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I passed a climate change protest yesterday. Tens of thousands of school kids carrying half the Amazon rainforest in shoddy handmade paper placards...
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Notme123abc · 100+, M
At least they're getting involved. I find it funny that people that deny humans are creating changes in our environment don't want to do anything different either. What is th harm of cutting emissions and pollution? Fielr wvery time someone talks about changes deniers simply go back to it's too expensive or will cost jobs. Funny thing is tjat wind and solar are replacing all thise coal and oil jobs at a higjer rate with better pay. Seems like goid economic sense to me. Simply put that denial is the very definition of insanity according to a Chinese proverb.
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@Notme123abc Maybe they just wanted a day off school
Theseus · 46-50, M
@Notme123abc There's no harm at all in cutting pollution provided it happens in incremental steps.
Here's the problem, though. We're just one country of many. We can be the greenest society on earth, and yet countries such as Russia and China will still pump sludge into the environment--perhaps even moreso knowing that we're living so green.
And yes, affordability is an issue. What about 3rd world nations who can't make the switch from fossil fuels? Are we gonna pay for the transition of every other nation on earth?
Here's the problem, though. We're just one country of many. We can be the greenest society on earth, and yet countries such as Russia and China will still pump sludge into the environment--perhaps even moreso knowing that we're living so green.
And yes, affordability is an issue. What about 3rd world nations who can't make the switch from fossil fuels? Are we gonna pay for the transition of every other nation on earth?