mr blur
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Tue Sep-06-05 07:38 PM
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I guess no-one in the White House was reading National Geographic in 2004 |
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http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/Too much to quote, but the whole thing predicted a year ago. The 5th paragraph is the shocker.
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Tue Sep-06-05 07:42 PM
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1. Wow. Notice how the oil industry's damage is downplayed? |
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From the National Geographic article.
Since the 1950s engineers have also cut more than 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometers) of canals through the marsh for petroleum exploration and ship traffic. These new ditches sliced the wetlands into a giant jigsaw puzzle, increasing erosion and allowing lethal doses of salt water to infiltrate brackish and freshwater marshes.
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Tue Sep-06-05 07:46 PM
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I knew that it was predicted, but in such detail....
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