"The Climate is Crashing" - What can we do?


	"The Climate is Crashing" - What can we do?

bookchick49

7-28-2006 3:56 PM

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science, global warming, climate change

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7-28-2006 4:36 PM

kmcolo

I don't know if the climate is crashing, but we should take climate change seriously and work toward reducing fossil CO2 emissions.

7-29-2006 3:13 PM

willhelm

why do i fear that we, the common people, will be kept in the dark as long as possible regarding the seriousness of such a situation.

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