Rethink the future or die - simple? Not!


	Rethink the future or die - simple? Not!

nedhamson1

5-20-2009 10:09 AM

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nedhamson1 says:

It's not simple because we have convinced ourselves that we are above nature and besides "we" don't want to change the way we live - ever!

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	<H2>Fossil fuels can’t last forever. A new book plans for a world without them. </H2>
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