Paul Ehrlich 1972 : “everybody will disappear in a cloud of blue steam in 20 years.”

4 Responses to Paul Ehrlich 1972 : “everybody will disappear in a cloud of blue steam in 20 years.”

1. suyts says:

   February 10, 2011 at 3:02 pm

   lol, And he’s still good for some laughs! Boy, we should feel extremely lucky!

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2. Jimbo says:

   February 10, 2011 at 5:13 pm

   Los Angeles Times – Mar 15, 1969
   “The world faces an immediate population and environmental crisis, Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich warned here Friday.”

   The Tuscaloosa News – Aug 27, 1970
   He quotes Paul Ehrlich, the environmentalist, as saying, “Those clowns who are talking of feeding a big population in the year 2000 from make-believe “green revolutions”..should learn some elementary biology….”

   The Montreal Gazette – Dec 18, 1967
   Mankind has lost the battle to feed itself and hundreds of millions of people will starve to death sometime between 1979 and 1985, says an American biologist. [Paul Ehrlich]

   Los Angeles Times – Nov 17, 1967
   CRISIS PREDICTED BY 1975
   It is already too late for the world to avoid a long period of famine, a Stanford University biologist said Thursday.

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3. Andy Weiss says:

   February 11, 2011 at 12:51 am

   I hope this guy is locked away in a nice, secure facility

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   • stevengoddard says:

     February 11, 2011 at 12:57 am

     I think he is locked away in a casket actually.

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