Climate Change

Oops sorry! ( humbly crawls away)

Esoteric is one of my faves too.

Hey, guys (whispering!), some people might get a bit cross at all this frivolity.

Mind you, it does ease the tension.

As you were

I did! I noticed!

I say, jeni! I noticed!

I thought it perfectly apt.

Apt. There's a nice word.

I noticed your erudite usage too.

I did it much earlier in this thread but nobody noticed my erudition!
That's my word of the day "erudite" and it's deririvatives! I've used it three times so far!
Have to go and think of a word for tomorrow now?
Might use esoteric! Not to be confused with erotic!

'Quis custodet ipsos custodes' to be accurate. [smug emoticon] Why are we suddenly spouting Latin?

Heyariadne that's MY LATIN TAG ( its the only one I know!) hands off!

nag Bags

Bags! No need to apologise!

I got all excited then, I thought the wide lines had gone, but it was only another page starting... (I have 50 on posts on a page)

Sorry, back to the discussion in hand...

Sorry, nag, just being naughty

"quis custodiet custodies?"

It is all a matter of education, not coercion, isn't it? But very full on education, and it is not going to happen quickly. Planning too is of the essence; I don't think there is any doubt that overpopulation is at the root of many of the world's problems.

(As are greed, self interest and general selfishness on the part of more economically developed countries.)

That's still an aargh! Poor man. He can't help it.

The Roman Catholic Church's continued refusal to sanction contraception (apart from the woefully risky 'rhythm method') doesn't help, either.

(I think Brown's face, had Labour won, probably would have been more of a 'smug emoticon'!)

AArgh!

What does an optimist emoticon look like? Browns face on being reelected PM?

Have read the article now. All that is being addressed already both by governments and by charities. Also, the better parts of the UN. It takes a few generations to change long traditions and traditional attitudes. Not liking that fact is not going to change it. We just have to keep trying. I have great faith in humanity's ingenuity in solving the problems it finds itself faced with. We always have done in the past; why would that suddenly change.

[optimist emoticon]

Quite!

carbon, jeni didn't accuse you of anything! She was referring to the article you posted a link to.

I fear people are starting to get rude again but it rolls off my back in any case.

Jeni The post was in response to two requests: from Anagram and Bags - so please don't start accusing me of sermonising (again)

j04 Its your problem, not mine, if you can't concentrate long enough to read an article.
Who are the ones who don't drive cars, what are you on about?
And population control is an emotive phrase used by people who are in denial about overpopulation. "Population Matters" do not advocate control.

I think the article makes some good points, but all the 'solutions' they're advocating would cost too much for governments to agree to implement.

Population control was a matter of debate back in the early 70s. India tried enforced sterilisation at the time of Indira Ghandi - referred to as 'the witch' in 'Midnight's Children'. Might still be going on and, like jingl, I assume it was not aimed at the rich and educated.

Isn't this the 'sermonising' they who must not be named are talking about?

Seems to me the people they would aim the 'population control' at, are the ones who don't drive cars!

I couldn't get past that first paragraph!

How on earth.....?!