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I believe that if we put our minds to it, we could certainly turn back the tide. I don't think we have the mind for it, though. And with Trump appointing a cl
by e40 10y ago
I believe that if we put our minds to it, we could certainly turn back the tide. I don't think we have the mind for it, though. And with Trump appointing a climate-change denier to the EPA... well, that's going to hit the pause button for 4-8 years, and I don't think we have the time to pause.
There is an alternate universe where we took this threat seriously 10-15 years ago and have made great strides to curb the sources of the problem, and are even working on reversing the effects on the oceans, etc.
- dwiel 10y agoJust for the record, we already have a climate change denier as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: James Inhofe.
- mathattack 10y agoIt's not hit the pause button. Trump will push us in the wrong direction.
- 7952 10y agoThat suggests that climate change is primarily an intellectual challenge. That if we were less stupid it would have all been ok. Maybe we need more anger and passion to actually pursuade people on moral grounds. That that environment is a matter of basic human rights. And poisoning our planet and fellow humans is sinful.