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Re:Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from ri... by great_idea on Thursday September 21, 2017 @01:57PM (#15305908)
Well, you can't sue a volcano, and a baby exhaling does definitely not ruin the air in any significant sense. Cows do, though—we should definitely sue people raising cows for ruining it for everyone.
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Re:Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from ri... by BFatts on Thursday September 21, 2017 @04:25PM (#15307013)
Yeah, babies exhaling (and all people too) are producing CO2 which is a greenhouse gas. So, yeah, it is significant enough to pay attention to. However, without killing off a bunch of people we can't eliminate this problem. So, I suppose it's easier to sue farmers and oil companies than individuals - let's all get on board! yay!
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Re:Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from ri... by damnstraight on Thursday September 21, 2017 @05:05PM (#15307343)
> Yeah, babies exhaling (and all people too) are producing CO2 which is a greenhouse gas.

Compare this to the methane emissions of a single cow. You're being reductive to the point of being offensive.

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