Paul Brecht, Evans Head
2030 is nine years away. If we go all out and the world becomes [powered by] renewable [energy] I doubt whether we will make it to 2050.
No, I’m not a scientist, but I’ve been a conservationist for 30 years, and from what I’ve seen it doesn’t bode well for us humans. The greed of the rich and powerful has been too much for nature to bear and now it’s payback to Mother Earth by us humans, and that doesn’t mean anything good folks.
Yes, I am writing doom and gloom, and yes we’ve created it by being a bunch of sheep. Yes sir, yes, sure, three bags full sir.


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