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Derpster
October 9, 2020 at 2:21 pm
What about the coming ice age? Can we prevent it?
Aylbdr Madison
October 9, 2020 at 4:30 pm
We won’t need to worry about that for another 10,000 years or so because it’s a *natural function of the planet* and so happens gradually.
Mr Dictator
October 9, 2020 at 2:31 pm
Nope
Aylbdr Madison
October 9, 2020 at 5:14 pm
Man made global warming is a fact.
In the 70’s the ferns and other plants under the redwoods were above my waist, but was starting to thin out by the 80’s. By the 90’s there were around half as many ferns and plants on the forest floor. Now the forest floor of the redwood park I grew up a few blocks away from is nothing but sticks and dirt, with a few plants here and there. In the 70’s it used to rain here on average 28 days during the summer months alone. Now we are lucky to get that much rain in the entire year.
Since they started keeping track in 1930, 17 of California’s 20 biggest fires happened in the last 20 years. That was before this year. I now live a few miles away from what used to be California’s largest fire ever at over 400,000 acres. But there is a fire burning about 60 miles north of me that was over 1 million acres now.
4,000,000 acres have burned in California this year alone, many people have lost their homes (some lost everything), some even lost their lives. But because we are all lefties who disagree with their precious gop, the trumpers don’t care at all. All they care about is “owning the libs.”
Well, I have some interesting news for trumpers: Most of the people who live in this county are republicans, but because of misinformed people like them causing so much destruction by trusting trump and people like him, many of them are voting for Biden now.
It wouldn’t even matter to any group other than trumpers what sort of people lived here though. But trumpers want to murder (or at the very least: let die) anyone who disagrees with their hatred, refusal to accept responsibility for the freedom of others, and their murderous intentions.
Here are just a couple more of the millions of articles that support this:
Do you trumpers care nothing even for the future of your own children? Is owning the libs really all that you care about?
Mr Dictator
October 9, 2020 at 7:11 pm
@Aylbdr Madison lol I don’t care if it’s real or not. What people are doing to fight this is unacceptable and we will all suffer for it
You- know-who
October 9, 2020 at 2:33 pm
As a natural lover huge respect 🙂
David Pishchik
October 9, 2020 at 2:39 pm
Carbons good the trees need it to survive. It’s what u breath out it’s what everything breathes out. The Earth has seasons. This is all a money grabbing surveillance scam. There words not mine.
poochz2
October 9, 2020 at 2:50 pm
There will be a global event on 10-10-2020, but it won’t be a good event.
Aylbdr Madison
October 9, 2020 at 4:43 pm
Doom-sayers making predictions with no evidence to back themselves up only cause extra problems, and add to already existing problems making them become bigger problems. All without addressing the original problem in any way whatsoever.
poochz2
October 9, 2020 at 10:29 pm
Aylbdr Madison Plenty of evidence.
David Sno
October 9, 2020 at 2:53 pm
Let’s get to work! I just earned my Salesforce Administrator Certification, if anyone reading this knows of a position in this space, where I can help. Please reach out. I have a team of developers, artists and we are currently putting film crew together to launch a social app that will help connect us with projects to achieve our sustainability goals.
We are not entertaining investors. We are building something for the future and we are going to built on effort and community contribution. It is time to work together to ensure there’s a lovely, lively Earth for every future generation.
Let’s be the generation that sets up humanity for a future where we look back proudly at Earth (from the stars, with some Cali Green 🤙🏽) and say “We actually came together and made all this happen, without all the politics for once. We just saw the work that needed to be done and people came through. We all believed and knew that once we did this, everyday after that would feel, better. And it does.”
Hammer Head
October 9, 2020 at 2:58 pm
We’re not going to save the planet by planting trees. The damage is irreparable.
The damage is not caused by carbon gasses, wake up.
Nuclear testing over the past 70 years, has been devasting.
Waste material from nuclear power plants, is largely ignored.
Fukushima radioactive material is simply dumped in the ocean.
Waste from rocket fuel production, dumped in the 50’s, has devasted the ground water supply.
Rockets used to launch satellites, have destroyed the ozone layer.
High frequency micro waves are absorbed by plants and flesh….causing heat.
Ultra high, and low frequency sonar, has proven devasting to whales, dolphin and porpoise.
Heavy metals used during the industrial revolution… Etc.
So….yeah right, plant a tree, save the world…if it makes you feel better… Lols.
Gauri Singhal
October 9, 2020 at 3:05 pm
I wish u all all the best ❣️❣️
Khashayar Mehrdad
October 9, 2020 at 3:54 pm
👏🏽❤️
Economics-vs-Nature
October 9, 2020 at 4:06 pm
Make the 100 Most Rich persons on Planet pay for (Planet regeneration)….they reached there by Exploiting it!!!! EASY!
(They have more then suficient to rebuild 3 planets whit NATURE)………Question here is:Will LAWS BE APPLYED TO THOES THAT MAKE THEM!?
Be Low Below
October 9, 2020 at 5:22 pm
Climate Laws
Legal and just Forefeiture of all ill-gotten wealth, since many of that wealth is natural (land) wealth.
Stig Helmer
October 9, 2020 at 6:03 pm
You don’t understand economics. And if you wipe out the 100 richest people, make millions unemployed, nothing will ultimately change. The money you think exist will evaporate in days. The worth of these people are entirely based on the companies they have.
Be Low Below
October 9, 2020 at 8:40 pm
@Stig Helmer if somebody’s back garden can be forcibly acquired by a state (or company) to be used for say, a railway, what’s fundamentally stopping that state from acquiring and compensating the operating (or the whole) shares of the company?
