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11-21-2010, 01:32 AM
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All joking aside, though, you're absolutely right. I'm not claiming that Earth as depicted in the opening is anything other than the toxic, overcrowded wasteland it is; just putting a different spin on it. I also want to throw out there that on current-day earth, your impact on the environment will be much less if you live in a city than if you live in the suburbs or country. Use of resources is much more efficient when you live where everything you need is accessible by walking or public transportation and the people don't live in separate houses (which consume a lot of energy for HVAC and lighting and probably have lawns that are maintained by harmful chemicals and overwatering). Also, one of the biggest threats to our remaining green spaces is "urban sprawl," where undeveloped land is taken over for suburban housing. So if you want to save the earth and stop James Cameron's 2154 from becoming reality... live in a city. And if you want to live in a city, it helps to be able to appreciate their appeal.
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All Avatar writings ------------------- Selected writings: You came back How do you make up after you've done the unforgivable? Jake and Neytiri have a conversation in the wake of Hometree's destruction, during their first real moment alone following his return as Toruk Makto. The Last Train Home Fourteen years after the war, a lone spaceship appears in the sky. The former members of the Avatar program watch its approach – expecting the worst, fearing for their adopted home. Then the ship lands. And suddenly, nothing makes sense anymore. Five seconds too late This is a different kind of Jake/Neytiri romance, the story that would've unfolded had she been delayed for just five seconds while trying to reach him following the fight with Quaritch. Last edited by Sothis; 11-21-2010 at 01:43 AM. 
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