EPA's Stance on Greenhouse Gases: Business & Marketing Repercussions

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EPA now says greenhouse gases don't endanger people

Posted by u/upyoars•07/28/2025

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u/wagadugo

Future* generations are going to look back at this era with astonishment

u/Hello_Hangnail

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

u/3-DMan

RFK Jr says, "Micro plastics.. it's what's for dinner!"

u/nagi603

So many industries hamstrung by large corporations completely stifling any innovation or even the growth of the entire industry just so they can have a lazy easy profit of X. From internet pr

u/jordana309

Literally the day before this was published, from the UN: In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’ - https://aje.io/1env06

u/otternavy

should we start watering crops with brawndo now or give it a year?

u/TopherLude

The stupidest thing is that following science actually has a tremendous return on investment. But it might not pay off this quarter and the oligarchs can't see past their own fat guts.

u/dr_badhat

Recommended daily dose of 500mg. Can’t wait for the supplements to boost my brain plasticity.

u/wagadugo

Future* generations are going to look back at this era with astonishment

u/KingKontinuum

I will never forgive the people who voted for this.

u/DryTart978

Sorry, but basic science is unprofitable. God bless America!

u/Nekowulf

But if they don't pull up the ladder behind them and gaslight a very rabid third of the country into believing ladders will steal their kid's balls, someone may climb up after them and surpas

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u/EffectivePatient493

You missed the asbestos walk back by \~45 days. Welcome to Project 2025.

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u/VRGIMP27

The irony is, these tech bro oligarchs would have NOTHING without America's investments in Stem post WWII. We wouldn't have the integrated circuit, the transistor, frequency hopping , intern

u/SardonicusNox

Well, that was the point. Project 2025 wasnt written for nothing.

u/Guitarman0512

The whole reason renewables are even a common thing is because of subsidies. The free market would've and still will continue to destroy everything in the name of profit.

u/FuturologyBot

The following submission statement was provided by /u/upyoars: --- > Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from

u/ptear

That's Grrrreat /s

u/mattihase

Solar panels are one of the most profitable industries out there right now.

u/Guitarman0512

Nah don't be daft. They won't be around.

u/EqualityWithoutCiv

This is why the world should turn their backs on petrochem state America no thanks to this hostile fascist takeover. They are a threat to **life**.

u/paulovitorfb

Beautiful clean lead paint

u/Nekowulf

But if they don't pull up the ladder behind them and gaslight a very rabid third of the country into believing ladders will steal their kid's balls, someone may climb up after them and surpas

u/Guitarman0512

You know, I'm glad President Carter isn't around anymore for this mess. Imagine doing everything in your power to bring about a better future, only for a bankruptillionaire with daddy issues

u/otternavy

should we start watering crops with brawndo now or give it a year?

u/kill4b

This is true. Whitehouse gases are much more dangerous.

u/TopherLude

The stupidest thing is that following science actually has a tremendous return on investment. But it might not pay off this quarter and the oligarchs can't see past their own fat guts.

u/mithie007

That's what happens when the EPA is staffed by braindead plants.

u/Darklord_Bravo

Where's Doc Brown and his DeLorean when we really need him to fix this Biff Tannen timeline? Yeesh.

u/ccaccus

If only we had an Agency dedicated to Protecting the Environment. What a dream that would be.

u/skittlebog

Climate Change denial will not save American consumers anything. Manufacturers will cut their costs but will not change what they charge for things.

u/GenericFatGuy

This is unfortunately the takeaway that a lot of people will have.

u/Kermit_the_hog

No, best we can do is declare microplastics to be essential vitamins and nutrients 🤷‍♂️

u/DemonoftheWater

I want the person who said this to stand next to a diesal rolling coal and get back to me that its not detrimental.

u/Previously_coolish

For real. The oil companies could have taken their massive profits and diversified to be energy companies, developing solar and wind and whatnot. But instead they just stuck with oil and are

u/paulovitorfb

Beautiful clean lead paint

u/SenorPinchy

Imagine going home every night and facing your children after spending your day poisoning them and their future kids. Spiritually corrupted and psychologically deranged.

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u/3-DMan

RFK Jr says, "Micro plastics.. it's what's for dinner!"

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u/onefst250r

He also said not to take medical advice from him. And is in charge of an arm of the govt that gives medical advice.

u/Guitarman0512

Nah don't be daft. They won't be around.

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u/paulovitorfb

Beautiful clean lead paint

u/wagadugo

Future* generations are going to look back at this era with astonishment

u/Vanman04

Good lord. Driving a dagger into the climate change religion... I just can't with these people. We are so fucked. You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? I am old so chances are p

u/Toadfinger

The GOP would sell us all as food to a zoo! Traitors all!

u/Kermit_the_hog

No, best we can do is declare microplastics to be essential vitamins and nutrients 🤷‍♂️

u/hornswoggled111

Calling climate change a religion? I guess that makes them aheatists.

u/Lemesplain

Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.”

u/twec21

The party will tell you to ignore the evidence of your own eyes, it is their most vital command

u/3-DMan

RFK Jr says, "Micro plastics.. it's what's for dinner!"

u/slothbuddy

The free market concentrated the money in the hands of a few people who now own the government who tell you it's not a problem. Problem solved!

u/whoisnotinmykitchen

Trump has corrupted every aspect of the American government. What a screwed up country that so-called patriots voted for this corrupt Pedophile twice!

u/Toadfinger

The GOP would sell us all as food to a zoo! Traitors all!

u/physicistbowler

Is that asterisk there to indicate that future generations may not actually come to fruition?

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u/ZSpectre

Akin to how the best advice I've ever received for dealing with my car warning lights was to disconnect the warning lights. It means no worries...for the rest of my days (technically in a sen

u/TeteDeMerde

"EPA says lead water pipes add flavor."

u/TeteDeMerde

"EPA says lead water pipes add flavor."

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u/rnernbrane

Lol I used to be worried about the climate and what we were going to do about it. I forgot all about that with all the other bullshit thanks to satan's bitch.

u/old_Spivey

Plants do well with water too, but not when they are submerged in it.

u/Kalepsis

Excellent! So we can pump those gases into the homes of Republican politicians, right? Perfectly safe!

u/KingKontinuum

I will never forgive the people who voted for this.

u/disdainfulsideeye

This is what happens when you get your information from YouTube and PraegerU videos.

u/Drig-DrishyaViveka

Lead is now Vitamin L

u/dr_badhat

Recommended daily dose of 500mg. Can’t wait for the supplements to boost my brain plasticity.

u/BobLoblawsLawBlogged

Oh thank god *let’s out the longest, loudest fart ever*

u/Flare_Starchild

Alternate headline, "EPA is compromised. Do not trust them". I think my childhood is dying on the indise 😒😭

u/upyoars

> Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. > "Today is t

u/ZSpectre

Akin to how the best advice I've ever received for dealing with my car warning lights was to disconnect the warning lights. It means no worries...for the rest of my days (technically in a sen

u/hornswoggled111

Both to be added to all breakfast cereals going forward.

u/SardonicusNox

Well, that was the point. Project 2025 wasnt written for nothing.

u/ptear

That's Grrrreat /s

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u/thereisnospoon-1312

They don’t even want to try to fix it

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u/wagadugo

Future* generations are going to look back at this era with astonishment

u/jordana309

Literally the day before this was published, from the UN: In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’ - https://aje.io/1env06

u/dr_badhat

Recommended daily dose of 500mg. Can’t wait for the supplements to boost my brain plasticity.

u/Kumimono

Worrying about greenhouse gasses endangers profits, is what they're saying.

