Nicholas wrote
--- "Nicholas C. Arguimbau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Y8B is now inevitable. Will Y10B and Y12B also be
> "milestones"? ZPG's
> slide into complacency has been scary, and also difficult
> to understand.
> What are the forces that caused this? Are
> sexually-transmitted viruses
> the "last best hope" for Gaia? A sad day if they are.
Given that the Ecological Footprint of 5.9B is equal to 1.3
planets, and that 40% of the Net Primary Production of
planetary photosynthesis is used for human purpose, and
that our planetary impacts seem to be doubling every 25
years (i.e. a 3% planetary GDP rate), and given the Nett
Unrecoverable Reserves that Jay Hansen speaks of, it makes
a Y8B very unlikely. We may touch it and go under...
For the Earth
John
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