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Or, heck, we may have even passed it!

Obviously, when they say things like "irreversible" it's sensible to assume that they mean "within a human timeline", because it's not like the earth hasn't been super hot before. Of course, that was when the dinosaurs were around. But given a long enough view, we're fairly inconsequential.

Of course, when living our lives, it makes sense to take a slightly smaller view, one that helps us answer questions like "Is it really a good idea to raise the thermostat in my home, or should I put on a sweater before Mother Nature raises it for me?" and "Do I really want kids, or would it be better not to bring more lives into this soon-to-be hellhole?" You know, that sort of little human question.

But I wonder. Short of asteroids or mass volcanoes, IS there anything we could conceivably do to reverse things? Maybe something... overlooked in favor of scaring us all straight? (That doesn't seem to be working, is why I ask.)

The Thanksgiving Wars? Just Say No
A holiday to recall our origins as immigrants
From powwows and sweat lodge ceremonies to church services, American Indians recognize Thanksgiving holiday in different ways. (Don't read the comments!
Having children abroad? Your country may not want them

The 9 most subversive children's books ever written. I must say, I don't agree with their analysis.

Backlash feared as some in GOP push social issues

Here's a very cute video of dolphins goofing around in front of a mirror

In a far corner of Greenland, hope is fading with the language and sea ice

TSA gets revenge on women who knows her rights, makes her miss her plane (Now with LJ commentary!)
And exactly how at-risk are we?

Africa is urbanizing.

So, here's this teen who wanted to blow up a tree-lighting ceremony. Don't read the comments. Note he didn't go after a plane - and why would he? There are so MANY options, and we can't defend against all of them. Useless to try. (You should also note that he failed. The system worked, and without strip-searching anybody.)
A fire has been set at his mosque. *sigh*

Lesbian cadet who quit seeks return to West Point

A bit on the unintended consequences of Prohibition
And a little more

And lastly, not an article, but pretty upsetting regardless: Woman on spectrum reports abuse- her credibility called into question...

I'd say I'm surprised... but I'm really not.

Look at it this way - with all the extinctions directly caused by humans, climate change won't be able to do as much this time around!

Which is pretty much exactly what it says it is.

I have to say, I do take some of this to heart. I mean, I just found out I could read Understood Betsy online (and I loved that book as a kid, so of course I immediately did so). In the beginning of the book, we find out that the girl's house employs a maid out of charity - she's so depressed and asthmatic that it'd be difficult for her to get a job elsewhere. But when the entire house is disrupted and scattered to the four winds, it comes out that her brother wanted her to come help him at his store for years, and she only stayed on because she thought they couldn't do without her!

And if they'd been honest from the beginning, everybody would have been happier sooner.

And an editorial on renewable energy, as a lagniappe.

Take one on bees, too. Yes, I'm still interested in the bees.

That's, frankly, horrific. And it can't be pleasant to cook over a fire in that heat anyway. What's more, every time you cut trees to cook your dinner, you're... well... you're cutting trees! It's a double problem!

But unlike so many other problems, for this one, I have a solution.

Look, see? Solar cooking!

And theoretically, it's a simple job. Get money. Buy solar ovens. Ship them to countries that clearly need it more than others. Repeat. Yay!

Okay, I suspect the logistics of it are a bit harder, but it makes sense, doesn't it? I wonder if there's a pre-existing organization that does this.

Check it out.

So, let's see. We've got wheat blight, dead bees in the US and Europe, the ever-present risk of global warming, fighting over nukes in North Korea (and everywhere else has them too, I might add)...

I should start stockpiling popcorn. There would be nothing so fun as sitting around munching on popcorn as society collapses around me.