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In reply to the discussion: Is it "over" for you? [View all]NickB79
(20,265 posts)42. In a way, yes, due to the cuts to clean energy
Even though we likely passed the climate tipping point years ago, the revocation of clean energy programs guarantees that the planet will pass 3C by the end of the century and doom a sizeable chunk of civilization to collapse. There is no magic technology scalable enough to sequester all the carbon we're about to emit.
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To quote that great philosopher Yogi Berra: "It ain't over til it's over". That won't happen
LoisB
Jul 2025
#7
I believe in Chocolate Therapy! Ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, 72%-85% chocolate bars (ymmv 😉 ),
electric_blue68
Jul 2025
#67
What's sad is that we no longer have a government that answers to the people
Johnny2X2X
Jul 2025
#26
I'm a disabled born in the US old man with naturalized parents. I'm locked and loaded if they come knocking ;) n/t
Cheezoholic
Jul 2025
#29
Not yet! Sometimes things change for the better, and sometimes from unexpected reasons, or circumstances, unexpected...
electric_blue68
Jul 2025
#34
I'm a liberty or death kind of guy, but I do believe we are beyond a political solution.
IrishAfricanAmerican
Jul 2025
#57