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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
I find it unfortunate that there are political pundits and those with strong vested financial interests who continue to be successful in confounding resolution of the issue by claiming that it is untested science or tenuous in some manner. In the meantime, the situation becomes more difficult, perhaps irreversibly.
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It saddens me, but it doesn't surprise me. Look how long it took tobacco companies to admit to the link between smoking and lung cancer, even when the evidence was overwhelming.
The fact is that yes, reducing carbon emissions does cost money, but every other major country in the world has been willing to introduce "carbon emission taxes" and spend that money for the sake of all our futures. The US's refusal to do this on the ground that "it's too expensive" or "the link between global warming and CO2 emissions isn't proven" is very worrying.