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In reality, we won't be driving personal vehicles.  We will eventually be responsible for our own food production and mass transit will be limited.  If you take into consideration peak oil, the climate crisis, species extinctions and population growth, the system will break down in the near future (unless, of course we make drastic changes quickly), and survival will be dependent on the communities in which we live.  Look at other people around the world, it's already happening; severe droughts in Africa, Australia, floods, one billion people are hungry, 40,000 people die a day from hunger.  Even here in the U.S. one third of all the major cities drinking water is unfit to drink. The oceans have more and more "dead zones", we are over fishing, acidification, we could go on and on.    The edges are crumbling, we are in the middle and are not feeling it....yet.

So by educating those around us and living a life as an example, we can make a difference.  Enough of a difference in time?  I doubt it, but I can't put the weight of the world on my shoulders.  The mainstream media will not discuss these issues since they are bought and paid for by BIG MONEY, just like the politicians.

Peace,

Pam

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Your anger doesn't help.  Sure, most of us are living lives of excess in this country.  These discussions will help us become more aware.  I've been working on these issues as a volunteer for 15 years and when you are angry and point fingers you turn people away and the conversation shifts.  Let's stay focused and listen to each other, educate each other and make the changes necessary for a healthy planet. Love, Peace, Unity & Healing. 

Pam

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There are 6.8 billion humans and only 400 Sumatran tigers left.  40-50 percent of all plant and animal species are predicted by scientists to be extinct by 2050.

More people, more paving over wild spaces, more pollution, less clean water, etc.

What more needs to be said?  Balance is the key to sustainability.

Pam

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