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JA Westenberg

If we approached climate policy with the same risk-mitigation framework we use for national defense, we’d have mobilized for a green transition decades ago. A 1% probability of foreign attack justifies trillions in spending, but a >90% probability of climate disaster doesn’t.

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Dhmspector@mastodon.social

Dave Spector

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@Daojoan
Given how many evangelicals are running things, I’m surprised more of them don’t quote James Watt…

“We don’t have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand.”
— James Watt, US Secretary of the Interior, Reagan Administration

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pavel

Pavel Machek

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@Daojoan Game theory says this is a bit more complex.
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