Vote -- Election 2008

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meanwhile:

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"We're talking about the return to large-scale famines in developing countries."
- Louis Verchot, Principal Scientist, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

Re: meanwhile:

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haha. you've left that comment/map on a day when we've reached a record-breaking 65 F in chicago, in january! that's a 60 F, or 33 C, degree swing in temp in less than a week's time

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around here, lots of the "hippie" types (they think of themselves as "back-to-the-landers") are pretty realistic about possible "hard crash" scenarios. most recognize that communities need to stay cohesive; the idea of the solo survivalist isn't realistic if you're along a major highway (i.e., US 101). we have a number of citizen advisory committees concerning climate change and peak oil, and most are concerned with building up the county's ability to feed itself independently of outside sources. it's pretty dicey - some studies indicate that it's possible, others indicate that it's not. there's talk of blowing key bridges that cross the rivers that separate us from the sf bay area and points further south, and doing the same in the mountains to the east. it's idle talk, but i think that, should the need arise, there would be people that would do it. point of interest: the folks that talk about this stuff are secessionists, ex-yippies, and well-entrenched in local gov't. northern california is kind of a strange place