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dugog55

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4. Call it what is actually is,

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 12:59 PM

Jan 2020

not mass extinction by humans, but a mass extermination. Every polluting or insect poisoning party knows full well what it is doing. And they will keep doing it for the money and shareholders. Animal populations from insects to large mammals is down close to 50% from 40 years ago. For anyone older than 50, if they just spent time outside and paid attention, they would see with their own eyes the lack of any kind of animals.

When I was young, it was nothing to see flocks with thousands of birds in them. Many different kinds of birds too. Now, if you see 30 birds together it is something. We have been poisoning insects for decades, and with some of the new insect resistant crops, bug populations are way down. That is the bottom of the food chain for millions of other animals, and the loss of bugs is starting decimate larger animal populations.

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We have 10 years to save Earth's biodiversity as mass extinction caused by humans takes hold [View all] G_j Jan 2020 OP

it's likely half that time ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #1

Even a third that time. MLAA Jan 2020 #11

I knew it was a big cause, but this short snarky article by Lee Camp really wrapped it up for me rwsanders Jan 2020 #15

Wow, this article really nets it out! It is excellent. MLAA Jan 2020 #25

I wish we could join you, after this documentary we want to switch but are having difficulty... rwsanders Jan 2020 #39

Yes, I saw the movie and it is excellent! MLAA Jan 2020 #40

Love Lee! I posted his article in the Environ. & Energy group. Thanks. appalachiablue Jan 2020 #34

I remember an anaysis about 4 years ago defacto7 Jan 2020 #2

IOW, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR TRUMP! n/t CousinIT Jan 2020 #3

Call it what is actually is, dugog55 Jan 2020 #4

Bugs and yeast run our bodies bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #13

Too late already they are just afraid to say it Submariner Jan 2020 #5

+1 jalan48 Jan 2020 #8

The ugly truth Traildogbob Jan 2020 #17

Thanks for the input Bradshaw3 Jan 2020 #26

✌️ Scary future, Traildogbob Jan 2020 #30

Your last line is most telling Bradshaw3 Jan 2020 #32

Thank you!! Duppers Jan 2020 #37

True... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #27

Meanwhile Kaiserguy Jan 2020 #6

And his cult G_j Jan 2020 #7

It's going to get very crazy very soon as humans compete for resources that will keep them alive. jalan48 Jan 2020 #9

Then it is too late. maxsolomon Jan 2020 #10

Great, it's on my calendar for 2029 bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #12

since this isn't going to happen, we need mitigation strategies 0rganism Jan 2020 #14

In other words: BOHICA...FTLT Moostache Jan 2020 #20

the biosphere will likely improve without us (or with far less of us) 0rganism Jan 2020 #21

I honestly could care less that we might "lose some new medicines" due to our mass Crunchy Frog Jan 2020 #36

Not to be a pessimist here, but if we can't save the vaquita, I don't see how we can even hope rwsanders Jan 2020 #16

We are addicted to Hopium. I doubt that humans have ten years Cetacea Jan 2020 #18

Umm ... nope. The culling of the herd has already started in Australia. Kablooie Jan 2020 #19

Despite the overwhelming evidence, there doesn't seem to be much motivation to prepare. Kaleva Jan 2020 #22

So when does the shit really hit the fan? Like crop failure in the USA? Auggie Jan 2020 #23

What areas of the US are you interested in? Kaleva Jan 2020 #24

I know its not uniform. That why I cited three examples Auggie Jan 2020 #28

My "Holy Shit!" moment hit me a few years ago so it's different for everyone. Kaleva Jan 2020 #29

More import to act than ever Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #31

I know it is just a clip from a movie, but dugog55 Jan 2020 #33

No, they do not believe . Duppers Jan 2020 #38

It's not going to happen in 10 years, I doubt it will happen at all. It's going to be Autumn Jan 2020 #35