They exist you know, state shares. Renault is partly owned by France.
Stig Helmer
October 9, 2020 at 9:49 pm
@Be Low Below You don’t understand the fundamentals of capitalism – for instance Jeff Besoz doesn’t have a vault filled with money the state can confiscate. His companies are worth something, if the state confiscate the companies the state will own the worth but actually not have any money. The state can convert the worth into money by selling the companies but who would be willing to buy them if the state can confiscate them again at will? Same situation as in Venezuela, not working very well.
Be Low Below
October 9, 2020 at 10:34 pm
@Stig Helmer wasn’t Venezuela’s strife not that it had made 90% of its public spending come from oil revenues? And not that in 2014, Obama’s fracked shale gas helped dominate the OPEC countries and plummet the price of oil?
You didn’t see a shyness when Britain sold off its British Rail network, or pieces if it’s NHS
There will always be a buyer into a new market. That’s literally what modern 21st Century capitalism is – inventing/buying new markets like carbon trading.
Tony Mind
October 9, 2020 at 4:10 pm
They still talk about Carbon when carbon is natural… Polution and toxins we need to stop. Not remove carbon from atmosphere… What’s wrong with these people….
Aylbdr Madison
October 9, 2020 at 5:15 pm
Man made global warming is a fact.
In the 70’s the ferns and other plants under the redwoods were above my waist, but was starting to thin out by the 80’s. By the 90’s there were around half as many ferns and plants on the forest floor. Now the forest floor of the redwood park I grew up a few blocks away from is nothing but sticks and dirt, with a few plants here and there. In the 70’s it used to rain here on average 28 days during the summer months alone. Now we are lucky to get that much rain in the entire year.
Since they started keeping track in 1930, 17 of California’s 20 biggest fires happened in the last 20 years. That was before this year. I now live a few miles away from what used to be California’s largest fire ever at over 400,000 acres. But there is a fire burning about 60 miles north of me that was over 1 million acres now.
4,000,000 acres have burned in California this year alone, many people have lost their homes (some lost everything), some even lost their lives. But because we are all lefties who disagree with their precious gop, the trumpers don’t care at all. All they care about is “owning the libs.”
Well, I have some interesting news for trumpers: Most of the people who live in this county are republicans, but because of misinformed people like them causing so much destruction by trusting trump and people like him, many of them are voting for Biden now.
It wouldn’t even matter to any group other than trumpers what sort of people lived here though. But trumpers want to murder (or at the very least: let die) anyone who disagrees with their hatred, refusal to accept responsibility for the freedom of others, and their murderous intentions.
Here are just a couple more of the millions of articles that support this:
Do you trumpers care nothing even for the future of your own children? Is owning the libs really all that you care about?
Be Low Below
October 9, 2020 at 5:17 pm
Ok… Prince William was a bad pick.
Celebrities don’t matter, shouldn’t matter as their major purpose (a brand for the public to buy in).
This Televised entertainment doesn’t work, and it fares a good chance of not changing a thing.
It’s the leaders of the world should have their hands forced. Either by the law, by People Striking, or People Revolting!
Stig Helmer
October 9, 2020 at 6:13 pm
Stop and think for second, if climate change was such as big deal, why aren’t we replacing oil and coal with the only clean energy available? Water and nuclear power.
Wendell Suyama
October 9, 2020 at 7:09 pm
… boiling frog syndrome… and when the “water” boils, will we have the ability (resources and time) to get out (save the environment)?
saud sports
October 9, 2020 at 6:51 pm
🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋
Susan Long
October 9, 2020 at 7:01 pm
Umm NO THANKS.
Sam Braz
October 9, 2020 at 7:24 pm
What a waist of Time…. Do something about 5 fivegeee. No human test ever made to see what is the limit that will cause HEALTH issues. No cow farts etc. I saw a 10 story building in Melbourne. I had forgotten to take a jumper but noticed this building as its auto door were openning and close as people just walked past the door. But the wonderful heat THAT was escaping to warm the rest if the world outside was a delight. Then noticed next to the door it had a plaque you could make or buy anywhere it read this building is carbon neutral. 🤮 yer right. I work for a living in the construction industry and know what it takes to contruct and concrete building. If it make you feel good to have a fake plaques that lie.. and enslave man kind over a lie. Did you know you can fit the whole population in Australia in quarter acre blocks and still have room…Take not the FIREY darts of the wicked one spiritual or physical va$$ines rev 18.23c the great merchants of the earth decieved all nation by SORCERIES pharmakeus drugs medicine look it
Tom Pava
October 9, 2020 at 11:22 pm
Tool
G_pad
October 9, 2020 at 8:03 pm
We will all watch this and then jump in our petrol cars to go to a shop a mile away and buy something wrapped in plastic. That’s the problem, humans can be shocked for an hour then just carry on abusing the planet until the next Attenborough show hits the screens. Then repeat the above. It’ll take kids to vote for green parties when they’re older to drive real change.
Zeroth S22
October 9, 2020 at 8:57 pm
❤
Julia Stimpson
October 9, 2020 at 11:01 pm
I’m so excited for this
Bruno 79
October 9, 2020 at 11:13 pm
finally, some hope…
999CATZ
October 9, 2020 at 11:58 pm
when the rich and famous have their resources affected then they will take notice
Karol
October 10, 2020 at 12:09 am
I always hear this, it’s okay but how can I help with this ?
day6creation breathing
October 10, 2020 at 12:17 am
Start on your block
You must know how it is….
michelle x
October 10, 2020 at 12:58 am
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