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earth population at 6.5 billion as of today

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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 06:05 AM
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Question earth population at 6.5 billion as of today

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060224/sc_...billionsaturday

in 1999 it hit 6billion
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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mmm...I can taste the Soylent Green already...
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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From the movie:

It's the year 2022... People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need SOYLENT GREEN.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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that's alright. we just need to clear more forests to build more metropolitan areas...
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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The earth can probably support tripple that, and unfortunately, we'll someday find out.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by S2Kguy,Feb 27 2006, 12:41 PM
The earth can probably support tripple that, and unfortunately, we'll someday find out.
But not at the current of deplition of the ecosystem unless we really take a look at taking care of natural resources and cleaning up the enviroment.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Things will equalize eventually. It will have to or our lifestyles will have to be run by a greater power that limits us to 30 years and magically reincarnates us in the miracle that is carousel
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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I've said it a thousand times, we need a good plague.

I was rooting for sars, now I guess its bird flu.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by vader1,Feb 27 2006, 02:08 PM
I've said it a thousand times, we need a good plague.

I was rooting for sars, now I guess its bird flu.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by vinsanity,Feb 25 2006, 08:39 AM
mmm...I can taste the Soylent Green already...
Tomorrow. . . remember, "Tuesday is Soylent Green Day."
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