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In reply to the discussion: The "Lungs of the Planet" are rapidly collapsing [View all]Avalux
(35,015 posts)23. Well, the oceans aren't in very good shape.
I get tired of everyone saying "save the planet" though. Earth will survive this infestation of humans and be here long after we disappear. Geology shows us that the earth adapts and regenerates; what was ocean thousands and thousands of years ago is now desert.
What we really ought to be saying is "save the humans". It's about us being able to live on and with the Earth in a way that will continue to sustain human life.
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In The Matrix agent Smith offers valid comparisons between viruses and humans
Jeffersons Ghost
Aug 2016
#25
"It's Nature's way of telling you something's wrong." Listen to this and believe...
Jeffersons Ghost
Aug 2016
#35
For years, the oil companies said the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest was for corn crops.
tonyt53
Aug 2016
#3
Changes in Brazilian laws on deforestation are new and increasingly detramental. reread this:
Jeffersons Ghost
Aug 2016
#24
The deforestation has slowed because the need for more farming land has slowed.
tonyt53
Aug 2016
#28
You do a great job of defending deforestation in Brazil, without presenting any links
Jeffersons Ghost
Aug 2016
#31
It could be a result of aristocratic inbreeding, to keep money in a wealthy family
Jeffersons Ghost
Aug 2016
#33