buckthesystem Posted October 27, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,706 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 3,386 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/12/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/10/1955 Share Posted October 27, 2007 http://www.stuff.co.nz/4252782a10.html By JEREMY LOVELL - Reuters | Saturday, 27 October 2007 Two decades after a landmark report sounded alarm bells about the state of the planet and called for urgent action to change direction, the world is still in dire straits, a major UN report produced by nearly 1400 scientists says. While the UN Environment Programme's fourth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4) says action has been successfully taken in some regions and on some problems, the overall picture is one of sloth and neglect. "The global trends on climate, on ozone, on indeed ecosystem degradation, fisheries, in the oceans, water supplies. . . are still pointing downwards," UNEP head Achim Steiner said in a short film accompanying the report's release. The 540-page report calls for emissions of climate warming greenhouse gases to be cut by between 60 and 80 per cent, and notes that 60 per cent of the world's ecosystems have been degraded and are still being used unsustainably. "We are facing an escalating situation. Partly because we have been very slow in reversing the degradation that we have documented and secondly because the demands on our planet have continued to grow during this period," Steiner said. "That equation cannot hold for much longer. Indeed, in parts of the world it is no longer holding," he added. The report is a litany of planet-wide death and degradation. Two decades after former Norwegian premier Gro Harlem Brundtland warned that the survival of humankind was at stake, GEO-4 finds that three million people die needlessly each year from water-borne diseases in developing nations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Now And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.1 John 2:17 Or Later For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 3:16 Choose Wisely Be Blessed Beloved The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Numbers 6:24-27 Love, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted October 27, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Translation: Give us more government grants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Translation: Give us more government grants! Don't forget the "carbon tax" they keep bringing up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted October 28, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I'm with Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boblandis Posted October 29, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,859 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 27 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/2001 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/16/1963 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Tripe tripe tripe U.N.=Unintelligent Neanderthals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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