We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2

Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by yongjik on Saturday April 22, 2017 @05:01PM (#14174762)

I have to admire the audacity of people arguing "The Earth has been hotter several million years ago," as if that's relevant at all.

If a storm cuts off gas, electricity, water, internet, and paved road access to these people, and the government says "What's the problem? People have been living without them for most of history!", these same people would cry bloody murder (as anybody else would).

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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by Frondo on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:35AM (#14176712)

In the 2016 election cycle, the libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gave a great answer to an interview question.

Someone asked him about climate change, and his reply was (quoting from memory, so forgive me if I get the wording slightly off): "As I understand it, in 11 billion years, the sun will expand and swallow the earth, making the issue of climate change moot."

Well, that's great because it's both true and absolutely nonsensical. And it's a great way to do absolutely nothing, policy-wise, for any problem. "What about police violence?" "As I understand it, in 11 billion years..." "What's your position on the student loan debt crisis?" "As I understand it, in 11 billion years..."

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