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Jimmy Carter Might Have Saved the Climate, If the Country Had Let Him Try
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this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2024
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Except that when companies can't make money they adapt by buying politicians to mandate use of their dirty product and outlawing alternatives. Voting with your wallet only goes so far, whereas taking out one CEO has managed to affect the behavior of an entire class. Imagine if they were hunted at the rate of american schoolkids.