A Future Lesson

This is a 34 minute film so WAY beyond the atgtention span of most people. But it is also a great history and future lesson.

http://agonist.org/don/20120218/there_is_a_tomorrow

"For the First time in 10,000 years..........'

'Bowhead whales have navigated the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for what could be the first time in nearly 10,000 years'.

'Researchers from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources used satellite tracking to monitor the movements of the whales - and found that, last year, whales from both oceans entered the passage to reach an area called Viscount Melville Sound'.

'It was previously thought that the sea ice in the Northwest Passage was too impenetrable even for Bowhead whales, which are known for their ability to navigate ice-bound seas'.

'They say that the movement of species along this route could have implications for North Atlantic fishing stocks'.
From : http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2011/09/whales-navigate-northwest-passage-for.html

But it has nothing to do with 'climatge change' 'global warming'.........

'In the paper in 1975, Columbia University geoscientist Wally Broecker calculated how much carbon dioxide would accumulate in the atmosphere in the coming 35 years, and how temperatures consequently would rise. His numbers have proven almost dead-on correct.'
From : http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hchUFDTcFVXkIzVWWH9iYGIXmCtw?docId=d837de45d0f44d3e8d178949d13b180c

Nope, nothing to do with either of them.

What's the name of that river in Egypt?

The Ultimate Ten Foot Pole Question

Or
Is the question of our future an Import/Export equation?
How many people are too many people?
We are a 'closed' system. We can not leave this Planet nor can we have anything 'imported' form another Planet.
'Self reliance and self sustaining and coming together at the 'X' spot is the time when we WILL have to answer 'How Many People Are Too Many People?'
But these are literally questions of life and death and who wants to play 'God'. Sadly there are more then enough who want to 'play God' which should automaticly disqualify them. Should.
So in nudging us along to beginning to form an answer to the questions, we need to beware and be aware of ANYONE who would want to 'lead' us to our answers.
But that means WE need to come up with the answers.
Which means self control, self governing, self determintion. Because if We don't do it for ourselves, someone Will step foreward and decide for us.
If we (and we can't) 'import' more resources to provide for our future needs, then we need to either become very efficient and even begin to ration those resources or control (either by ourselves or via an outside authority) how many of us are to use those resources.
That's why it's the ultimate ten foot pole question.
Do each one of us decide to 'play', be our own 'god' or do we allow/have forced upon us someone else to act as our 'god'?
links
1. Documentary
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-many-people-can-live-on-planet-earth/
2. Population clock
http://www.worldometers.info/
3. Fresh Water Shortage
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/water-shortage
4. Food shortage
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=civilization-food-shortages
5. Food Wars
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/04/25/the_new_geopolitics_of_food