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Re:White House is pushing ahead research to cool Earth by re... by mandmandam on Friday October 14, 2022 @11:11AM (#33204591)
We could have started the switch to cleaner power and better planning and quality trains and public transport etc. forty years ago, but we were knowingly lied to.

Fossil fuel companies knew about climate change and deliberately spent decades obfuscating the issue and warping discourse.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/08/exxon-cl...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97...

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62225696

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Re:White House is pushing ahead research to cool Earth by re... by FredPret on Friday October 14, 2022 @11:52AM (#33205161)
Well OK, but now that we are where we are, we have to take the most rational next step. I’m not poking myself in the eye to get back at the oil companies.
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