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ProfessorGAC

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20. Not A Valid Factor

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 03:23 PM

Jul 12

Population is a far less impactful factor on emissions than is economic activity.
They produce 2.2 times the emissions with only 65% of the economic activity.
This suggests that, population size notwithstanding, they are doing far less to abate emissions than they need to be doing.

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"They" control the weather with cloud seeding and contrails from planes [View all] edhopper Jul 11 OP

I was watching Max Velocity StarlightGold Jul 11 #1

That sounds like a porn stars name spanone Jul 11 #4

Ha! StarlightGold Jul 11 #5

Love watching him D_Master81 Jul 12 #6

He was soundly denouncing StarlightGold Jul 12 #14

Agreed, but TnDem Jul 11 #2

All nations must at edhopper Jul 11 #3

i recall hearing recently that China is producing an electric car MadameButterfly Jul 12 #8

They already produce electric cars they sell abroad and they do quite well sales--wise AZJonnie Jul 12 #13

Chinese cars here TnDem Jul 12 #16

There is nothing inaccurate in what I said in response to a post that sounded as though the writer thought AZJonnie Jul 12 #17

They also have 3 times as many people, per capita I'm pretty sure the US is #1 AZJonnie Jul 12 #12

OK TnDem Jul 12 #15

Which why it's important that the USA LEADS the rest of the world by forging international agreements, with teeth AZJonnie Jul 12 #19

Not A Valid Factor ProfessorGAC Jul 12 #20

The 'roid-fueled rantings of a hopped up steroid junkie Blue Owl Jul 12 #7

If it were only her edhopper Jul 12 #10

One minute Republicans are blaming God, the next minute they blame Emile Jul 12 #9

Say, don't they control all of the shady alphabetic agencies that have always been accused of weather manipulation? Hugin Jul 12 #11

Once addicted to propaganda the sky is the limit. Literally. nt. andym Jul 12 #18