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CrystalRadio on May 29, 2007 - 4:22pm

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CrystalRadio on May 29, 2007 - 7:37pm

The real tragedy is that no matter who gets elected the population problem will not be addressed.

Just as the folk that attended the Conference (unrelated to energy) had very little thought about the rapidly approaching supply problem that we are heading into, so there is no immediate concern for most politicians and the movers and shakers of the world.

(And I haven’t mentioned Hurricanes once). Some not mentioning, actually it's people and population that no one in your article mentions.

I posted a graph of Chinese population forecast awhile ago and it looked like a python eating a meal. Maybe despite appearances they might not be having those tragic elections we think they are having, elections we have which only concern the politicians interests in being and staying elected..

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IntoTheBlack on May 30, 2007 - 12:16am

I think that sums it up as neatly as is possible, CrystalRadio...

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