Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide into the air

Re:Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide int... by forapurpose on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @08:26PM (#15086560)

> Its pretty easy to see that any form of mitigation is irrelevant until it becomes a real problem because getting large groups to agree on things isn't a scientific thing but a problem for society. Usually that only occurs when its pretty apparent that they have to do something to mitigate it.

Many countries have agreed climate change is a serious problem and have acted on it, and for a long time. The U.S. is a major exception. It's doable; the Republican Party in the U.S. is the problem.

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Re:Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide int... by erikpukinskis on Thursday August 24, 2017 @03:52AM (#15088367)

The Republican Party in the U.S. is just a proxy for the big multinational corporations. Americans didn't vote them in, they voted themselves in. They'll continue to vote themselves in as long as they can find ways to manipulate public opinion in the handful of districts where it matters.

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