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09.07.2008, 02:09

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15.10.2010, 15:40 2 comments

World watches Skolkovo

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21.10.2010, 18:36 5 comments

Water is the new oil

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18.10.2010, 20:36 4 comments

Russian police probe Wikipedia for extremism

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Apocalypse now: the end of Earth brought forward

Published: 19 November, 2008, 14:32
Edited: 27 November, 2009, 18:15


You may not need to write your last will and testament after all. Now a group of pessimistic scientists from the U.S., the UK and France say humanity has reached the point of no return and has little hope of continuing l

 
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e. c. bauer September 22, 2009, 03:06 quote
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from the beginning if the controversy of global warming my contention is: Yes, we are probably entering a period of global warmingBUT!!! we, as a human race, are powerless to stop or reverse this trendl et alone stop. We are presumptuous to think we can control "Mother Nature". Our efforts are just "spittin' in the wind!!!

C.D. Jones November 27, 2009, 12:51 quote
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1. CO2 is necessary for plants to grow. 2. CO2 is a natural part of the ecosystem, so calling it a Pollutant is just another way for them to panic the people. 3. The Ocean actually absorbs most of the CO2 in the air.

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