We recently had an ex genetic biotech scientist give a talk in our district and he predicted that in about the thirty year span that G.E. crops would cause massive starvation on a scale that the Earth has not previously experinced. In world summit that is currently being held in Johanesberg, S.A. It is expected that the Biotech lobby will be presenting themselves as the the susstainable future for feeding the world!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "bdnow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:25 AM Subject: Earth Crash
> At risk of sounding like a doomsdayer, I found an interesting article on > the net regarding the future of this planet of which I'll post an > excerpt below. You can read the whole thing at > http://www.eces.org/ec/ecosystems/global.shtml > > Earth Crash > > Documenting the Collapse of a Dying Planet > > Ecosystem Destruction: Global > > (05/22/2002) UN report by 1,100 scientists > warns 70% of the natural world will be > destroyed > over the 30 years due to over-population, > deforestation, pollution, global warming, > spread of > non-native species, and other human impacts, > causing the mass extinction of species and the > collapse of human society in many countries. > The > destruction of 70 percent of the natural world > in 30 > years, mass extinction of species, and the > collapse of > human society in many countries is forecast in > a bleak > report by 1100 scientists. The world is at an > environmental crossroads where the choice > between > greed and the future of life on Earth will > decide the fate > of millions of people for decades to come, > according to a > new United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) > report. > The Global Environment Outlook-3 (Geo-3) report > sees a > bleak outlook for the future unless radical > action is taken > now. "The choices made today are critical for > the > forests, oceans, rivers, mountains, wildlife > and other life > support systems upon which current and future > generations depend," it said. > > The GEO-3 report' bleak findings are cast in a > manner > that is rarely seen in United Nations reports - > with no > path leading to a good result. Even under > scenarios in > which environmental protection becomes a high > priority, > it says, most regions of the world will still > see their > biological diversity and coastal ecosystems > badly > damaged by 2032. >
