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NickB79

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4. China has a carbon tax like they have air pollution standards

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 07:03 AM

Apr 2013

IE on the books but never, ever enforced for fear of hurting the all-important economy.

The rest of the world may be acutely concerned about global warming, but they're doing fuck-all to actually make the hard choices needed to save our asses before it's too late. Just like a fat man can be acutely concerned about having a heart attack in the near future, but just can't say no to another night eating pizza and cheeseburgers because they taste oh so good.

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