't gonna happen. People like having sex too much. Procreation is a basic instinct right behind self-preservation.

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