u/Vanman04

Good lord. Driving a dagger into the climate change religion... I just can't with these people. We are so fucked. You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? I am old so chances are p

u/Vanman04

Good lord. Driving a dagger into the climate change religion... I just can't with these people. We are so fucked. You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? I am old so chances are p

u/nagi603

So many industries hamstrung by large corporations completely stifling any innovation or even the growth of the entire industry just so they can have a lazy easy profit of X. From internet pr

u/Hello_Hangnail

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

u/timpdx

Momentum of legitimate science lasted 6 months. Obviously now it's gone.

u/physicistbowler

Is that asterisk there to indicate that future generations may not actually come to fruition?

u/WildlingViking

and the local paper put their picture on the front page lol

u/Guitarman0512

You know, I'm glad President Carter isn't around anymore for this mess. Imagine doing everything in your power to bring about a better future, only for a bankruptillionaire with daddy issues

u/Dreurmimker

Actually, basic science is plenty profitable. We’re just governed by a bunch of losers that stuck on old tech and the status quo.

u/WildlingViking

and the local paper put their picture on the front page lol

u/Drig-DrishyaViveka

Lead is now Vitamin L

u/Guitarman0512

I mean, bending truths for their own purpose has never been something the US goverment has shied away from over the years. I've never fully trusted anything the US government presented that h

u/EffectivePatient493

You missed the asbestos walk back by \~45 days. Welcome to Project 2025.

u/-Kalos

Wasn't there a report a couple months back that they were going to roll back regulations on asbestos?

u/Bag_of_DIcksss

*gunts ftfy

u/TopherLude

The stupidest thing is that following science actually has a tremendous return on investment. But it might not pay off this quarter and the oligarchs can't see past their own fat guts.

u/ramriot

That's nice, so if say we raised the partial pressure of CO² in EPA headquarters above 4% they would be ok with that since the gas is not harmful.

u/Dreurmimker

Actually, basic science is plenty profitable. We’re just governed by a bunch of losers that stuck on old tech and the status quo.

u/SardonicusNox

Well, that was the point. Project 2025 wasnt written for nothing.

u/3-DMan

RFK Jr says, "Micro plastics.. it's what's for dinner!"

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The following submission statement was provided by /u/upyoars: --- > Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from

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u/D0N_B0N_DARLEY

So we’re basically doing the plot of Don’t Look Up. Cool.

u/hornswoggled111

Calling climate change a religion? I guess that makes them aheatists.

u/paulovitorfb

Beautiful clean lead paint

u/twec21

The party will tell you to ignore the evidence of your own eyes, it is their most vital command

u/Nekowulf

But if they don't pull up the ladder behind them and gaslight a very rabid third of the country into believing ladders will steal their kid's balls, someone may climb up after them and surpas

u/whoisnotinmykitchen

Trump has corrupted every aspect of the American government. What a screwed up country that so-called patriots voted for this corrupt Pedophile twice!

u/EffectivePatient493

You missed the asbestos walk back by \~45 days. Welcome to Project 2025.

u/ga-co

That’s a relief! For years I’ve worried that greenhouse gasses were causing the planet to warm at an unsustainable rate. Man, this EPA we’ve got now is GOOD. Maybe they can make microplastics

u/ga-co

That’s a relief! For years I’ve worried that greenhouse gasses were causing the planet to warm at an unsustainable rate. Man, this EPA we’ve got now is GOOD. Maybe they can make microplastics

u/Ok-disaster2022

It's well established that people who live downwind of fossil fuel power plants have increased rates of asthma, cancer and other health effects that result in billions of dollars diverted to

u/The_Southern_Sir

BTW, go watch Konstantin Kisin's speech at Oxford. It's both concise and very illuminating. He really lays out a real path to improvement.

u/onefst250r

He also said not to take medical advice from him. And is in charge of an arm of the govt that gives medical advice.

u/Sefirosukuraudo

And at the same time these people believe that fluoride is some dangerous chemical the government uses to give kids autism or something along those lines…

u/WildlingViking

in my town of 5,000 people in the middle of nowhere (red state), there were people at the city council meeting demanding the fluoride be taken out of the water supply. So the city council ask

u/usaaf

> You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? They will never see it. If they hear about it at all, they will think "good, all those regulations didn't do shit" and move on with their

u/cadezego5

I hope everyone involved in this decision stands by their decision and sit in their closed garage with their greenhouse machines running, since, you know, they won’t be harmed in any way from

u/Geainsworth

We are being led by a bunch of self-serving idiots and madmen. This is an extra sentence to make the post long enough to satisfy the AI.

u/timpdx

And there it is. We cannot trust our own government for objective science. It's 100% more likely China will provide more reliable data than the "free" USA. I'll actually be looking to Europe

u/GenericFatGuy

This is unfortunately the takeaway that a lot of people will have.

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u/mithie007

That's what happens when the EPA is staffed by braindead plants.

u/timpdx

Momentum of legitimate science lasted 6 months. Obviously now it's gone.

u/Vanman04

Good lord. Driving a dagger into the climate change religion... I just can't with these people. We are so fucked. You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? I am old so chances are p

u/jordana309

Literally the day before this was published, from the UN: In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’ - https://aje.io/1env06

u/upyoars

> Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. > "Today is t

u/Vanman04

Good lord. Driving a dagger into the climate change religion... I just can't with these people. We are so fucked. You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? I am old so chances are p

u/hornswoggled111

Calling climate change a religion? I guess that makes them aheatists.

u/AcknowledgeUs

“Kickbacks” from the fossil fuel industry are now ingrained in government, who knew about climate change long before it was leaked to the public. For those unaware, electric vehicles were aro

u/Guitarman0512

Nah don't be daft. They won't be around.

u/Previously_coolish

For real. The oil companies could have taken their massive profits and diversified to be energy companies, developing solar and wind and whatnot. But instead they just stuck with oil and are

u/SiON42X

Gearing up for that I s'pose https://i.redd.it/gagpt0kpnhff1.jpeg

u/Gold_Doughnut_9050

The "free market" caused the problem and won't fix it.

u/otternavy

should we start watering crops with brawndo now or give it a year?

u/SophieCalle

I think it's fair to consider this administration fully rogue and fraud and people need to make alt or state level systems doing it in parallel, at this point.

u/TopherLude

The stupidest thing is that following science actually has a tremendous return on investment. But it might not pay off this quarter and the oligarchs can't see past their own fat guts.

u/DryTart978

Sorry, but basic science is unprofitable. God bless America!

u/GenericFatGuy

This is unfortunately the takeaway that a lot of people will have.

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u/ZSpectre

Akin to how the best advice I've ever received for dealing with my car warning lights was to disconnect the warning lights. It means no worries...for the rest of my days (technically in a sen

u/Toadfinger

The GOP would sell us all as food to a zoo! Traitors all!

u/Lemesplain

Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.”

u/iiitme

I’m convinced they’re just trying to kill people off at this point.

u/KGB_cutony

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

u/Maghorn_Mobile

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that another actor turned conservative President was the one who started this trend of America turning away from investment into scientific progress?

u/thereisnospoon-1312

They don’t even want to try to fix it

u/disdainfulsideeye

This is what happens when you get your information from YouTube and PraegerU videos.

u/timpdx

Momentum of legitimate science lasted 6 months. Obviously now it's gone.

u/kill4b

This is true. Whitehouse gases are much more dangerous.

