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To: Maple MAGA who wrote (1543213)	6/17/2025 3:20:20 PM
From: Wharf Rat	2 Recommendations Recommended By Eric rdkflorida2 Respond to of 1576881

"It implies that preventing climate change is as simple as flipping a switch" It's way too late to prevent it, but stopping further temperature increases is as simple as throwing the switch, as long as it's connected to a source of renewable electricity, whether it's the grid or the battery of an EV. What's not so simple is overcoming the well-entrenched opposition of sociopaths like you, especially the ones who sell fossil fuels for a living. == "poor societies suffer the most when energy gets expensive or scarce." It's easier to schlep a panel into a 3rd World village than it is to extend the grid by hundreds of miles. "But in the real world, collapsing economies don’t stop climate change" Climate change collapses economies. Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster The New York Times May 30, 2025 — New warnings from financial firms and insurers point to a future defined by profound risks to the global economy from heat, storms and other disasters.