[lbo-talk] more Americans deny reality

James Heartfield Heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Mar 11 16:05:44 PDT 2009


How many years left to save the planet?

Five, according to the World Wildlife Fund in 2007 (i.e. by 2012) http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641265731?f=rss

Seven according to Bill McGuire in 2008 (i.e. by 2015) http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/20/politics.roundupreviews

Eight, according to Andrew Simm in 2008, (i.e. by 2016) http://onehundredmonths.org/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/01/climatechange.carbonemissions

Ten according to Sir Nicholas Stern in 2006 (i.e. 2016) http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/oct/29/greenpolitics.economy

None? asks George Monbiot: 'Is it too late?' Yes, 'the end of late-summer sea ice within three to seven years' could 'flip the entire planet into a new climactic state'. Our only chance is if we succeed in 'cutting global emissions by over 8% a year'. http://www.facebook.com/pages/George-Monbiot/36456785002?ref=s#/note.php?note_id=36651523539&ref=mf

None, says James Lovelock http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange



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