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Re:The world’s climate goals are not sufficient. They are al... by ianleeclark on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:08AM (#21595594)
> We need to SERIOUSLY start considering geo-engineering and artificial methods of cooling the planet.

We can't even collectively decide to stop taking the stuff out of the ground that ought to stay there. How are these fanciful ideas more politically viable?

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Re:The world’s climate goals are not sufficient. They are al... by kazagistar on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:22AM (#21595766)
They are more viable politically be cause they are further away, so you can pretend to support them while doing nothing, and use them as a magical excuse for burning yet more fossil fuels.

I'm still convinced that Musk's Boring Company is just a similar ploy to prevent investment in much needed mass transit to keep car sales up.

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