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msy 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Judge finalizes order for Greenpeace to pay $345M ...

Exactly. I mean look what happened when we worked out CFCs were destroying the ozone layer through rigorous scientific research and public disclosure.

webnrrd2k 4 months ago | [–]

Yes, and cigarettes, asbestos, lead in gasoline, and a few others, too. Clearly there is a place for education and coordinated action among the common people.

ericd 4 months ago | [–]

Those were a lot easier to swap out. Oil is the foundation of modern society, CFCs were far from.

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