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To recap: the media misrepresented a napkin-math guesstimate for planting a trillion trees as an official UN assessment for the cost of "halting" global warming... ...which, of course, became "eat the rich" fuel — to the tune of 210,000 likes & 80,000 retweets. And counting.pic.twitter.com/v03GUnDvAb
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The basic points remain: 1. planting trees is a relatively cheap, low energy way to absorb lots of carbon. 2. Rich people will do jack about it relative to the immensity of their wealth, because it doesn't buy them status.
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Forest management is tricky and expensive; California already fucked it up (with all the best intentions), and now we're stuck fighting massive wildfires. You need to make long-term arrangements en masse for smart forestry with the governments & individuals who own the land.
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this one is almost as badhttps://twitter.com/p_millerd/status/1118071142311288838?lang=en …
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Also, trees aren't very good carbon sinks.
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"give me half a tanker of iron, and I will give you an ice age."
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it’s sad that i’m not shocked that angry dude decides to double down on it this morning without checking the stat
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There are MANY replies to Anand earnestly calling for a French Revolution style mass guillotining of "the rich".pic.twitter.com/87QRUcjJCi
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2nd Amendment is better than the leftists pretending they can force anyone to their soy-fueled will.
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They still think wealth is a mound of gold coins and trinkets in a cave somewhere don't they
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Wealth is not money.
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