Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Earth in 2100 will consist mainly of humans, rats and jellyfish if we continue going the way we are going.
Future generations will look at us as the most pathetic generation in history. Doing so little to
protect our planet all in order to save 25 cents on a gallon of gasoline.
Earth in 2100 will consist mainly of humans, rats and jellyfish if we continue going the way we are going.
Future generations will look at us as the most pathetic generation in history. Doing so little to
protect our planet all in order to save 25 cents on a gallon of gasoline.
Fundamentalists believe they will all be swept up in the rapture so they don't have to worry about the planet. It's one of the reasons many conservatives care so little about our Earth.
Earth in 2100 will consist mainly of humans, rats and jellyfish if we continue going the way we are going.
Future generations will look at us as the most pathetic generation in history. Doing so little to
protect our planet all in order to save 25 cents on a gallon of gasoline.
you should probably explain what putative connection you're making between habitat destruction, overhunting, alien species introductions, and people supposedly saving 25 cents on a gallon of gasoline.
should be interesting..
There is still time to stop and reverse it, but it likely won't happen because people in this country don't care enough and there is too much money in the illegal poaching industry for third world countries in Africa and Asia to crack down on it (nor do they have the resources to do so if they wanted to). Sad.
Given the political situation for now & in the foreseeable future (50 years or so), a lot of biodiversity will be lost. But we have seed archives & kind of frozen arks for animals as well - tissue samples & genetic coding. @ some point in an indefinite future - once we have cheap energy - we'll likely build habitats in space or on other planets. Then we'll likely look @ recreating plant & animal biodiversity.
Until we understand human interactions & interdependence with flora & fauna much better than we do today, we need to keep open the possibility of recreating a more natural habitat for all of us. But given existing trends, that day won't be anytime soon.
There is still time to stop and reverse it, but it likely won't happen because people in this country don't care enough and there is too much money in the illegal poaching industry for third world countries in Africa and Asia to crack down on it (nor do they have the resources to do so if they wanted to). Sad.
Status:
"Apparently the worst poster on CD"
(set 29 days ago)
27,651 posts, read 16,142,781 times
Reputation: 19074
Quote:
Originally Posted by AminWi
When it comes down to it, this is a global issue. Ideally, we'd all be working together for the fate of the other creatures on our planet, not pointing fingers. But even if we don't have the stomach for working globally, either because we fear some sort of New World Order or just don't think we'll get agreement amongst different governments, we could be focusing on our own native wildlife at home. The federal list for just the US is not short: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-id....17.b&rgn=div6.
We do work on our own. How do you suggest we work on the rest of the worlds?
The planet can only support so many people. Nature has a way of controlling populations, whether it's rabbits or humans.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
A generation lost in space
