That should have been the title of CNN's year long research and documentary that aired the first half(2hrs) last night. I for one was very disappointed! The entire first half spoke nothing of the real perils that face our world and based on the dozens of people I spoke with today none of whom learned anything new or frightening enough to motivate change! The show highlighted a couple of endangered species and what is causing there risk of extinction. They spent too much time and film on following police on a suspected animal trafficking bust, film riding in trucks, erecting ladders, erroneous people at the markets etc etc.. there are enough "perils" facing our existence that you could do nothing but list them and cover 4 hrs! They have fumbled the ball in the first half, hopefully tonight they will restore my confidence in their ability and persuade me that they are not doing what our Gov. has been knowingly doing. Trying to paint a prettier picture than what is(if you want some proof ck out my post in "Illumination" see no speak no hear no..)Also today, the directer of the CDC(center for disease control) gave testimony on the very issues of censorship of info regarding climate change important to the public!"Censorship is the weapon politicians use to destroy their enemies" JFK.This is a Halloween time documentary its reality is scarier than the Exorcist, but we've only been shown a cartoon of Casper!!!!!! OCT 24 The program tonight was markedly better but still could have covered more of the widespread effects and actually gone into more depth regarding population growth and control. Over all I give it C+ and that's being generous. But then again who am I......A couple of good posts to follow up are "Mans influence on PACHA MAMA" here in Cosmic painter scroll down this page.and "spoon full of sugar" also in this blog.

Sometimes a number speaks louder than a word........................population 6.8 billion 77 thousand new mouths to feed each day. US pop 300 million/pop of China 1.3 billion 5,000 number of people infected with MRSA the drug resistant staph infections in 2002, 90,000 number infected in 2006. 19 billion number of useless catalogs sent out last year, 1 million -number of trees cut down to make them. www.catalogchoice.org to opt out. 6% of Earths population lives in the US, yet the US consumes 25% of all energy used. 1/10 of 1% own 99% of all wealth. 6,000 number of people who die each day world wide from water borne disease. 90% off big fish are gone(Tuna, marlin and shark).50,000 number of species lost to extinction because man EVERY YEAR! 100 million, number of sharks killed each year by humans(many just for their fins) 7 ave number of humans killed each year world wide by sharks. 600 million people number who go to bed hungry world wide. Number who wake up hungry each day,599,000 million. Obviously some decided its not worth waking up....(I made the last number up but I'm sure its close to that)37million number of people in the US that live below the povery level.35 million number who go hungry every day in the Great US of A. 47 million have no health care! 9 TRILLION DOLLARS, Total foreign debt that Bush has dragged this country into. That is more than the combined sum of ALL presidents proceeding him. 330 million PER DAY amount being spent on war in Iraq and Afghanistan(enough to cover 270,000 children for 1/yr under the health care bill that was vetoed by Bush.) 800 billion since the beginning (most of it borrowed from other countries... like China). 750 million cost of building the new US embassy in Iraq, 1.2 billion projected cost for annual staff and up keep. 9 billion amount lost/stolen/ mishandled in one shipment from the US to Iraq to jump start the economy (Pallets stacked with bundles of shrink wrapped 100 bills filled a DC-9 cargo jet) poof gone! murder is the number 1 killer of black males 19-29. 130 number of species lost to extinction each day (50,000 per year gone forever!) 60% of our world earns less than 2.00/day 1.5 million tons, the amount of plastic used on the bottling of 23 billion gallons(mostly tap water) of drinking water. cost to environment from production, packaging, storage and distribution too costly to calculate...169,000 number of troops US has deployed in Iraq- 5,000 number of troops the willing coalition of 35 countries have graciously deployed( Canada our neighbor, 1 soldier!)....300,000,000 number of cars on Americas highways. 6,000,000 number of Jews exterminated during holocaust, 5,000,000 number of German soldiers killed or died(4yrs in the harsh Russian winter) during WWI. 90,000 US soldier killed in Vietnam, 3876 Us soldiers killed in 4 yrs of war in Iraq-72,000 murders in the US during that same period. 18,000(give or take a few.. but who's counting?) number of murders annually in the US #1 rank of 2006 as hottest year on record, #1 rank America as top world polluter(maybe there is a connect to the wrath of mother nature here) 20% percent increase of the US CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels since 1990, 80% percent of decrease most scientists agree must take place globally of CO2 emissions by 2050 to prevent TOTAL environmental breakdown. 0 number of Fed bills passed to cap emissions, 1 number of times Bush has mentioned "climate change" in his last 6 state of the union addresses!19% amount of decrease in soy bean production last year alone due to hot dry conditions.#1 rank the US holds in the world when it comes to being in the cross-hairs of Mother natures wrath. 1700 the number of high schools nation wide that now hold the title "Dropout Factories" 40% the number of schools in Afganastan that have a bldg. 90% the number of edible species in our oceans that will be lost by 2048(currently 29% all ready collapsed) according to most recent studies. study printed in recent issue of The Science Journal.66% of all trips taken when we leave our houses are under 5 miles. Time to brake out the bikes! Might also reduce health care and other costs associated with obesity which in spite of all the diet books, health clubs, fat farms, technology and education is the single largest health concern for our nation. Bee-having strangely-SCC(Sudden Colony Collapse)American Beekeeping Federation estimates 600,000 of the 2,000,000 hives in the US have been lost/collapsed. 565- number of Congressmen charged or convicted of crimes while in office today! 13,ooo,ooo the number of toys made in China that have been recalled due to being hazerdous to your children. Ho Ho HO merry christmas( much more will be added contributions welcome )

Scientists now believe that we can no longer prevent Global warming and with the compounding of effects its now rapidly increasing. It's very possible we could see "THE DISAPPEARENCE OF THE POLAR ICE CAP" by mid century!!----If you want to voice your disgust and vent some anger at those responsible....... go stand in front of a mirror
Hotter, Dryer Earth in Dire. Colder and Wetter Wont be Better. Death and Destruction, its the Devils Induction. Sea Levels Rise, It Will Be Our Demise....Global Drought-Death by Thirst-Bird Flu Wont Be Just A Bought. Diseases And Famine... Its Too Late To Examine. Temperatures Soar With Every Sun Rise, This is It- Its Human Demise. Reaching For "Space" its the final race......Its The End of Earth In Any Case!!Joram 07

Oct 23 and 24 CNN 9pm est. "PLANET IN PERIL" hosted by DR> Sanjay Gutta, Anderson Cooper and Jeff Corwin from Animal Planet. WATCH!!!