Seattle-Area Patient With Coronavirus Dies

Re:Seattle-Area Patient With Coronavirus Dies by runarberg on Saturday February 29, 2020 @01:54PM (#22452224)

As we are several decades into an equally serious—or perhaps a far greater—catastrophe with globally rising temperatures—in part to blame by human activities that are now hindered because of this new immediate emergency.

I love that it took a global virus outbreak for these companies to take these actions that they should have taken long since in an effort against the climate disaster.

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Re:Seattle-Area Patient With Coronavirus Dies by RobRivera on Saturday February 29, 2020 @01:59PM (#22452261)

I don't know where to begin with this opinion and commentary so I'll just say how I feel.

Finding solace of potential human loss of life through a lens of reduced carbon footprint is tonedeaf to those who have lost loved ones to this disaster, and furthermore alienates an enriching dialogue between climate deniers by providing a scapegoat to keep heads in sand.

"Look at those climate cry babies, celebrating loss of life"

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Re:Seattle-Area Patient With Coronavirus Dies by runarberg on Saturday February 29, 2020 @02:07PM (#22452323)

The numbers don’t really add up though since the climate disaster is causing few orders of magnitude more deaths then the corona virus outbreak.

I find it great that companies and governments are taking actions to reduce harm (like I said, I love it), but these actions should have been taken long ago to prevent a far greater harm being caused by another disaster.

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