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u/otternavy

should we start watering crops with brawndo now or give it a year?

u/FuturologyBot

The following submission statement was provided by /u/upyoars: --- > Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from

u/SenorPinchy

Imagine going home every night and facing your children after spending your day poisoning them and their future kids. Spiritually corrupted and psychologically deranged.

u/Lemesplain

Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.”

u/ccaccus

If only we had an Agency dedicated to Protecting the Environment. What a dream that would be.

u/Budget_Llama_Shoes

The EPA said that? The EPA that is led by Lee Zeldin, a Trump appointee who supported Trump during his first impeachment? You dont say…

u/americanextreme

If everyone follows the same rules, then there is almost no opportunity for arbitrage.

u/rigney68

Sprinkle in some Idiocracy and, yeah.

u/hornswoggled111

Both to be added to all breakfast cereals going forward.

u/ccaccus

If only we had an Agency dedicated to Protecting the Environment. What a dream that would be.

u/slothbuddy

The free market concentrated the money in the hands of a few people who now own the government who tell you it's not a problem. Problem solved!

u/Drig-DrishyaViveka

Lead is now Vitamin L

u/whoisnotinmykitchen

Trump has corrupted every aspect of the American government. What a screwed up country that so-called patriots voted for this corrupt Pedophile twice!

u/VRGIMP27

The irony is, these tech bro oligarchs would have NOTHING without America's investments in Stem post WWII. We wouldn't have the integrated circuit, the transistor, frequency hopping , intern

u/Maghorn_Mobile

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that another actor turned conservative President was the one who started this trend of America turning away from investment into scientific progress?

u/VRGIMP27

The irony is, these tech bro oligarchs would have NOTHING without America's investments in Stem post WWII. We wouldn't have the integrated circuit, the transistor, frequency hopping , intern

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u/Drig-DrishyaViveka

Lead is now Vitamin L

u/SiON42X

Gearing up for that I s'pose https://i.redd.it/gagpt0kpnhff1.jpeg

u/Geainsworth

We are being led by a bunch of self-serving idiots and madmen. This is an extra sentence to make the post long enough to satisfy the AI.

u/upyoars

> Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. > "Today is t

u/Grand-Try-3772

Wow that’s stupid

u/o_MrBombastic_o

You have to stop electing Republicans at any level for that

u/Kermit_the_hog

No, best we can do is declare microplastics to be essential vitamins and nutrients 🤷‍♂️

u/whoisnotinmykitchen

Trump has corrupted every aspect of the American government. What a screwed up country that so-called patriots voted for this corrupt Pedophile twice!

u/Sefirosukuraudo

And at the same time these people believe that fluoride is some dangerous chemical the government uses to give kids autism or something along those lines…

u/americanextreme

If everyone follows the same rules, then there is almost no opportunity for arbitrage.

u/physicistbowler

Is that asterisk there to indicate that future generations may not actually come to fruition?

u/americanextreme

If everyone follows the same rules, then there is almost no opportunity for arbitrage.

u/Guitarman0512

Nah don't be daft. They won't be around.

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u/D0N_B0N_DARLEY

So we’re basically doing the plot of Don’t Look Up. Cool.

u/Fr00stee

atm solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuels so the free market would select for them

u/SardonicusNox

Well, that was the point. Project 2025 wasnt written for nothing.

u/Dreurmimker

Actually, basic science is plenty profitable. We’re just governed by a bunch of losers that stuck on old tech and the status quo.

u/hornswoggled111

Both to be added to all breakfast cereals going forward.

u/ramriot

That's nice, so if say we raised the partial pressure of CO² in EPA headquarters above 4% they would be ok with that since the gas is not harmful.

u/DryTart978

Sorry, but basic science is unprofitable. God bless America!

u/SiON42X

Gearing up for that I s'pose https://i.redd.it/gagpt0kpnhff1.jpeg

u/Spsurgeon

Great! So no more storms dumping a month's worth of rain in an hour. Fires burning houses that have been safe for 100 years. Floods washing away several hundred year old roads. Tornadoes in G

u/kill4b

This is true. Whitehouse gases are much more dangerous.

u/EqualityWithoutCiv

This is why the world should turn their backs on petrochem state America no thanks to this hostile fascist takeover. They are a threat to **life**.

u/SardonicusNox

Well, that was the point. Project 2025 wasnt written for nothing.

u/Mundamala

Not until people vote for better.

u/slothbuddy

The free market concentrated the money in the hands of a few people who now own the government who tell you it's not a problem. Problem solved!

u/mithie007

That's what happens when the EPA is staffed by braindead plants.

u/usaaf

> You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? They will never see it. If they hear about it at all, they will think "good, all those regulations didn't do shit" and move on with their

u/DryTart978

Sorry, but basic science is unprofitable. God bless America!

u/Darklord_Bravo

Where's Doc Brown and his DeLorean when we really need him to fix this Biff Tannen timeline? Yeesh.

u/whoisnotinmykitchen

Trump has corrupted every aspect of the American government. What a screwed up country that so-called patriots voted for this corrupt Pedophile twice!

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u/Gold_Doughnut_9050

The "free market" caused the problem and won't fix it.

u/drboxboy

I like money

u/wagadugo

Future* generations are going to look back at this era with astonishment

u/Maghorn_Mobile

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that another actor turned conservative President was the one who started this trend of America turning away from investment into scientific progress?

u/Lemesplain

Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.”

u/ccaccus

If only we had an Agency dedicated to Protecting the Environment. What a dream that would be.

u/D0N_B0N_DARLEY

So we’re basically doing the plot of Don’t Look Up. Cool.

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u/TeteDeMerde

"EPA says lead water pipes add flavor."

u/Guitarman0512

I mean, bending truths for their own purpose has never been something the US goverment has shied away from over the years. I've never fully trusted anything the US government presented that h

u/Carpantiac

The EPA is now owned by anti-science imbeciles and we’ll all deal with the damage for decades to come. :( Same with the department of health and human services. The damage is incalculable.

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u/Flare_Starchild

Alternate headline, "EPA is compromised. Do not trust them". I think my childhood is dying on the indise 😒😭

u/Sefirosukuraudo

And at the same time these people believe that fluoride is some dangerous chemical the government uses to give kids autism or something along those lines…

u/KGB_cutony

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

u/Nekowulf

But if they don't pull up the ladder behind them and gaslight a very rabid third of the country into believing ladders will steal their kid's balls, someone may climb up after them and surpas

u/slothbuddy

The free market concentrated the money in the hands of a few people who now own the government who tell you it's not a problem. Problem solved!

u/KingKontinuum

I will never forgive the people who voted for this.

u/hornswoggled111

Both to be added to all breakfast cereals going forward.

u/Clusterpuff

The folks voting for this never paid attention to climate change anyway, and are probably happy because at one point their kids argued with them about climate change

u/StickFigureFan

Can we please stop living in the worst timeline and instead just follow basic science? Is that too much to ask?!‽

u/Vanman04

Good lord. Driving a dagger into the climate change religion... I just can't with these people. We are so fucked. You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? I am old so chances are p

u/ptear

That's Grrrreat /s

u/nagi603

So many industries hamstrung by large corporations completely stifling any innovation or even the growth of the entire industry just so they can have a lazy easy profit of X. From internet pr

u/dr_badhat

Recommended daily dose of 500mg. Can’t wait for the supplements to boost my brain plasticity.

u/skittlebog

Climate Change denial will not save American consumers anything. Manufacturers will cut their costs but will not change what they charge for things.

u/iiitme

I’m convinced they’re just trying to kill people off at this point.

u/KGB_cutony

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

u/Cenotariat

Correct! Just like how water is good for your health. That's why we should flood every major population centre and ensure all people are underwater at all times. It only makes logical sense a

u/o_MrBombastic_o

You have to stop electing Republicans at any level for that

u/VRGIMP27

The irony is, these tech bro oligarchs would have NOTHING without America's investments in Stem post WWII. We wouldn't have the integrated circuit, the transistor, frequency hopping , intern

u/oblivion476

Future generations from other countries will look on with astonishment at the third-world, balkanized remnants of the US.

