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Burning to death in fortresses
Peak Oil Perspectives
By Roger Diamond Jared Diamond (no relation) says something along the lines of "You will have the privilege of being the last person to die" when referring to the privilege/plight of the rich and powerful during the collapse of a civilisation. I t...

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Is there an ecological crisis?
Bert Olivier
As I said in my previous posting, there is a clear divide between those who deny the existence of an ecological crisis, on the one hand, and those who assert that the inhabitants of planet Earth face an ecological crisis of unprecedented proportions....

Views: 809 | 60 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , ,

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