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Can human civilization continue indefinitely?
2013-12-20 21:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Human beings have altered the Earth so much that human extinction is a real possibility if people continue on their current path. But if they can figure out a way to live sustainably, at least some human civilizations could become quasi-immortal, one researcher says. The challenge is to change the societal outlook to one that is long-term and accounts for humanity's central role in shaping the planet's destiny, instead of one that reacts to immediate crises and thinks in the short term. "For...
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