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All I can say is, while growing up in Akron, Ohio (rubber Capitol) in the 79s, we had some deep snow winters, after tire manufacturing left the U.S., winters were less severe (from my recollection), so maybe we need a little more pollution 🤪

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And right now in southeast PA we are having one of our longest cold spells in years with low temps in the teens for the foreseeable future. I’m not for air pollution but we are tired of the cold. And we are also in a drought. None of this makes any sense. I suspect WaPo knows they better get ahead of the narrative for some reason. After Covid I am forever cynical about media and government.

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Yep. Very familiar with those stories. Weren’t we going through a cooling period in the late 1970s? We do have cyclical patterns, I think. Also, how about all of the deforestation? Doesn’t that have an impact as well?

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Deforestation absolutely has an impact. Last time I was down in southern Florida, if there was a tree standing, they were taking it down to build some form of housing or shopping. Removing Green space is purely greed.

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People need housing... but I hear what you are saying. It should be done without clearcutting the land and native plants should be used in landscaping and parks of preserved wild should be interspersed.

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People need housing... but I hear what you are saying, it should be done without clear cutting and use native plants in your landscaping and parks.

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