God Pulled the Handle
Robert Kaplan/theAtlantic: WATERWORLD [sub. req'd]
Atop the Bay of Bengal, the numberless braids of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers have formed the world’s largest, youngest estuarine delta and one of its most dynamic. It is, in effect, the world’s biggest flush toilet. Once a year, over the space of four months, God yanks the handle.
Just because humans occupy a space for a short period of time doesn't mean they "own" it. Few more cyclones there, and hurricanes here, and low-lying Gulf Coast areas will become ocean. Build a floating city, or move to higher ground are the obvious choices. Therefore people will do neither.
[USGS/NASA: Earth As Art]
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Reference Tool: Martha Legace/HBS: Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors. Wow.
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Roxy
January 17, 2008 - 13:24
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Via the mailbag ...
Do they just not get IT?
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rba
January 17, 2008 - 15:31
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Two Stupids Don't Make A Smart
From another part of Kaplan's (most excellent) article:
Environmental groups would be wise to focus recommendations based on their particular areas of expertise, which do not include reducing poverty or "population control".
As far as I'm concerned, religious advocacy groups really have no place in political decisions. None of the principal dieties really need a f*cking lobbyist.
Roxy
January 17, 2008 - 20:08
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EcoCity World Summit 2008
coming up in April in San Francisco ... details are here . You can skip the "intro" and go straight to the details, but I thought the intro was pretty cool.
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If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. ~ George Carlin