tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71983372011-04-21T18:40:14.455-07:00JChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627616281960881112noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198337.post-1086276142296259122004-06-03T08:04:00.000-07:002004-06-03T08:22:22.296-07:00Hard to strike a balance between an overly pessimistic and an overly unconcerned view of things. <br /> <br />On the one hand, we're obviously heading toward global catastrophe. Even taking the best-case scenario, ie all wars stop, all terrorists retire peacefully, then economic over-exploitation of scarce global resources (water, arable land, fossil fuels), and concomitant pollution, will by itself generate an ecological catastrophe in the medium-term. This kind of catastrophe is irreversible: extinct species do not return to life; destroyed ecosystems do not re-establish themselves. <br /> <br />Two key points seem to be contributing to this situation: the untramelled expansion of human population (why can't all couples stick to having two children or less ?); and uncontrolled appetite for higher living standards (we're never satisfied, are we ?). So resources keep getting eaten up. <br /> <br />No time for the positive side. I'll write on that tomorrow. Being gloomy is all too easy !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7198337-108627614229625912?l=staring_into_space.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12627616281960881112noreply@blogger.com6