u/o_MrBombastic_o

You have to stop electing Republicans at any level for that

u/Guitarman0512

Nah don't be daft. They won't be around.

u/ZSpectre

Akin to how the best advice I've ever received for dealing with my car warning lights was to disconnect the warning lights. It means no worries...for the rest of my days (technically in a sen

u/timpdx

Momentum of legitimate science lasted 6 months. Obviously now it's gone.

u/slothbuddy

The free market concentrated the money in the hands of a few people who now own the government who tell you it's not a problem. Problem solved!

u/Grand-Try-3772

Wow that’s stupid

u/Clusterpuff

The folks voting for this never paid attention to climate change anyway, and are probably happy because at one point their kids argued with them about climate change

u/undernier

done. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/epa-trump-asbestos-ban-delay.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/epa-trump-asbestos-ban-delay.html)

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u/thrust-johnson

Smoking cigarettes relaxes the throat and is good for the constitution.

u/tomatoblade

Can we claim refugee status in other countries yet?

u/ramriot

That's nice, so if say we raised the partial pressure of CO² in EPA headquarters above 4% they would be ok with that since the gas is not harmful.

u/Nekowulf

But if they don't pull up the ladder behind them and gaslight a very rabid third of the country into believing ladders will steal their kid's balls, someone may climb up after them and surpas

u/Dreurmimker

Actually, basic science is plenty profitable. We’re just governed by a bunch of losers that stuck on old tech and the status quo.

u/Previously_coolish

For real. The oil companies could have taken their massive profits and diversified to be energy companies, developing solar and wind and whatnot. But instead they just stuck with oil and are

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u/americanextreme

If everyone follows the same rules, then there is almost no opportunity for arbitrage.

u/Hello_Hangnail

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

u/Clusterpuff

The folks voting for this never paid attention to climate change anyway, and are probably happy because at one point their kids argued with them about climate change

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u/EqualityWithoutCiv

This is why the world should turn their backs on petrochem state America no thanks to this hostile fascist takeover. They are a threat to **life**.

u/americanextreme

If everyone follows the same rules, then there is almost no opportunity for arbitrage.

u/o_MrBombastic_o

You have to stop electing Republicans at any level for that

u/disdainfulsideeye

This is what happens when you get your information from YouTube and PraegerU videos.

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u/WildlingViking

in my town of 5,000 people in the middle of nowhere (red state), there were people at the city council meeting demanding the fluoride be taken out of the water supply. So the city council ask

u/Gold_Doughnut_9050

The "free market" caused the problem and won't fix it.

u/Hello_Hangnail

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

u/AcknowledgeUs

Thanks for a comment about the actual post. In addition to answers you’ve received about asbestos, some states just voted to shield cancerous chemical producing corporate conglomerates from a

u/EffectivePatient493

You missed the asbestos walk back by \~45 days. Welcome to Project 2025.

u/Toadfinger

Future generations will go to war with one another over a field of tomatoes.

u/Clusterpuff

The folks voting for this never paid attention to climate change anyway, and are probably happy because at one point their kids argued with them about climate change

u/timpdx

And there it is. We cannot trust our own government for objective science. It's 100% more likely China will provide more reliable data than the "free" USA. I'll actually be looking to Europe

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u/air401

Sweet, so basic human biology is wrong. I no longer need to exhale that pesky CO2 now. Exhaling is for chumps. Don't get me started on how methane is sooooooo not toxic to human beings. In

u/Ishidan01

Bold of you to assume...

u/skittlebog

Climate Change denial will not save American consumers anything. Manufacturers will cut their costs but will not change what they charge for things.

u/Guitarman0512

I mean, bending truths for their own purpose has never been something the US goverment has shied away from over the years. I've never fully trusted anything the US government presented that h

u/KingKontinuum

I will never forgive the people who voted for this.

u/Geainsworth

We are being led by a bunch of self-serving idiots and madmen. This is an extra sentence to make the post long enough to satisfy the AI.

u/timpdx

Momentum of legitimate science lasted 6 months. Obviously now it's gone.

u/hornswoggled111

Both to be added to all breakfast cereals going forward.

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u/TopherLude

The stupidest thing is that following science actually has a tremendous return on investment. But it might not pay off this quarter and the oligarchs can't see past their own fat guts.

u/Geainsworth

We are being led by a bunch of self-serving idiots and madmen. This is an extra sentence to make the post long enough to satisfy the AI.

u/Lemesplain

Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.”

u/D0N_B0N_DARLEY

So we’re basically doing the plot of Don’t Look Up. Cool.

u/[deleted]

Yup that's exactly what will happen, the EPA said greenhouse gases are fine! See the scientists have been wrong all along!

u/ptear

That's Grrrreat /s

u/tomatoblade

Can we claim refugee status in other countries yet?

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u/Joshau-k

How to talk about this to conservatives: The US continues to let China and India cause massive damage to their economy through their greenhouse emissions. While pretending their is no harm

u/ZSpectre

Akin to how the best advice I've ever received for dealing with my car warning lights was to disconnect the warning lights. It means no worries...for the rest of my days (technically in a sen

u/Kalepsis

Excellent! So we can pump those gases into the homes of Republican politicians, right? Perfectly safe!

u/Guitarman0512

Nah don't be daft. They won't be around.

u/upyoars

> Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. > "Today is t

u/twec21

The party will tell you to ignore the evidence of your own eyes, it is their most vital command

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u/Geainsworth

We are being led by a bunch of self-serving idiots and madmen. This is an extra sentence to make the post long enough to satisfy the AI.

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u/o_MrBombastic_o

You have to stop electing Republicans at any level for that

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u/usaaf

> You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? They will never see it. If they hear about it at all, they will think "good, all those regulations didn't do shit" and move on with their

u/timpdx

And there it is. We cannot trust our own government for objective science. It's 100% more likely China will provide more reliable data than the "free" USA. I'll actually be looking to Europe

u/timpdx

Momentum of legitimate science lasted 6 months. Obviously now it's gone.

u/tomatoblade

Can we claim refugee status in other countries yet?

u/Previously_coolish

For real. The oil companies could have taken their massive profits and diversified to be energy companies, developing solar and wind and whatnot. But instead they just stuck with oil and are

u/iiitme

I’m convinced they’re just trying to kill people off at this point.

u/Ishidan01

Bold of you to assume...

u/Guitarman0512

You know, I'm glad President Carter isn't around anymore for this mess. Imagine doing everything in your power to bring about a better future, only for a bankruptillionaire with daddy issues

u/Guitarman0512

I mean, bending truths for their own purpose has never been something the US goverment has shied away from over the years. I've never fully trusted anything the US government presented that h

u/upyoars

> Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. > "Today is t

u/EffectivePatient493

You missed the asbestos walk back by \~45 days. Welcome to Project 2025.

u/Flare_Starchild

Alternate headline, "EPA is compromised. Do not trust them". I think my childhood is dying on the indise 😒😭

u/Guitarman0512

You know, I'm glad President Carter isn't around anymore for this mess. Imagine doing everything in your power to bring about a better future, only for a bankruptillionaire with daddy issues

u/Gold_Doughnut_9050

The "free market" caused the problem and won't fix it.

u/LastCivStanding

send all these people saying co2 isn't dangerous on a submarine cruise with the co2 scubbers turned off. they aren't coming back. that why they put scrubbers on submarines.

u/Kalepsis

Excellent! So we can pump those gases into the homes of Republican politicians, right? Perfectly safe!

u/StickFigureFan

Can we please stop living in the worst timeline and instead just follow basic science? Is that too much to ask?!‽

u/FuturologyBot

The following submission statement was provided by /u/upyoars: --- > Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from

u/iiitme

I’m convinced they’re just trying to kill people off at this point.

