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Re:Why are there so few dead bugs on my windshield these days? by naasking on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:28AM (#33317106)
> Around me, its seems like slowly everyone is starting to doubt/deny the impact of nitrogen and whether it's something we need to care about.

I'm not sure why that's surprising. Our food supply depends on using nitrogen at the moment. You can't just ban it cold-turkey without transitioning to an alternative that doesn't threaten the food supply.

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Re:Why are there so few dead bugs on my windshield these days? by ls15 on Monday October 24, 2022 @01:33PM (#33319699)
> Our food supply depends on using nitrogen at the moment.

And it always will, since all plants require nitrogen for growing.

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Re:Why are there so few dead bugs on my windshield these days? by naasking on Monday October 24, 2022 @01:40PM (#33319798)
Sure, but there might be better formulations that don't release as much nitrous oxide, which is the greenhouse gas of concern.
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