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Offline rangerrebew

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Climate Reparations
« on: June 14, 2023, 02:59:12 pm »
Climate Reparations
Posted on June 14, 2023 by tonyheller

According to National Public Radio we are having the worst megadrought in 1,200 years here in the west. Wyoming is the least populous state, so we are victims of greenhouse gas emissions from California and New York. Climate justice demands that they pay us reparations.

https://realclimatescience.com/2023/06/climate-reparations/
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Re: Climate Reparations
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2023, 10:02:09 pm »
Climate Reparations  ??

Same answer as with anything else named "reparations":
NO...!!
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Re: Climate Reparations
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2023, 10:38:57 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on June 14, 2023, 10:02:09 pm
Climate Reparations  ??

Same answer as with anything else named "reparations":
NO...!!
The point was that if the drought is caused by emissions, then those most affected in flyover country should get reparations from all those city folks pooting out all that. By virtue of population difference alone, the Coastal states pump out multiples (if not an order of magnitude) more than the flyover states most affected, so they should pay the flyover states reparations.  :shrug:

While I agree, there should be no reparations, it is an interesting twist.
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