u/Spsurgeon

Great! So no more storms dumping a month's worth of rain in an hour. Fires burning houses that have been safe for 100 years. Floods washing away several hundred year old roads. Tornadoes in G

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u/Sefirosukuraudo

And at the same time these people believe that fluoride is some dangerous chemical the government uses to give kids autism or something along those lines…

u/Toadfinger

Future generations will go to war with one another over a field of tomatoes.

u/StickFigureFan

Can we please stop living in the worst timeline and instead just follow basic science? Is that too much to ask?!‽

u/Ok-disaster2022

It's well established that people who live downwind of fossil fuel power plants have increased rates of asthma, cancer and other health effects that result in billions of dollars diverted to

u/ramriot

That's nice, so if say we raised the partial pressure of CO² in EPA headquarters above 4% they would be ok with that since the gas is not harmful.

u/ramriot

That's nice, so if say we raised the partial pressure of CO² in EPA headquarters above 4% they would be ok with that since the gas is not harmful.

u/Toadfinger

The GOP would sell us all as food to a zoo! Traitors all!

u/SenorPinchy

Imagine going home every night and facing your children after spending your day poisoning them and their future kids. Spiritually corrupted and psychologically deranged.

u/nagi603

So many industries hamstrung by large corporations completely stifling any innovation or even the growth of the entire industry just so they can have a lazy easy profit of X. From internet pr

u/paulovitorfb

Beautiful clean lead paint

u/TeteDeMerde

"EPA says lead water pipes add flavor."

u/Spsurgeon

Great! So no more storms dumping a month's worth of rain in an hour. Fires burning houses that have been safe for 100 years. Floods washing away several hundred year old roads. Tornadoes in G

u/Grand-Try-3772

Wow that’s stupid

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u/EffectivePatient493

You missed the asbestos walk back by \~45 days. Welcome to Project 2025.

u/Guitarman0512

You weren't doing that already?

u/iiitme

I’m convinced they’re just trying to kill people off at this point.

u/Fr00stee

if the gov didnt get in the way with the new bullshit bbb regulations the free market would solve the problem itself by this point, like we should not have subsidies for fossil fuels and a ta

u/Grand-Try-3772

Wow that’s stupid

u/tomatoblade

Can we claim refugee status in other countries yet?

u/hornswoggled111

Calling climate change a religion? I guess that makes them aheatists.

u/Toadfinger

Future generations will go to war with one another over a field of tomatoes.

u/Geainsworth

We are being led by a bunch of self-serving idiots and madmen. This is an extra sentence to make the post long enough to satisfy the AI.

u/Toadfinger

Future generations will go to war with one another over a field of tomatoes.

u/Toadfinger

The GOP would sell us all as food to a zoo! Traitors all!

u/slothbuddy

The free market concentrated the money in the hands of a few people who now own the government who tell you it's not a problem. Problem solved!

u/jordana309

Literally the day before this was published, from the UN: In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’ - https://aje.io/1env06

u/Previously_coolish

For real. The oil companies could have taken their massive profits and diversified to be energy companies, developing solar and wind and whatnot. But instead they just stuck with oil and are

u/-Kalos

Wasn't there a report a couple months back that they were going to roll back regulations on asbestos?

u/Gold_Doughnut_9050

The "free market" caused the problem and won't fix it.

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u/Carpantiac

The EPA is now owned by anti-science imbeciles and we’ll all deal with the damage for decades to come. :( Same with the department of health and human services. The damage is incalculable.

u/-Kalos

Wasn't there a report a couple months back that they were going to roll back regulations on asbestos?

u/whoisnotinmykitchen

Trump has corrupted every aspect of the American government. What a screwed up country that so-called patriots voted for this corrupt Pedophile twice!

u/rigney68

Sprinkle in some Idiocracy and, yeah.

u/AcknowledgeUs

Thanks for a comment about the actual post. In addition to answers you’ve received about asbestos, some states just voted to shield cancerous chemical producing corporate conglomerates from a

u/Clusterpuff

The folks voting for this never paid attention to climate change anyway, and are probably happy because at one point their kids argued with them about climate change

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u/nagi603

So many industries hamstrung by large corporations completely stifling any innovation or even the growth of the entire industry just so they can have a lazy easy profit of X. From internet pr

u/KGB_cutony

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

u/Dreurmimker

Actually, basic science is plenty profitable. We’re just governed by a bunch of losers that stuck on old tech and the status quo.

u/physicistbowler

Is that asterisk there to indicate that future generations may not actually come to fruition?

u/Toadfinger

Future generations will go to war with one another over a field of tomatoes.

u/Darklord_Bravo

Where's Doc Brown and his DeLorean when we really need him to fix this Biff Tannen timeline? Yeesh.

u/DryTart978

Sorry, but basic science is unprofitable. God bless America!

u/AcknowledgeUs

“Kickbacks” from the fossil fuel industry are now ingrained in government, who knew about climate change long before it was leaked to the public. For those unaware, electric vehicles were aro

u/twec21

The party will tell you to ignore the evidence of your own eyes, it is their most vital command

u/Hello_Hangnail

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

u/ramriot

That's nice, so if say we raised the partial pressure of CO² in EPA headquarters above 4% they would be ok with that since the gas is not harmful.

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u/thrust-johnson

Smoking cigarettes relaxes the throat and is good for the constitution.

u/timpdx

And there it is. We cannot trust our own government for objective science. It's 100% more likely China will provide more reliable data than the "free" USA. I'll actually be looking to Europe

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u/GodzillaUK

This just in, exhaust pipes are good sources of nutrition and help you grow up unwoke. /s

u/D0N_B0N_DARLEY

So we’re basically doing the plot of Don’t Look Up. Cool.

u/Kermit_the_hog

No, best we can do is declare microplastics to be essential vitamins and nutrients 🤷‍♂️

u/Guitarman0512

Nah don't be daft. They won't be around.

u/TopherLude

The stupidest thing is that following science actually has a tremendous return on investment. But it might not pay off this quarter and the oligarchs can't see past their own fat guts.

u/timpdx

And there it is. We cannot trust our own government for objective science. It's 100% more likely China will provide more reliable data than the "free" USA. I'll actually be looking to Europe

u/AcknowledgeUs

“Kickbacks” from the fossil fuel industry are now ingrained in government, who knew about climate change long before it was leaked to the public. For those unaware, electric vehicles were aro

u/AcknowledgeUs

“Kickbacks” from the fossil fuel industry are now ingrained in government, who knew about climate change long before it was leaked to the public. For those unaware, electric vehicles were aro

u/SiON42X

Gearing up for that I s'pose https://i.redd.it/gagpt0kpnhff1.jpeg

u/Drig-DrishyaViveka

Lead is now Vitamin L

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u/FuturologyBot

The following submission statement was provided by /u/upyoars: --- > Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from

u/Maghorn_Mobile

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that another actor turned conservative President was the one who started this trend of America turning away from investment into scientific progress?

u/Kermit_the_hog

No, best we can do is declare microplastics to be essential vitamins and nutrients 🤷‍♂️

u/Guitarman0512

You know, I'm glad President Carter isn't around anymore for this mess. Imagine doing everything in your power to bring about a better future, only for a bankruptillionaire with daddy issues

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u/mithie007

That's what happens when the EPA is staffed by braindead plants.

u/ga-co

That’s a relief! For years I’ve worried that greenhouse gasses were causing the planet to warm at an unsustainable rate. Man, this EPA we’ve got now is GOOD. Maybe they can make microplastics

u/rigney68

Sprinkle in some Idiocracy and, yeah.

u/physicistbowler

Is that asterisk there to indicate that future generations may not actually come to fruition?

