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Comment · 3 years ago
So what?

From Snopes:

A story about Musk's father once owning an emerald mine evolved into a larger rumor that had no evidence to support its central claim.

Comment · 3 years ago
In 2022, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) reported the highest levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in over 36 years.
Comment · 3 years ago
There were an estimated 750 billion trees worldwide in the 1920s. We now have approximately 3.04 trillion trees in the world.
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
That'll be great. I love seeing Community Notes on ads. They completely destroy the ad at times.
Comment · 3 years ago
Yes, thanks HVAC and all of the energy sources that produce the equipment and then power it.
Comment · 3 years ago
Why do fewer climate related deaths; down 98% the past century

and a more green planet than a century ago

and far fewer people in poverty

all lead you to believe it's becoming uninhabitable?

Comment · 3 years ago
This seems like ChatGPT's response to the prompt "Ignore all the facts and dismiss them out of hand to soothe cognitive dissonance"
Comment · 3 years ago
Climate related deaths have declined by 98% over the last century.

You are 50x less likely to die of a climate-related cause than in 1920.

8x as many people die from cold temperatures as warm ones.

The planet is more green today than a century ago. CO2 is plant food.

We need more energy, not less. Renewable, nuclear, and yes even fossil fuels.

It brings people out of poverty and increases standard of living. When humans move up Maslow's hierarchy they start to care about the environment. CO2 emissions have been decreasing in the US since 2007.

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