Plan To Save The Earth As The Sun Dies


	Plan To Save The Earth As The Sun Dies

Brian Caulfield

11-26-2008 2:00 PM

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Brian Caulfield says:

Now here's an example of long-term thinking, really long-term.

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11-26-2008 8:56 PM

infopunk

Perfect.........a new project the government can start collecting taxes with!

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