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ramapo

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6. " People in general would rather not worry and be happy. "

Reply to NNadir (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:55 AM

Dec 2024

This gave me a flashback to GHW Bush. Don't Worry, Be Happy was his campaign song. He did encourage us to plant trees.
That must have been before his chief of staff, John Sununu, convinced Bush that climate change was all nonsense and to jettison support for what might have actually been meaningful climate legislation.

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The Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa: Yet Another Update 12/08/2024 [View all] NNadir Dec 2024 OP

How much of this increase could be due to the wars around the world? jmbar2 Dec 2024 #1

Well, there are two ways to look at the effect of war on the climate disaster. Germany FUNDED Putin's war machine... NNadir Dec 2024 #2

Hopefully, your legacy of speaking up will be a reminder that you cared deeply about what happens to future generations jmbar2 Dec 2024 #3

" People in general would rather not worry and be happy. " ramapo Dec 2024 #6

I read these warnings from time to time. bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #4

On the bright side ... VMA131Marine Dec 2024 #5

Wind and solar will only prolong our use of fossil fuels... hunter Dec 2024 #7

Totally wrong VMA131Marine Dec 2024 #8

I have nothing to say to true believers. hunter Dec 2024 #9

In "percent talk" the fraction of energy provided by dangerous fossil fuels has not changed significantly since 2000. NNadir Dec 2024 #10

Update 12/29/24: Today's reading, an increase of 3.84 ppm over week 51 of 2023, barely missed being... NNadir Dec 2024 #11

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