ScOtT k Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/ts_nm/environment_wwf_planet_dc Interesting read... By 2050 we will run out of many natural resources, yet America uses gas like there's no tomorrow.
ebl Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 It's too bad that we can't harness the hot air that comes out of some people! Then we'd have enough energy to last till 3050. Eric
goleafsgo Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 meh, no big deal with the natural resorces thing. We've still got nuclear, solar, wind, tidal, hydro etc... Im sure we will have way more renewable energy things set up in the near furute.
ScOtT k Posted October 25, 2006 Author Posted October 25, 2006 Eh- the claim that we will use up all our resources by 2050 is far out. This is from WWF, not exactly an unbiased source
Homer Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 They said the same thing about gas back in 1950. "By the year 2000, our planet would run out of gas." Yet were in 2006 and we still have a ton of Oil.
steel Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 Maybe, but we're all going to die in 2028 when that gigantic meteor hits us.
FlyingScooter Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 Two words for this situation: Logan's Run.
Calvin Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 ^SAAAANCTUARY To be honest I'm kind of looking forward to seeing what will happen in the future regarding supplies of things. Of course, I could always look in the Weekly World News almanac. OMG! Rake shortage in 2021!
Hercules Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I don't really think this is anything new. It is something that has been talked about for a while, but not a lot of people decided to believe it. Now that there is a very real and potential problem on the way, people are starting to take notice, but our society is so used to using the resources and can only funtion through using our resources at an insane rate, we can't do that much about it.
Carnage Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 We've still got nuclear, solar, wind, tidal, hydro etc... Solar,wind,tidal, hydro don't produce all that much power, and definetly will never be a primary source of power. Nuclear is a strong source, however comes with a very big risk.
mr_teisco_delrey Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I'm still waiting for the big ice age that was predicted in the 1970s. Not to mention the population bomb predicted in the 1960s. I don't put any stock into this stuff.
ginzo Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 I'm still waiting for the big ice age that was predicted in the 1970s. Not to mention the population bomb predicted in the 1960s. I don't put any stock into this stuff. It's undeniable that the human population cannot grow indefinitely. The question is at what point do we reach the carrying capacity of the Earth. Technological advances would possibly augment this a bit, but there is still a breaking point. The WWF seems to think we're already over it.
FlippyTrick09 Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 This has been the main topic of discussion in my Earth Science class for the past week. We've spent countless class time on debating about the best thing to do for the earth. According to my teacher, we are all doomed....
ginzo Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 According to my teacher, we are all doomed.... Nobody gets out alive.
Hercules Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 We've still got nuclear, solar, wind, tidal, hydro etc... Solar,wind,tidal, hydro don't produce all that much power, and definetly will never be a primary source of power. Nuclear is a strong source, however comes with a very big risk. Not to mention the amount of time, energy and money that it will take to convert everything over to these kinds of energy. I wish we started thinking about all of this earlier. I blame the United States government, thank you very much.
ScOtT k Posted October 26, 2006 Author Posted October 26, 2006 ^ Although the U.S. is the main contributer, australia, canada, and mexico are all huge contributers. Don't forget about China and India, two sleeping giants. Yikes.
Masked_Maverick Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 ....and the worst part is the movie Soylent Green would eventually become a reality.
SonOfBeastSucks Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 People used to not live very long...if you were 50 years old, you were considered very old. Now that some people live to be twice that age, the planet can't seem to handle it. Also the earth's population being 4x what it was in the 1950s (I think I'm getting that right) is creating problems.
ginzo Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 People used to not live very long...if you were 50 years old, you were considered very old. Now that some people live to be twice that age, the planet can't seem to handle it. Also the earth's population being 4x what it was in the 1950s (I think I'm getting that right) is creating problems. Life expectancy is still something like that in many parts of the world. If you lived 10,000 years ago, life expectancy was something like 24 years.
Chase Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Oh man, if the World keeps going at the Rate it is, which it most likely will, we are in for it..and somehow future generations expect a lot.
mr_teisco_delrey Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 I'm still waiting for the big ice age that was predicted in the 1970s. Not to mention the population bomb predicted in the 1960s. I don't put any stock into this stuff. It's undeniable that the human population cannot grow indefinitely. The question is at what point do we reach the carrying capacity of the Earth. Technological advances would possibly augment this a bit, but there is still a breaking point. The WWF seems to think we're already over it. I agree there is a breaking point, I just don't put stock into scare tactics from outfits like WWF, Greenpeace, etc... Most everytime you hear about the world's problems, it's the US' fault. It isn't! I am not going to be put on a guilt trip because of problems in some third world dump! Like I originally said, I am still waiting for the big ice age to hit.
pvcoasterguy Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Remember that in the unlikely event of global warming, your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device.
mr_teisco_delrey Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 Remember that in the unlikely event of global warming, your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device. Hah! Good one!
SonOfBeastSucks Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 The ignorance of some people also fuels global warming. Chunks of ice the size of Rhode Island are breaking off of Antarctica. If that isn't global warming, then what is it?
AznShortBoi8021 Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 ^ Global warming is when that globe your history teacher has sits in the sun for too long.
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