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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by tux3 on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:37PM (#29192150)
Yes, except scale makes all the difference.

If you burn a tire, you're polluting and releasing toxic fumes around. But one burnt tire doesn't affect the neighborhood.

Industry is not negligible. At larger scale toxic waste hurts a lot more people, of course it does! The campfire whataboutism is a bit silly in comparison.

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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by imoverclocked on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:15PM (#29193928)
Each one of us burning one tire is a large scale toxic waste issue. Same thing with wood fires.
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