u/Drig-DrishyaViveka

Lead is now Vitamin L

u/AcknowledgeUs

“Kickbacks” from the fossil fuel industry are now ingrained in government, who knew about climate change long before it was leaked to the public. For those unaware, electric vehicles were aro

u/tomatoblade

Can we claim refugee status in other countries yet?

u/Maghorn_Mobile

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that another actor turned conservative President was the one who started this trend of America turning away from investment into scientific progress?

u/ptear

That's Grrrreat /s

u/LastCivStanding

send all these people saying co2 isn't dangerous on a submarine cruise with the co2 scubbers turned off. they aren't coming back. that why they put scrubbers on submarines.

u/Ok-disaster2022

It's well established that people who live downwind of fossil fuel power plants have increased rates of asthma, cancer and other health effects that result in billions of dollars diverted to

u/ptear

That's Grrrreat /s

u/americanextreme

If everyone follows the same rules, then there is almost no opportunity for arbitrage.

u/kevan0317

This message paid for by Brawndo, the thirst mutilator.

u/GenericFatGuy

This is unfortunately the takeaway that a lot of people will have.

u/Darklord_Bravo

Where's Doc Brown and his DeLorean when we really need him to fix this Biff Tannen timeline? Yeesh.

u/Mundamala

Not until people vote for better.

u/Toadfinger

Future generations will go to war with one another over a field of tomatoes.

u/Ok-disaster2022

It's well established that people who live downwind of fossil fuel power plants have increased rates of asthma, cancer and other health effects that result in billions of dollars diverted to

u/Guitarman0512

You weren't doing that already?

u/Darklord_Bravo

Where's Doc Brown and his DeLorean when we really need him to fix this Biff Tannen timeline? Yeesh.

u/Guitarman0512

You weren't doing that already?

u/otternavy

should we start watering crops with brawndo now or give it a year?

u/ForMyFather4467

Man this will be great, hopefully I won't be around to deal with it, hopefully it will create a world like the Jetsons where the wealthy live high above the toxic earth and the poor just suff

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u/onefst250r

He also said not to take medical advice from him. And is in charge of an arm of the govt that gives medical advice.

u/HITACHIMAGICWANDS

No it’s what plants crave. Stupid.

u/Brynjir

Yup that's exactly what will happen, the EPA said greenhouse gases are fine! See the scientists have been wrong all along!

u/usaaf

> You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? They will never see it. If they hear about it at all, they will think "good, all those regulations didn't do shit" and move on with their

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u/Darklord_Bravo

Where's Doc Brown and his DeLorean when we really need him to fix this Biff Tannen timeline? Yeesh.

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u/EqualityWithoutCiv

This is why the world should turn their backs on petrochem state America no thanks to this hostile fascist takeover. They are a threat to **life**.

u/ccaccus

If only we had an Agency dedicated to Protecting the Environment. What a dream that would be.

u/thrust-johnson

Smoking cigarettes relaxes the throat and is good for the constitution.

u/WildlingViking

in my town of 5,000 people in the middle of nowhere (red state), there were people at the city council meeting demanding the fluoride be taken out of the water supply. So the city council ask

u/The_Southern_Sir

BTW, go watch Konstantin Kisin's speech at Oxford. It's both concise and very illuminating. He really lays out a real path to improvement.

u/thereisnospoon-1312

They don’t even want to try to fix it

u/Flare_Starchild

Alternate headline, "EPA is compromised. Do not trust them". I think my childhood is dying on the indise 😒😭

u/Mundamala

Not until people vote for better.

u/Kalepsis

Excellent! So we can pump those gases into the homes of Republican politicians, right? Perfectly safe!

u/mithie007

That's what happens when the EPA is staffed by braindead plants.

u/timpdx

And there it is. We cannot trust our own government for objective science. It's 100% more likely China will provide more reliable data than the "free" USA. I'll actually be looking to Europe

u/LastCivStanding

send all these people saying co2 isn't dangerous on a submarine cruise with the co2 scubbers turned off. they aren't coming back. that why they put scrubbers on submarines.

u/EqualityWithoutCiv

This is why the world should turn their backs on petrochem state America no thanks to this hostile fascist takeover. They are a threat to **life**.

u/VRGIMP27

The irony is, these tech bro oligarchs would have NOTHING without America's investments in Stem post WWII. We wouldn't have the integrated circuit, the transistor, frequency hopping , intern

u/OldBanjoFrog

It has electrolytes. It has whats plants need

u/rigney68

Sprinkle in some Idiocracy and, yeah.

u/AcknowledgeUs

“Kickbacks” from the fossil fuel industry are now ingrained in government, who knew about climate change long before it was leaked to the public. For those unaware, electric vehicles were aro

u/disdainfulsideeye

This is what happens when you get your information from YouTube and PraegerU videos.

u/thereisnospoon-1312

They don’t even want to try to fix it

u/whoisnotinmykitchen

Trump has corrupted every aspect of the American government. What a screwed up country that so-called patriots voted for this corrupt Pedophile twice!

u/Darklord_Bravo

Where's Doc Brown and his DeLorean when we really need him to fix this Biff Tannen timeline? Yeesh.

u/Kalepsis

Excellent! So we can pump those gases into the homes of Republican politicians, right? Perfectly safe!

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u/Toadfinger

The GOP would sell us all as food to a zoo! Traitors all!

u/Toadfinger

Future generations will go to war with one another over a field of tomatoes.

u/Guitarman0512

You weren't doing that already?

u/GenericFatGuy

This is unfortunately the takeaway that a lot of people will have.

u/EqualityWithoutCiv

This is why the world should turn their backs on petrochem state America no thanks to this hostile fascist takeover. They are a threat to **life**.

u/cashvaporizer

THANK GOODNESS, that shit was really bumming me out! /s

u/Guitarman0512

I mean, bending truths for their own purpose has never been something the US goverment has shied away from over the years. I've never fully trusted anything the US government presented that h

u/Kermit_the_hog

No, best we can do is declare microplastics to be essential vitamins and nutrients 🤷‍♂️

u/jordana309

Literally the day before this was published, from the UN: In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’ - https://aje.io/1env06

u/Dreurmimker

Actually, basic science is plenty profitable. We’re just governed by a bunch of losers that stuck on old tech and the status quo.

u/Fair-Cookie

It's cool to breathe gas fumes now. It helps with aging.

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u/ga-co

That’s a relief! For years I’ve worried that greenhouse gasses were causing the planet to warm at an unsustainable rate. Man, this EPA we’ve got now is GOOD. Maybe they can make microplastics

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u/tomatoblade

Can we claim refugee status in other countries yet?

u/iiitme

I’m convinced they’re just trying to kill people off at this point.

u/Spsurgeon

Great! So no more storms dumping a month's worth of rain in an hour. Fires burning houses that have been safe for 100 years. Floods washing away several hundred year old roads. Tornadoes in G

u/Guitarman0512

I mean, bending truths for their own purpose has never been something the US goverment has shied away from over the years. I've never fully trusted anything the US government presented that h

u/mithie007

That's what happens when the EPA is staffed by braindead plants.

u/Geainsworth

We are being led by a bunch of self-serving idiots and madmen. This is an extra sentence to make the post long enough to satisfy the AI.

u/bap1331

Yes. Its basic science that co2 is needed for plant growth and trees help clean the air.

u/disdainfulsideeye

This is what happens when you get your information from YouTube and PraegerU videos.

u/Lemesplain

Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.”

u/WildlingViking

and the local paper put their picture on the front page lol

u/thrust-johnson

Smoking cigarettes relaxes the throat and is good for the constitution.

u/FuturologyBot

The following submission statement was provided by /u/upyoars: --- > Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from

u/KGB_cutony

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

u/iiitme

I’m convinced they’re just trying to kill people off at this point.

