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Originally Posted by MaDalton
i always wonder if all those who deny that climate is changing are opposed to just having clean air and not dumping toxic waste in the environment
even if climate change is not man-made - whats wrong with more clean air and less burning fossil fuel?
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Who could possibly be against clean air? I am 100% for clean air and 100% against dumping toxic waste in the environment.
That being said, CO2 is the wrong substance to target if you are looking for clean air and a reduction in toxic waste. CO2 is not pollution and it is not toxic even at levels thousands of times higher than it is now.
Also, in most of the developed world, the air is cleaner now than it was 100 or even 40 years ago. Waterways are generally cleaner, forest cover is greater and there is just less overall pollution. All of that despite increased populations and increased use of oil and gas.
All of the doom and gloom over CO2 emissions and a slight warming are unnecessary and counterproductive.