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sharedvalues

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20. I am a climate scientist.

Reply to Duppers (Reply #18)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:47 PM

Sep 2017

Those studies are largely descriptive and they do not take any negative feedback into account ( which is the principal problem with Ehrlich's book and also the concept of Peak Oil.)

I'm not saying population growth isn't a concern. It is, especially in the developing world. But there are bigger things Americans can do to help the environment. I.e. : reduce gasoline use.

Americans need to have more kids.

Especially progressive kids.
If all the progressives stop having kids, the christofascist GOP voters will take over the country and destroy the environment to a much larger degree than if we have progressive kids to set us on the correct course. So yeah. Go forth and be fertile.

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Considered Bumper Sticker - "Save The Planet - Get Fixed". But Realized --------- [View all] TheMastersNemesis Sep 2017 OP

Right on. Kath2 Sep 2017 #1

Never had kids. Comatose Sphagetti Sep 2017 #2

Neither Did I. My Motto - "No Kids, No Debt, No Regret". Feel Tbe Sme Way. TheMastersNemesis Sep 2017 #10

Yep localroger Sep 2017 #11

I like the acronym THINKER Best_man23 Sep 2017 #17

Never wanted kids here csziggy Sep 2017 #19

Overpopulation IS the cause of climate change. roamer65 Sep 2017 #3

Please don't let them come up here. raven mad Sep 2017 #7

A pandemic of some kind might make a dent TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #30

The good news is that the total number of births per year GeoWilliam750 Sep 2017 #4

Last week had someone tell me... Duppers Sep 2017 #5

Well................. raven mad Sep 2017 #6

Dang!! Duppers Sep 2017 #14

No, no. No no no. Have kids. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #8

There are plenty of refugees in the world. There's no need to make more people here in the U.S.A.. hunter Sep 2017 #21

You're making my case sharedvalues Sep 2017 #23

Japan would be fine if they weren't so damned xenophobic. hunter Sep 2017 #26

Paul Krugman: the US needs more kids sharedvalues Sep 2017 #9

Sure Krugman understands climate science Duppers Sep 2017 #18

I am a climate scientist. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #20

Good point about the GOP's growth. Duppers Sep 2017 #29

Transportation / gasoline is huge sharedvalues Sep 2017 #33

Do we really need more kids if there will be fewer jobs? TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #31

Yes. Talent economy. Someone will need to program the tech. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #32

Nope, we don't need them. roamer65 Sep 2017 #35

The Church for you! HAB911 Sep 2017 #12

Ah, see the reception here. Duppers Sep 2017 #13

I Do Not Believe We Are Necessarily Dead Yet. TheMastersNemesis Sep 2017 #15

Lots of other dangers, like nukes sharedvalues Sep 2017 #24

We're getting better, although this example is simply anecdotal. Aristus Sep 2017 #16

That's the reason we face economic hardship sharedvalues Sep 2017 #22

As Japan's population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived (LAT) dalton99a Sep 2017 #25

Bears and boars buy beers at bars and board barges bound for Borneo Orrex Sep 2017 #27

When and if we get old we then hope we will all be able to care for ourselves nolabels Sep 2017 #28

Here's the biggest reason why the US birth rate is declining. roamer65 Sep 2017 #34