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u/dr_badhat

Recommended daily dose of 500mg. Can’t wait for the supplements to boost my brain plasticity.

u/SiON42X

Gearing up for that I s'pose https://i.redd.it/gagpt0kpnhff1.jpeg

u/ga-co

That’s a relief! For years I’ve worried that greenhouse gasses were causing the planet to warm at an unsustainable rate. Man, this EPA we’ve got now is GOOD. Maybe they can make microplastics

u/Ok-disaster2022

It's well established that people who live downwind of fossil fuel power plants have increased rates of asthma, cancer and other health effects that result in billions of dollars diverted to

u/DryTart978

Sorry, but basic science is unprofitable. God bless America!

u/ponytuh

Welcome to Costco. I love you

u/StickFigureFan

Can we please stop living in the worst timeline and instead just follow basic science? Is that too much to ask?!‽

u/timpdx

And there it is. We cannot trust our own government for objective science. It's 100% more likely China will provide more reliable data than the "free" USA. I'll actually be looking to Europe

u/Kermit_the_hog

No, best we can do is declare microplastics to be essential vitamins and nutrients 🤷‍♂️

u/Lemesplain

Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.”

u/StickFigureFan

Can we please stop living in the worst timeline and instead just follow basic science? Is that too much to ask?!‽

u/KingKontinuum

I will never forgive the people who voted for this.

u/WildlingViking

in my town of 5,000 people in the middle of nowhere (red state), there were people at the city council meeting demanding the fluoride be taken out of the water supply. So the city council ask

u/twec21

The party will tell you to ignore the evidence of your own eyes, it is their most vital command

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u/Guitarman0512

You weren't doing that already?

u/Toadfinger

The GOP would sell us all as food to a zoo! Traitors all!

u/Cabbages24ADollar

Democratic Socialism gives America back to the People.

u/SenorPinchy

Imagine going home every night and facing your children after spending your day poisoning them and their future kids. Spiritually corrupted and psychologically deranged.

u/SenorPinchy

Imagine going home every night and facing your children after spending your day poisoning them and their future kids. Spiritually corrupted and psychologically deranged.

u/slothbuddy

The free market concentrated the money in the hands of a few people who now own the government who tell you it's not a problem. Problem solved!

u/americanextreme

If everyone follows the same rules, then there is almost no opportunity for arbitrage.

u/[deleted]

Yup that's exactly what will happen, the EPA said greenhouse gases are fine! See the scientists have been wrong all along!

u/ccaccus

If only we had an Agency dedicated to Protecting the Environment. What a dream that would be.

u/paulovitorfb

Beautiful clean lead paint

u/3-DMan

RFK Jr says, "Micro plastics.. it's what's for dinner!"

u/Kandiak

Our shit is indeed all fucked up

u/LordDavion

Go away, I'm 'batin!

u/Clusterpuff

The folks voting for this never paid attention to climate change anyway, and are probably happy because at one point their kids argued with them about climate change

u/NegativeSemicolon

We can safely ignore any government agency for the next 3.5 years

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u/physicistbowler

Is that asterisk there to indicate that future generations may not actually come to fruition?

u/Flare_Starchild

Alternate headline, "EPA is compromised. Do not trust them". I think my childhood is dying on the indise 😒😭

u/thereisnospoon-1312

They don’t even want to try to fix it

u/ramriot

That's nice, so if say we raised the partial pressure of CO² in EPA headquarters above 4% they would be ok with that since the gas is not harmful.

u/GenericFatGuy

This is unfortunately the takeaway that a lot of people will have.

u/Guitarman0512

You know, I'm glad President Carter isn't around anymore for this mess. Imagine doing everything in your power to bring about a better future, only for a bankruptillionaire with daddy issues

u/roychr

Your are baron Harkonens little bitches now...

u/ZSpectre

Akin to how the best advice I've ever received for dealing with my car warning lights was to disconnect the warning lights. It means no worries...for the rest of my days (technically in a sen

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u/Guitarman0512

You know, I'm glad President Carter isn't around anymore for this mess. Imagine doing everything in your power to bring about a better future, only for a bankruptillionaire with daddy issues

u/AcknowledgeUs

Thanks for a comment about the actual post. In addition to answers you’ve received about asbestos, some states just voted to shield cancerous chemical producing corporate conglomerates from a

u/Maghorn_Mobile

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that another actor turned conservative President was the one who started this trend of America turning away from investment into scientific progress?

u/physicistbowler

Is that asterisk there to indicate that future generations may not actually come to fruition?

u/VRGIMP27

The irony is, these tech bro oligarchs would have NOTHING without America's investments in Stem post WWII. We wouldn't have the integrated circuit, the transistor, frequency hopping , intern

u/VRGIMP27

The irony is, these tech bro oligarchs would have NOTHING without America's investments in Stem post WWII. We wouldn't have the integrated circuit, the transistor, frequency hopping , intern

u/WildlingViking

and the local paper put their picture on the front page lol

u/WildlingViking

and the local paper put their picture on the front page lol

u/twec21

The party will tell you to ignore the evidence of your own eyes, it is their most vital command

u/kill4b

This is true. Whitehouse gases are much more dangerous.

u/SiON42X

Gearing up for that I s'pose https://i.redd.it/gagpt0kpnhff1.jpeg

u/The_Southern_Sir

After 50 years of the climate grift and vast amounts of sketchy "science", maybe we should work on real solutions.

u/Previously_coolish

For real. The oil companies could have taken their massive profits and diversified to be energy companies, developing solar and wind and whatnot. But instead they just stuck with oil and are

u/Sefirosukuraudo

And at the same time these people believe that fluoride is some dangerous chemical the government uses to give kids autism or something along those lines…

u/Spsurgeon

Great! So no more storms dumping a month's worth of rain in an hour. Fires burning houses that have been safe for 100 years. Floods washing away several hundred year old roads. Tornadoes in G

u/Flare_Starchild

Alternate headline, "EPA is compromised. Do not trust them". I think my childhood is dying on the indise 😒😭

u/ga-co

That’s a relief! For years I’ve worried that greenhouse gasses were causing the planet to warm at an unsustainable rate. Man, this EPA we’ve got now is GOOD. Maybe they can make microplastics

u/Carpantiac

The EPA is now owned by anti-science imbeciles and we’ll all deal with the damage for decades to come. :( Same with the department of health and human services. The damage is incalculable.

u/FuturologyBot

The following submission statement was provided by /u/upyoars: --- > Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from

u/LordDavion

Go away, I'm 'batin!

u/AcknowledgeUs

Thanks for a comment about the actual post. In addition to answers you’ve received about asbestos, some states just voted to shield cancerous chemical producing corporate conglomerates from a

u/So_spoke_the_wizard

Forget woke oxygen bars. I'm ready to move to Texas and open some MAGA Carbon Monoxide bars.

u/hornswoggled111

Calling climate change a religion? I guess that makes them aheatists.

u/Spsurgeon

Great! So no more storms dumping a month's worth of rain in an hour. Fires burning houses that have been safe for 100 years. Floods washing away several hundred year old roads. Tornadoes in G

u/Carpantiac

The EPA is now owned by anti-science imbeciles and we’ll all deal with the damage for decades to come. :( Same with the department of health and human services. The damage is incalculable.

u/hornswoggled111

Both to be added to all breakfast cereals going forward.

u/Rowenstin

> Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.” After the Cold War, the War on Drugs, the War on Terror and the [War on Triangles](https:

u/kill4b

This is true. Whitehouse gases are much more dangerous.

u/Gold_Doughnut_9050

The "free market" caused the problem and won't fix it.

u/SillyLiving

its interesting and completely unrelated that the people pushing this anti climate change narrative also build huge expensive bunker complexes in remote parts of the world to escape said cli

u/timpdx

Momentum of legitimate science lasted 6 months. Obviously now it's gone.

u/otternavy

should we start watering crops with brawndo now or give it a year?

u/Putrid-Reputation-68

I could go for some Starbucks

u/otternavy

should we start watering crops with brawndo now or give it a year?

u/KingKontinuum

I will never forgive the people who voted for this.

