The cold amongst the warm years...


	The cold amongst the warm years...

balthazarus

8-21-2008 6:14 AM

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environment, global warming, cool

balthazarus says:

There are cycles, one need not be confounded by that. It still up to us to amend damages that are inflicted on the environment by us.

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