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James almost implies that our 300+ million is a sustainable population level. I think maybe he doesn't mean that. In fact, it is not and we would be in dire straits if we were held to consuming our proper share of 5% of the world's resources. A sustainable population level for the U.S. is more like 25 million mainly vegetarians. For the world as a whole, maybe 100 million. Some folks say we began climbing an unsustainable growth curve when we stopped our nomadic hunting ways and developed agriculture to increase our food supplies. Our national forests should not be plundered to support our overpopulated nation; rather, they should be preserved as intact as possible for unknown future benefits as well as for recreation and general enjoyment. We may end up living in them in a few hundred years, preferably without a nuclear holocaust first, barefoot and broke.
John D.

James almost implies that our 300+ million is a sustainable population level. I think maybe he doesn't mean that. In fact, it is not and we would be in dire straits if we were held to consuming our proper share of 5% of the world's resources. A sustainable population level for the U.S. is more like 25 million mainly vegetarians. For the world as a whole, maybe 100 million. Some folks say we began climbing an unsustainable growth curve when we stopped our nomadic hunting ways and developed agriculture to increase our food supplies. Our national forests should not be plundered to support our overpopulated nation; rather, they should be preserved as intact as possible for unknown future benefits as well as for recreation and general enjoyment. We may end up living in them in a few hundred years, preferably without a nuclear holocaust first, barefoot and broke.
John D.

When Brack Obama took office as the 44th President Of The United States, he have made the fight against climate change among his
very important top priorities, and he have kept this landmark promise well in a successful and just matter. Here are some of the most
important achievements that President Obama has made by far: He has spent billions of dollars in clean energy (solar, wind and water
energy, among others), he delivered a powerful speech at The UN Climate Summit held in Copenhagen last year (2009), he even gave
the green light to let the automobile industry finally phase out those gas guzzlers and clunkers, which gives them the power to produce
and manufactor electric cars and hybrid cars that produces 0% emissions, he signed an executive order that saved millions of acres of
wilderness areas, he successfully confronted the coal industry over it's horrific mountaintop removal racker, and finally, he has put the
United States back into the international ranks in the world's effort to erradicate global warming.
Make no doubt about it, President Obama and his bold, diverse administration is dead serious about lowering the world's temprature,
taking part in national and international treaties that calls to fight climate change and environmental restoration, as well as preventing
the doomsday effects of global warming ('for god's sake, make sure this mulit-dimensional nightmare never comes true!'), make sure
endangered species here and abroad are kept 100% safe from climate change and he will do even more to make the world safe from
the doomsday effect of climate change for the rest of his administration. Another important thing that President Obama must do, and
that is give the polar bears the long-awaited protections they are demanding and keep The Arctic Circle safe from oil- gas exploration
and development ('it's time we make The Arctic Circle a United Nations world heritage site!!'). And another thing that he ought to do,
and that make The EPA an even stronger and perfect government organization so they can give harsh punishment to the coal industry
and other corporate pulluters who break environmental laws. Right now, international law is taking extreme action on the problem of
ocean accidification, which is being known as the evil twin brother of global warming, and Obama is likely to be part of the worldwide
team that will finally rid the world of ocean accification. But rescuing the polar bears and giving harsh punishment to those corporate
polluters who break environmental laws must become among his most important executive decisions to save America and the rest of
the world from the doomsday effects of climate change--and bring the United States directly in line in the clean energy movement.
Though there are a few good republicans who are boldly taking part in the clean energy future and the fight against global warming,
the Republican Party in this day and age has become an ammoral inner circle dosen't speak for the majority of Americans, and would
even be considered far more currupt than the Democratic Party or other Independent Parties. Although there have been some good
things that the Republican Party has done in contemporary history, but most of the things they are doing now are deemed as currupt,
bigoted (especially racism and sexism), short-minded, supports crooked judges and special interests groups alike, and they done few
things that are Anti-American. Anti-American? Why that is uncalled for and unpatriotic when it comes to Republican leadership! What
a national disgrace!) Well, no matter how ammorally crooked or bigoted the Republican Party is, we believe it is time the Republican
start facing up to reality and the doomsday effect of climate change. During the 2000's, America have seen it's standing in the world
shattered into pieces, many people around the world from Canada to the South Pacific no longer respects The U.S.A., and we have
paid A Greek Tragedy-style Price for the way The Bush Administration have treated some important climate summits (including those
that met with great success) and the terrible way it handled The Iraq War, which turned into another Vietnam. Though many people
the world over will never forgive the United States government for this terrible diplomatic behavior under the Bush Administration, at
least The Obama Adninistration's bold decision to bring America back into the ranks to fight global warming and his successful job of
ushering in clean energy at the speed of time will provide Amerca a well-deserved piece of mind from the rest of the world.
The American People have spoken! It is time for America to make the ultimate move to the clean energy future we are demanding--
and again take up the international fight to erradicate global warming once and for all!

Amen to that and when I clicked on the Region 9 - Eastern Region for the Wisconsin roundtable where I live, it brought up the Southern site in Atlanta (it's supposed to be Chicago). Someone or organization seems to be doing all they can to discourage participation or they have people who don't double check what they are putting on-line.

Come on people, let's not start scapegoating the Republicans or the Democrats, Obama or Bush. The real problem lies within ourselves as americans and our insatiable greed to "have it all". We do consume 45% of the worlds goods and it still does not seem to be enough. We deplore the exploitation of our wilderness and the cutting of beautiful virgin forests, but we still insist on building and/or buying 300,000 dollar plus homes on 100 foot lots on small lakes or even in the bigger cities. These homes often house only one or two people but we must have "room" for when the kids and grandkids visit for one weekend out of the year. If we want to save our forests, we need to be responsible to build "small" - use products other than wood if we can or recycled materials. Most of us want the biggest and best there is to offer if we can afford it - let someone else build small. We all have to cut back. Every kid does not need his/her "own room". We don't need family rooms and entertainment (media) rooms, etc, etc. etc. It's like they say about bad television or movies. If you don't want that crap to be popular than it is everyone's responsibility to turn off the TV or change the channel. The same goes for our "use and misuse" of our forests - having lawns instead of gardens or woodlands, using chemicals that hurt the earth because it makes our yards look wonderful. Let's get back to mother nature and learn from her. We would all be better off for it.

"Many reasons; just think of what we enjoy now if they're all gone it would be a shame for our kids to not get to enjoy a healthy relationship with nature like most enjoy now."
These are not ours parks to destroy/change....these our for all future generations to enjoy, too! Kids need to be able to experience nature to appreciate it!

Agree with the previous comment. Only one Colorado meeting while four in Wyoming. Gee, I can see this isn't skewed wit input by all those Wyoming progressives.