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BlueIn_W_Pa

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5. "To do our part for the climate, we have to stop doing things that put carbon dioxide into the air."

Reply to Jillgirl (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 29, 2023, 03:51 PM

Jul 2023

...but it needs to amount to something tangible, or else, it's just virtue signaling.

The math doesn't lie like statistics. Everyday US citizens will never have an impact to turn things around because the rest of the world (and the 1%) won't stop. Too many people, not enough energy to sustain it.

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Biden admin seeks to jumpstart carbon recycling with $100 million in grants [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 OP

It bugs me that many reporters seem to think "carbon" and "carbon dioxide" are the same. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #1

We can't solve these sorts of physics problems with 'money' which is a notational 'thing' Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #2

Overpopulation is a main driver of our predicament. Jillgirl Jul 2023 #4

"To do our part for the climate, we have to stop doing things that put carbon dioxide into the air." BlueIn_W_Pa Jul 2023 #5

What do you mean by "tangible"? Jillgirl Jul 2023 #6

Tangible as making a difference BlueIn_W_Pa Jul 2023 #7

Any reduction in CO2 emissions makes a real difference. Jillgirl Jul 2023 #9

Let's be blunt. We have to ban fossil fuels. We have to practice birth control. hunter Jul 2023 #8

Being both here and Daily Kos BlueIn_W_Pa Jul 2023 #10

Good.... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #3