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[-] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 6 months ago
[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 9 points 6 months ago
[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 9 points 6 months ago

Extra extra read all about it: Americans all for doing too little, too late!

[-] blazera@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Words are meaningless, if they support taking steps to reduce climate change, they can take steps to reduce climate change. Instead theyre buying bigger and bigger fossil fuel guzzlers.

So these people are lying sacks of shit.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 9 points 6 months ago
[-] blazera@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

seems like a good start to me, renewable energy and electric cars are highly effective. personal vehicles are the largest single source of emissions in the US.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago

Large chunks of the population don't think those are effective, and recycling is #2 on the list

[-] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Oh, they started firebombing billionaire's property?

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

So 70% favor doing something. But most won't push for it, and if any action negatively affects people in the short term they tend to drop support for it. Add that to the 30% who openly support doing nothing, and it doesn't sound that positive.

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