are you people for real? we're facing an epic catastrophe. the great depression was bad, yes. but what was the world population at the time? it wasn't such a stressful situation for the planet back then. But now there are roughly 6 billion people here. over crowded conditions lead to decreased immunity. obviously the message isn't getting out fast enough or we wouldn't have things like swine and bird flu. these outbreaks are a direct result of our cheap meat eating habits. intensive animal farming leads to diseased animals, then the virus has the opportunity to mutate. we humans in our cities are also being intensively 'farmed'. we are stressed from the economic crisis and from watching nothing but doom and gloom news. lets all take responsibility. make every effort to save every drop of water, fuel and food. share with your neighbors, with strangers. open your homes and hearts. stop using plastics and non-essential petro-products. save the planet, save your conscious.