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'Unprecedented heat': Iran begins two-day nationwide shutdown amid soaring temperatures (www.cnbc.com)
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The two-day shutdown comes at a time of record-breaking extreme heat across the globe, with July poised to be the hottest month in history.

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[–] 39 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Stop putting the blame on the individual when corporations easily account for over 70% of global emissions and pollution. My gas powered car isn't gonna change shit.

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  • [+] -12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Your gas guzzler was manufactured by a big corporation. You chose to buy it and keep polluting with it.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I shouldn't be made to feel guilty for living my life in this hellscape that were forced to live in. I'm not going to inconvenience myself and make own life harder while the elite fly around in private jets and are more wasteful in a day than I could ever be in my entire life. I care about the environment and want things to change, but I'm not the problem. And if you are trying to make the common person bare the guilt for climate change, you're part of the problem. I do what I can when I can. But to inconvenience myself or spend more of what little money I have to make a negligible difference compared to what a corporation or a single billionaire could do is not gonna happen. Simple as that.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    We are all collectively guilty and we will collectively pay the price. Every little decision we make today echoes far into the future,. Being conscious of our mistakes can lead to better habits. Inaction is no longer enough, we mmdemand positive corrective action today! No one is perfect, but it is an option to live without a vehicle. Billions of people manage to live without the convenience of personal transportation. It is a privilege not a right.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Okay are you going to buy me an electric car then?

    The thing about being a radical is that you actually have to do something, not just spout bullshit online.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    This isn't a matter of individual, personal responsibility. The change necessary needs to happen at the government level.

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