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biffvernon
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And talking of terra-re-forming, the Club of Rome are, quite rightly and once again, saying 'Told you so'.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ ... vilisation
A new landmark scientific report drawing on the work of the world's leading mineral experts forecasts that industrial civilisation's extraction of critical minerals and fossil fuel resources is reaching the limits of economic feasibility, and could lead to a collapse of key infrastructures unless new ways to manage resources are implemented.
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Imagine what China would be like now if they hadn't had the One Child Policy.
"The stone age didn't end for a lack of stones"... correct, we'll be right back there.
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ceti331 wrote:Imagine what China would be like now if they hadn't had the One Child Policy.
Imagine if Ten-amine square had turned out differently. :shock:
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vtsnowedin wrote: Imagine if Ten-amine square had turned out differently. :shock:
Possibly not so very different. Many of the reforms the students were demanding have, gently, come to pass. Of course it's still a work in progress, but we can never be sure about the outcome of what ifs.
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