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THE BULLETIN BOARD of DOOM
From Mudd, Stiles & The Heath Monitor Files
"We
seem condemned as a species to drive ourselves and our societies
toward extinction, although this moment appears be the denouement to
the whole sad show of settled, civilized life that began some 5,000
years ago." - 2011/03/07
The World is sinking:
Dubai islands 'falling into the sea' - The islands were intended as the ultimate luxury possession, even for Dubai.
"On
our present course, by E.O. Wilson's estimate, half of all plant and
animal species could be extinct by 2100 — that is, within the lifetime
of a child born today." NYT
SOME GOOD NEWS!!
Brazil judge blocks Amazon dam
A Brazilian judge blocks construction of the huge Belo Monte hydro-electric dam in the Amazon because of environmental concern
"The
West is now home to the four fastest-growing states — Nevada, Arizona,
Utah and Idaho — and has surpassed the Midwest in population, according
to 2010 figures. California and Texas added to the southwestern
population tilt, making up more than one-fourth of the nation's total
gains since 2000."
Perhaps Homo erectus asphaltus will simply sterilize itself out of competition.
America's 'heartland' is moving southwest
America's
population center is edging away from the Midwest, pulled by Hispanic
growth in the Southwest, according to census figures.
"Sperm
quality significantly deteriorated and testicular cancers increased
over recent years, a Finnish study says. The study in the International
Journal of Andrology looked at men born between 1979 and 1987.
The
University of Turku research suggests environmental reasons,
particularly exposure to industrial chemicals, may be behind both
trends. A UK expert said chemicals may affect the development of male
babies." BBC News
"unrecognizable" world by 2050
MADE IN THE USA?
NOT EVEN AT THE SMITHSONIAN
WASHINGTON
(AFP) -A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer
resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050,
researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.
How delusional are we???
"The
study found that fully 77 percent of Western citizens believe that it's
possible '[to] protect land and water and have a strong economy with
good jobs at the same time, without having to choose one over the
other.'"
Third of Russians think sun spins round Earth?
The West Australian au.news.yahoo.com
Colorado College-Sponsored Study Shows Westerners' Complex Opinions On The Environment
MOSCOW
(Reuters) - Does the sun revolve around the Earth? One in every three
Russians thinks so, a spokeswoman for state pollster VsTIOM said on
Friday.
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