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Justice matters.

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3. Blowing up oil refineries...
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:29 PM
17 hrs ago

Smoke plumes from oil combustion have a serious climatic and environmental impact.Their fumes release immense quantities of carbon and particles that alter local weather patterns, in addition to degrading air quality.

Carbon dioxide (CO₂ emissions: The complete combustion of hydrocarbons emits significant volumes of CO₂, the main greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.

Black smoke plumes contain high concentrations of black carbon. When suspended in the air, this pollutant absorbs solar radiation and warms the atmosphere. If it settles on ice caps or snow, it accelerates melting by reducing light reflection.

If the Russian aggression doesn't stop NOW, we're all doomed.

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So let's elect science-denying fascists and shove completely unregulated AI on literally fucking everyone. What could go Karasu 18 hrs ago #1
Lobsters now come ready-to-eat right out of the water. If they are concerned we should listen and do things. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #2
And the butter melts right on the counter. How convenient. NT warmfeet 15 hrs ago #9
Blowing up oil refineries... Justice matters. 17 hrs ago #3
I hadn't thought about that aspect Bayard 12 hrs ago #11
"Climate change is a hoax" - MAGA warns IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #4
Kick dalton99a 17 hrs ago #5
We are SO f****d. n/t TygrBright 15 hrs ago #6
Well if they stopped recording the temperature... ybbor 15 hrs ago #7
Gore was right. Everyone was right. Except the GOP and deniers. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #8
Gore was right about everything Seinan Sensei 10 hrs ago #13
I remember that fucker, James Inhofe, and how he used a snowball as a prop... QueerDuck 4 hrs ago #20
I commented on that jack asses Twitter account when he was still Senator Bengus81 3 hrs ago #21
And now Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from RI is carrying the torch Bengus81 3 hrs ago #23
It's too late, the Earth is already shifting its axis... BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #10
Terrifying! calimary 8 hrs ago #15
We are doomed, Bayard 12 hrs ago #12
Don't quite agree BeneteauBum 10 hrs ago #14
I still say Mars billions of years ago was just like Earth today and they blew it Bengus81 3 hrs ago #24
Perhaps BeneteauBum 1 hr ago #25
Or Venus at the other extreme Ponietz 47 min ago #28
Humanity is a virus Stacey Grove 8 hrs ago #16
There is some comfort knowing this is true. BurnDoubt 7 hrs ago #18
We're the only animals that have to pay money to live on Earth Stacey Grove 7 hrs ago #19
Not to worry... BurnDoubt 7 hrs ago #17
Trump voters in Florida and the Gulf Coast up for this one? Bengus81 3 hrs ago #22
I was thinking along those same lines... although, there are a few folks in Florida... QueerDuck 59 min ago #26
If anyone wants to get a glimpse into what this future looks like... FalloutShelter 55 min ago #27
Rec Ponietz 46 min ago #29
I've been thinking lately that... Hugin 35 min ago #30
Humans Are An Invasive Species the_liberal_grandpa 35 min ago #31
We. Must. Get. Off. The. Fossil. Fuel. Addiction. Now! OrlandoDem2 19 min ago #32
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