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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by mcnichol on Sunday July 26, 2020 @11:05AM (#23957563)
This is the point.

Using gas is like eating dessert first. This is just forcing vegetables as part of the equation.

There will be a carbon tax because people are too short-sighted in identifying long-term impact because - "It doesn't hurt me."

It does...you are just too dense to notice.

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Re:What if carbon removal becomes the new Big Oil? by tomrod on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:37PM (#23958248)
Hey now. The characterization at the end is uncalled for.

To your point, using gas causes externalities. We know how to address externalities broadly. But the political will is lacking due to anti science proponents.

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