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Can the Earth Continue to Sustain Human Life?

By MALCOLM G. SCULLY

Bill Moyers opens Earth on Edge, a two-hour report on PBS, with a question: "On the edge of what?"

In his conclusion, after he has examined the impact of human activities on five ecosystems, he answers: "We are on the edge of the greatest challenge humanity has ever confronted: an environmental crisis that could determine the quality...

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