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Mildlypolite

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    What are some technologies that you know to remove CO2 from the atmosphere?

    What are some promising technologies that you know to remove CO2 from the atmosphere? I keep hearing that CCS has always been a failure and is continuing to be a failure. So what a…

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    Comment #35753390

    It's scientifically based, I fear people here who are talking about a coming ice age and people who aren't able to understand the possible severity and significance of this event. …

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    Comment #35753045

    Corrected.

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    Comment #35752934

    [flagged]

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    Comment #35752918

    A synthesis of chatGPT: "A sudden spike in ocean temperature, such as the one observed by scientists recently, can have significant consequences for marine life and global weather …

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    Comment #35743532

    The world’s oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts …

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    Comment #35644856

    Here in Italy the production of rice is stopped due to a severe drought, consequence of the climate crisis. *Stopped in the sense that farmers couldn't even sow the rice.

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    Comment #35604884

    The reality is that different biomarkers were discovered through the years by the Stanford centre by we are still looking for a specific biomarker to ME. For example one of the cri…

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    Comment #35584892

    Higher neuroticism? I am a psychologist and this means nothing. This "believes" were entertained for a long time about ME but we have enough scientifical evidence that they were fa…

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    Comment #35584201

    I can confirm that I had ME for 10 years and the treatments which the author discusses helped me too, I had to discover them through experience but it has always been clear that my…

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    Comment #35584120

    I can confirm that, after having ME for more than ten years, this researcher seem to have understood the underlying mechanisms. I've got better with a similar treatment and I will …

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    Comment #34640438

    The fact is when you are recording a good quality video you never go over a few minutes of recording. So usually it doesn't bother film makers too much. If you're recording a live …

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    Comment #34399802

    I agree, mainly because luxury emissions are what people aspire to, for themselves. This cultural model, that if you are consuming more you are cool and high status, has to stop. N…

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    Comment #34302915

    I see many fatalistic posts. Of course, saying "we are doomed" is the easiest way to continue to do what we are doing. It's just a defensive mechanism at this point. We should be s…

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    Comment #34065114

    Also, the bicycle is much less costly for the society, indeed its positive effects on our health actually contribute to less expenses for the NHS, this effects would be huge if ado…

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    Comment #34026635

    Well the forth gen nuclear power plants will take so many years to build that we will have surpassed some fundamental tipping points. I am not opposed to nuclear, I think that anyo…

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    Comment #33968073

    "Environmental problems have contributed to numerous collapses of civilizations in the past. Now, for the first time, a global collapse appears likely. Overpopulation, overconsumpt…

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    Comment #33931369

    Yes the first step should be to cover every rooftop and parking. I think a law exist in some states that new construction has to have solar panels on. The law should be passed ever…

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    Comment #32854618

    Well, the problem is that we are accelerating so much that adaptation from living beings is not possible. Not a small problem,you know...

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    Comment #32851803

    I can confirm, we have many Patagonia piles which are 30 years old now and they look brand new, passed from dad to me. Also some t shirts from the 90 are still looking good, which …

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    Comment #32458508

    "The Hadza people eat no processed foods, are rarely exposed to antibiotics, and live seasonally, eating more meat in the dry season and a predominantly plant-based, high-fibre die…

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    Comment #32432164

    I am not judging anybody, you can have whichever diet you want. Nothing from a plant is dangerous according to any scientifically based diet. We did not evolve with a carnivorous o…

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    Comment #32432061

    *carnivorous humans more likely to destroy their planet through climate change.

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    Comment #32423017

    My kindle 4 is from 2012 and still holds a charge for 2 weeks if I use it for 20 minutes a day. You must have had a heavy use of your kindle. Even if the battery is not new they co…