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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Flood the Earth. Can a 50-Mile Wall Stop It? Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary. (www.theatlantic.com)

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People will propose pretty much anything because they don't want to see a rapid phase-out of fossil fuel use. The worse things are, the more out-there the things they propose get to be.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 33 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Maybe some kind of big boat that can hold a breeding pair of every animal on the planet could be of use.

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