The way the environmental movement was co-opted by the open borders lobby, and became simply an other left wing special interest, is a fascinating story.
Predictions - Science == Random(x);
1970...Isn’t that the same timeframe that we were headed towards the next ice age?
Well the end of civilization pretty much has happened.
When Bill Clinton was re-elected despite his sleazy and illegal record. Then to make sure we were gone, we elected then re-elected the Marxist/Communist.
Well, the predictions weren’t entirely wrong. We certainly have seen the end of civilization.
I remember some of this stuff as a kid.....junk science.
Bkmrk.
Obesity is a bigger problem (no pun intended) than starvation.
but the acid was great!
I fell for the gloom and doom forecasts back then but was turned around by Ben Wattenberg’s book, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE BAD NEWS IS WRONG.
I remember very well that our Junior HS science textbooks in the mid 1970s showed a picture of people walking in the street with gas masks on and dark skies in daytime. They were teaching doom and gloom for the planet even back then.
Earth Day which probably got it’s start with Rachael Carson’s “Silent Spring”.
That book is probably the most harmful force for the world other than Satan who I am sure is behind it and many others which mislead people.
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On the other hand...maybe I should actually thank them for turning me into such a cynical truth seeking conservative.
Back in 1968, he had the human race starving to death by 1990. When that didn't happen, he came out with pretty much the same book and pushed the date back another 20 years. Now it's 2016 and this alarmist is still alive and kicking, breathing our air and eating our food.
