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A Trump Win Would Threaten Historic Climate Progress in North Carolina (www.rollingstone.com)
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[–] gravitas_deficiency 2 points 2 hours ago

Oh wow good thing the other 49 states and the rest of the world are gonna be ok though

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That’s not all it would threaten.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Fore sure — but this is a climate community, so I'm talking about that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry, I was being glib- but in all seriousness, he threatens climate on a much larger scale too. He wants to dismantle the EPA.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

Yes, I've been posting about the broader threat too.