CLIMATE CHANGE and Why People Are Not Acting

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	CLIMATE CHANGE and Why People Are Not Acting

klippety

9-4-2008 6:21 PM

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klippety says:

The lowest common denominator in humans is our inherent laziness. Wait and see approach. We wait much longer, we will not see the end, not really.

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