Wednesday, March 30, 2005

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Study highlights global decline

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Study highlights global decline
The most comprehensive survey ever into the state of the planet concludes that human activities threaten the Earth's ability to sustain future generations.

Well, duh...

I wonder what Steven Pinker thinks the odds are of humanity undergoing dieoff, like any other organism that outgrows, consumes and fouls its environment. Surely the answer to why humanity can't acknowledge limits despite the obviously finite extension of its environment falls into his scope.

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