All scientists who've looked at it know we have to phase away from burning fossil fuels. That means … - Paul R. Ehrlich

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Paul R. Ehrlich

All scientists who've looked at it know we have to phase away from burning fossil fuels. That means we've got to put a lot of effort into alternate energy technologies, but we're still subsidizing fossil fuels and not subsidizing most of the alternatives. It's not going to be an easy transition.

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By 1985 enough millions will have died to reduce the earth's population to some acceptable level, like 1. 5 billion people.

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