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Think. Again.

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5. Thank you for posting this...
Sun Dec 24, 2023, 06:23 AM
Dec 2023

It seems to me that the main driver of our continued CO2 production and release is the crazy amount of excess wealth being generated for a handful of fossil fuel shareholders.

They are refusing to shut off that gushing pipeline of money, even though it's more than they could ever use, and they are using a lot of that money to stop efforts to transition away from fossil fuels.

I don't believe it's humanity in general that is unwilling to do the right thing, the majority DO want to stop climate chaos.

But unfortunately, the same wealth that is made from fossil fuels is also being used to keep that wealth pipeline flowing.

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Probably... 2naSalit Dec 2023 #1
Probably because of one of two things: Brenda Dec 2023 #2
You might be closer than you know SarahD Dec 2023 #4
I'm not worried SarahD Dec 2023 #3
Thank you for posting this... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #5
Yes, I didn't mean to imply "all humans." Brenda Dec 2023 #6
You're spot on.... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #7
The last time we had this much GHG in the atmosphere, seas were 50' higher NickB79 Dec 2023 #8
Magical thinking Delphinus Dec 2023 #9
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