Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Environment & Energy

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)

9. Well, it's definitely not the solution.

Reply to SESKATOW (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:19 AM

Oct 2012

To a first approximation, it might look like the problem, but the roots of our predicament dive far deeper than mere capitalism - back into our dim and distant past, deep into our neural wiring, and down in to our DNA.

IOW, "We are the problem, not the solution..."

Welcome to DU!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

21 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Updated: 80% of world CO2 emissions are related to population levels. [View all] GliderGuider Oct 2012 OP

It is easy to answer RobertEarl Oct 2012 #1

"Unnatural radiation"? wtmusic Oct 2012 #6

Anything that is not natural RobertEarl Oct 2012 #10

"Natural" radiation from the sun is responsible for most skin cancer wtmusic Oct 2012 #11

Are you kidding? RobertEarl Oct 2012 #12

About 18,000 people have died from sun-induced skin cancer since Fukushima. wtmusic Oct 2012 #13

Is Fukushima radiation 'natural'? RobertEarl Oct 2012 #14

Well at least it's not 'G' radiation, that would be really bad. wtmusic Oct 2012 #17

Eh? RobertEarl Oct 2012 #18

Yes, I believe in a round earth and dangerous sunshine. wtmusic Oct 2012 #19

This reminds me of Climate Change Deniers = CCD RobertEarl Oct 2012 #20

I'd like to see more. Iterate Oct 2012 #2

I put the .xls file on-line, if anyone wants to play with it. GliderGuider Oct 2012 #3

Update: 80.0% of CO2 emission is population-related at the moment GliderGuider Oct 2012 #4

Isn't this just 'CO2 emission has gone up a bit more than population, but a lot less than GWP'? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #5

GWP is a red herring. GliderGuider Oct 2012 #7

capitalism is the problem not the solution SESKATOW Oct 2012 #8

Well, it's definitely not the solution. GliderGuider Oct 2012 #9

on the contrary SESKATOW Oct 2012 #15

Capitalism is a symptom NoOneMan Oct 2012 #21

You were right to not use the GWP. Iterate Oct 2012 #16