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Pollution May Cause 40 Percent of Global Deaths?
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Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0 |
...been saying that for years...few are listening, least of all the Islamics, Catholics, Mormons, Anabapists, etc. You're right, I being being too limiting...the entire human race. Account frozen... |
Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0 |
...been saying that for years...few are listening, least of all the Islamics, Catholics, Mormons, Anabapists, etc. Down with Malthus! Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! |
thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0 |
Yes I think that at least 40% of the deaths are caused by pollution. Many sicknesses & malnutrition leading to death directly through pollution which causes dying forests, steppization, poisoned water, poisoned soil... then the overfishing, extermination of animals, "standardization" of crop and food, mono-culture - all processes which lead to ever more malnutrition, undernourishment and more sicknesses, even starving in some countries. Account frozen... |
Jon (nanoreid) Send message Joined: 16 Aug 07 Posts: 643 Credit: 583,870 RAC: 0 |
Yes I think that at least 40% of the deaths are caused by pollution. Many sicknesses & malnutrition leading to death directly through pollution which causes dying forests, steppization, poisoned water, poisoned soil... then the overfishing, extermination of animals, "standardization" of crop and food, mono-culture - all processes which lead to ever more malnutrition, undernourishment and more sicknesses, even starving in some countries. Since pollution only causes 40% of Global Deaths, shouldn't we be looking into the other 60%? After all, that's 20% more. ;) Hopefully the cosmos is not trying to reverse the charges. Moderation in all things. |
Daykay Send message Joined: 18 Dec 00 Posts: 647 Credit: 739,559 RAC: 0 |
I think the point is that we do... Think how much money is spent on scientific programs aiming to cure cancer or AIDS. Now compare that to how much is spent on pollution reduction. Kolch - Crunching for the BOINC@Australia team since July 2004. Search for your own intelligence... |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
How many cancers are caused by polution? BOINC WIKI |
Gavin Shaw Send message Joined: 8 Aug 00 Posts: 1116 Credit: 1,304,337 RAC: 0 |
Probably depends on what you define as pollution. Smoke from people smoking can cause cancer in someone else who has never smoked (chances are usually low). Does this smoke count as pollution? Smokers would probably say no, others yes. See the problem. Different views and plenty of arguing. After all, the governments still have not all agreed on what to do about pollution because they have different views and one country doesn't want to bear the cost of reform unless others do as well. Never surrender and never give up. In the darkest hour there is always hope. |
Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0 |
This man's point has been under valued. Do you not see the logic in his postings? Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! |
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