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u/kill4b

This is true. Whitehouse gases are much more dangerous.

u/ga-co

That’s a relief! For years I’ve worried that greenhouse gasses were causing the planet to warm at an unsustainable rate. Man, this EPA we’ve got now is GOOD. Maybe they can make microplastics

u/upyoars

> Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. > "Today is t

u/Flare_Starchild

Alternate headline, "EPA is compromised. Do not trust them". I think my childhood is dying on the indise 😒😭

u/hornswoggled111

Calling climate change a religion? I guess that makes them aheatists.

u/SiON42X

Gearing up for that I s'pose https://i.redd.it/gagpt0kpnhff1.jpeg

u/Ok-disaster2022

It's well established that people who live downwind of fossil fuel power plants have increased rates of asthma, cancer and other health effects that result in billions of dollars diverted to

u/AcknowledgeUs

Thanks for a comment about the actual post. In addition to answers you’ve received about asbestos, some states just voted to shield cancerous chemical producing corporate conglomerates from a

u/Guitarman0512

I mean, bending truths for their own purpose has never been something the US goverment has shied away from over the years. I've never fully trusted anything the US government presented that h

u/Guitarman0512

You weren't doing that already?

u/Grand-Try-3772

Wow that’s stupid

u/upyoars

> Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. > "Today is t

u/Guitarman0512

You weren't doing that already?

u/usaaf

> You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? They will never see it. If they hear about it at all, they will think "good, all those regulations didn't do shit" and move on with their

u/thereisnospoon-1312

They don’t even want to try to fix it

u/D0N_B0N_DARLEY

So we’re basically doing the plot of Don’t Look Up. Cool.

u/D0N_B0N_DARLEY

So we’re basically doing the plot of Don’t Look Up. Cool.

u/TopherLude

The stupidest thing is that following science actually has a tremendous return on investment. But it might not pay off this quarter and the oligarchs can't see past their own fat guts.

u/Brynjir

Yup that's exactly what will happen, the EPA said greenhouse gases are fine! See the scientists have been wrong all along!

u/Hello_Hangnail

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

u/usaaf

> You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? They will never see it. If they hear about it at all, they will think "good, all those regulations didn't do shit" and move on with their

u/onefst250r

He also said not to take medical advice from him. And is in charge of an arm of the govt that gives medical advice.

u/-Kalos

Wasn't there a report a couple months back that they were going to roll back regulations on asbestos?

u/Kalepsis

Excellent! So we can pump those gases into the homes of Republican politicians, right? Perfectly safe!

u/usaaf

> You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? They will never see it. If they hear about it at all, they will think "good, all those regulations didn't do shit" and move on with their

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u/Flammarian

Yeah and basic science that too much CO2 in the atmosphere causes catastrophic global warming. Duh

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u/AcknowledgeUs

Thanks for a comment about the actual post. In addition to answers you’ve received about asbestos, some states just voted to shield cancerous chemical producing corporate conglomerates from a

u/Ok-disaster2022

It's well established that people who live downwind of fossil fuel power plants have increased rates of asthma, cancer and other health effects that result in billions of dollars diverted to

u/Spsurgeon

Great! So no more storms dumping a month's worth of rain in an hour. Fires burning houses that have been safe for 100 years. Floods washing away several hundred year old roads. Tornadoes in G

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u/nagi603

So many industries hamstrung by large corporations completely stifling any innovation or even the growth of the entire industry just so they can have a lazy easy profit of X. From internet pr

u/TeteDeMerde

"EPA says lead water pipes add flavor."

u/Grand-Try-3772

Wow that’s stupid

u/WildlingViking

in my town of 5,000 people in the middle of nowhere (red state), there were people at the city council meeting demanding the fluoride be taken out of the water supply. So the city council ask

u/WildlingViking

in my town of 5,000 people in the middle of nowhere (red state), there were people at the city council meeting demanding the fluoride be taken out of the water supply. So the city council ask

u/mithie007

That's what happens when the EPA is staffed by braindead plants.

u/KGB_cutony

War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength

u/wagadugo

Future* generations are going to look back at this era with astonishment

u/jordana309

Literally the day before this was published, from the UN: In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’ - https://aje.io/1env06

u/onefst250r

He also said not to take medical advice from him. And is in charge of an arm of the govt that gives medical advice.

u/DryTart978

Sorry, but basic science is unprofitable. God bless America!

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u/wagadugo

Future* generations are going to look back at this era with astonishment

u/thrust-johnson

Smoking cigarettes relaxes the throat and is good for the constitution.

u/dr_badhat

Recommended daily dose of 500mg. Can’t wait for the supplements to boost my brain plasticity.

u/-Kalos

Wasn't there a report a couple months back that they were going to roll back regulations on asbestos?

u/StickFigureFan

Can we please stop living in the worst timeline and instead just follow basic science? Is that too much to ask?!‽

u/Dreurmimker

Actually, basic science is plenty profitable. We’re just governed by a bunch of losers that stuck on old tech and the status quo.

u/Vanman04

Good lord. Driving a dagger into the climate change religion... I just can't with these people. We are so fucked. You folks that voted for this seeing this yet? I am old so chances are p

u/Q-ArtsMedia

R's always hiring the weak minded, science denying sycophants, this is what you get. Next time folks vote for somebody who is not a lying narcissistic POS for president. We cannot afford to

u/thereisnospoon-1312

They don’t even want to try to fix it

u/Nekowulf

But if they don't pull up the ladder behind them and gaslight a very rabid third of the country into believing ladders will steal their kid's balls, someone may climb up after them and surpas

u/SardonicusNox

Well, that was the point. Project 2025 wasnt written for nothing.

u/GenericFatGuy

This is unfortunately the takeaway that a lot of people will have.

u/Guitarman0512

But the whole reason they exist in the first place is the government. Subsidies made them more attractive than fossil alternatives, which got the market to start innovating and finding ways t

u/Gold_Doughnut_9050

The "free market" caused the problem and won't fix it.

u/Kalepsis

Excellent! So we can pump those gases into the homes of Republican politicians, right? Perfectly safe!

u/o_MrBombastic_o

You have to stop electing Republicans at any level for that

u/Rowenstin

> Just waiting for “EPA now says that lead poisoning isn’t real, and asbestos is perfectly safe.” After the Cold War, the War on Drugs, the War on Terror and the [War on Triangles](https:

u/Brynjir

Yup that's exactly what will happen, the EPA said greenhouse gases are fine! See the scientists have been wrong all along!

u/rigney68

Sprinkle in some Idiocracy and, yeah.

u/douwd20

Asbestos also has a bad rap. Leaded paint is waiting in the wings.

u/Sefirosukuraudo

And at the same time these people believe that fluoride is some dangerous chemical the government uses to give kids autism or something along those lines…

u/KingKontinuum

I will never forgive the people who voted for this.

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u/Carpantiac

The EPA is now owned by anti-science imbeciles and we’ll all deal with the damage for decades to come. :( Same with the department of health and human services. The damage is incalculable.

u/Drig-DrishyaViveka

Lead is now Vitamin L

u/StickFigureFan

Can we please stop living in the worst timeline and instead just follow basic science? Is that too much to ask?!‽

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