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    Just watched this episode. Has a lot of good info. on the current state of climate change. Its insane how people don't believe in climate change. Its exactly what happened with tobacco companies. How fucking stupid are we as a species?!?!?

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    • it's only the 'man-made' part that some people disagree with, not climate change as a wholeGnash
    • Science deniers and people tied to the polluting industries completely disagree. Including trumps cabinet picks for the EPA and education. Sad.monospaced
    • Oh and don't forget those people who believe only god can change the climate and that only prayer and burning fossil fuels will save us.monospaced
    • 85% of americans agree the earth is getting warmer. 49% believe caused mostly by human activity. only 11% think no evidence its getting warmerGnash
    • well... everything is natural, even 'man made' - because where else in the universe has it come from if not from earth. man-made = changed. So...fruitsalad
    • You can view earth as some sort of chowder soup, made up of various ingredients. man is merely stirring it a bit quick that it'd naturally churn around.fruitsalad
    • @Gnash, sadly those numbers align with the amount of science deniers out there. I believe it's close to 100% of the scientific community agrees it's man-made.monospaced
    • it's certainly the majority. according to PEW 84% of scientists say the earth is warming because of human activity.Gnash
    • Yeah, so why does someone believe an oil company when they deny it?monospaced
    • climate change deniers are more of a threat than climate change itself, because we can actually work to reverse itmoldero
    • maybe because they own oil stocksGnash
    • lol @Gnash, that's a funny joke
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      http://media.treehug…      monospaced
    • lol. okay, maybe not those guysGnash
    • nice f'ing ride, thoughGnash
    • I didn't watch the doc but the evidence is there that all planets in our solar system are changing at a similar rate...set
    • ... So climate change exists but we're not responsible. That doesn't mean we don't need to change though as we're obviously destroying the planet.set
    • I guess what I mean is 'that would suggest' rather than talking in facts that I have no idea about.. ;)set
    • Well, we're not destroying the planet, the planet is fine, it can survive anything we can dish out. We are destroying our livable environment. zero f's givensofakingback
    • Well sure, but we're destroying precious rainforests, for ex. , which destroys the atmosphere, which affects all life. But yes, it'll grow back once we're gone.set
    • And ultimately if we stop our destruction and go completely sustainable and green, we're not doing it for the planet, we're doing it for ourselves.set
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