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Lester Brown's Plan B 3.0

stbalbach — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:43:58 -0800

In Lester R. Brown's new book Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (2008, full-text)) - an update to Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble (2006, full-text) - he calls for a war-time mobilization (ch.13) to save global civilization (already showing Early Signs of Decline (ch.6)) from Deteriorating Oil and Food Security (ch.2), Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas (ch.3), Emerging Water Shortages (ch.4), and Natural Systems Under Stress (ch.5)

Water, water everywh—Oh dear.

Weebot — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:18:26 -0800

So you've all heard about how global warming will lead to rising sea-levels, but what about falling freshwater levels? The New York Times ran an in-depth piece about the disappearing freshwater reserves for the Western United States last week, that being one of the more underreported effects of global warming. With the area's population projected to rise substantially over the next few decades—60 million in California alone by the mid-21st century!—the water demands are going to be a logistical nightmare without even considering a reduced capacity.

Scientists are getting a bit nervous.

salvia — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:23:23 -0800

In what it calls "the final wake-up call to the international community," a UN report (press release, website, 21 MB PDF) warns that damage to the environment is reaching a "point of no return" and now threatens "humanity's very survival." Oh, c'mon, tell us what you really think.

Dry Pain-Free Freak Dance

mcgraw — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:01:06 -0800

Upon this desiccating planet, will I employ religion to increase pain threshold. Why? So I may get my freak on.