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Baclava

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16. Mine the asteroids, use them as spaceship habitats, colonize the Moon and Mars for starters

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #13)

Mon May 6, 2019, 01:35 PM

May 2019

We have to start somewhere, there are just too many of us down here, without any world wars or a big deadly disease to knock off a couple billion or so of us Im afraid our herd we will consume it all, so yes, we hafta leave for the earth to heal

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Climate change is destroying our ecosystems and our planet. [View all] Uncle Joe May 2019 OP

thank you, Senator Sanders and Joe for sharing saidsimplesimon May 2019 #1

Seriously frightening. calimary May 2019 #2

The planet will be just fine zipplewrath May 2019 #3

Your last line... pangaia May 2019 #4

Right. This just means the planet could eradicate a virus called the human race. Clash City Rocker May 2019 #5

Sometimes I wonder zipplewrath May 2019 #6

So if the universe sends a giant asteroid headed to Earth, Uncle Joe May 2019 #8

Give it the old college try zipplewrath May 2019 #9

I believe our "old college try" will be greatly enhanced in the future if Uncle Joe May 2019 #10

Probably not zipplewrath May 2019 #12

Colleges and universities are not a guarantor of intelligence but they do Uncle Joe May 2019 #14

Our destiny is to spread our seed to the stars! we all feel the primordial urge, space calls to us! Baclava May 2019 #11

More planets to destroy? zipplewrath May 2019 #13

Mine the asteroids, use them as spaceship habitats, colonize the Moon and Mars for starters Baclava May 2019 #16

Space Colonies zipplewrath May 2019 #20

After this therefor because of this? LanternWaste May 2019 #19

You beat me to this post leftieNanner May 2019 #7

I think when most people refer the health of the planet... LanternWaste May 2019 #18

It's the thought that counts zipplewrath May 2019 #21

Yes and no. "The ecosystem" - as we know it - WILL NOT be "just fine". MH1 May 2019 #27

It is not just Climate Change which is destroying our ecosystems/planet bloom May 2019 #15

Yes and "Al Gore lives in a big house," that never took away from the message Uncle Joe May 2019 #17

Wow. How many houses does he have? WeekiWater May 2019 #23

I think Gore's house does take away from his message - if it's wasteful. bloom May 2019 #25

Al's house was an existing energy hog built in the early 20 century. Uncle Joe May 2019 #26

Jay Inslee has the most going on - regarding focus on the environment bloom May 2019 #29

Population size zipplewrath May 2019 #24

THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES, THIS. MH1 May 2019 #28

I believe Biden was one of the first Senators to pass legislation... WeekiWater May 2019 #22