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this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2023
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Don't disagree with this at all, just noting that the start of that line could be stretched much further back, we have known that human consumption of coal was having/would have a detrimental impact on climate for well over 100 years 1856, 1902, 1912
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Sadly in that timeline, profit has always mattered more than humanity (or the planet).
Still does.