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To: Land Shark who wrote (931557)	4/22/2016 3:30:58 PM
From: Brumar89	3 Recommendations Recommended By FJB locogringo TideGlider Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574118

The post showed that extremist predictions of environmental doom are likely to be baloney. If the Chicken Little's of the 70's (some of whom are still "respected" by the green movement today) were spouting nonsense, then maybe the new Chicken Little's are too. Also I like that I got you guys to defend failed predictions of the past.

To: Land Shark who wrote (931557)	4/22/2016 8:29:16 PM
From: locogringo	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574118

7 Enviro Predictions From Earth Day 1970 That Were Just Dead Wrong Environmentalists truly believed and predicted during the first Earth Day in 1970 that the planet was doomed unless drastic actions were taken. Humanity never quite got around to that drastic action, but environmentalists still recall the first Earth Day fondly and hold many of the predictions in high regard. So this Earth Day, The Daily Caller News Foundation takes a look at predictions made by environmentalists around the original Earth Day in 1970 to see how they’ve held up. Have any of these dire predictions come true? No, but that hasn’t stopped environmentalists from worrying. From predicting the end of Original Article