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Old 04-30-2008, 14:21 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cape_royds View Post
Fourth, it's not a good thing to have motor vehicle owners in developed countries competitively bidding for the same crops against hungry people in poorer countries. Someone like me can easily outbid some poor wretch in the suburbs of Lagos. Oh, sure it might trickle down to him at some point, but he'll probably die before that happens.
Come on. What's more important? A planet in peril due to global climate change? Or some people that might go hungry? We are doing them a favor by keeping this earth in the optimal temperature zone. Any warming or cooling trend will destroy the human habitat which we have enjoyed for the better part of 1990s.
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