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BlueIn_W_Pa

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7. Tangible as making a difference
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 11:10 AM
Jul 2023

You could have people throwing water off the titanic by the bucket-load. Sure, it's making a measurable contribution - that doesn't effect the outcome. If people were doing that, it was virtue signalling.

Locally, I would absolutely agree because it's easier to make an impact. The acid-rain issue in PA is a great example. CFCs with the ozone is another (because the source was highly concentrated and easily regulated). Solar panels on my house help reduce electric costs and local pollution at the power plant, but won't effect global climate.

Until the rest of the world emitting 85% of these gasses falls in line with their growing populations, nothing we individuals can do here in the US will stop the glacial melt (for example). China burns more dirty coal than the rests of the world combined. Not having a BBQ or driving less here will not offset that :/

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