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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Manchin's Latest and Last Run at Promoting Fossil Fuels through a Permitting Reform Bill (legal-planet.org)
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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Trump is THE face of American political corruption, but Joe Manchin is definitely on it's Mount Rushmore

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This son of a bitch decided not to run for reelection right when I was gonna vote against him in a primary as a freshly minted WV voter. He can fuck right off for the rest of eternity. Was a sleazy fucking scumbag. What an absolute and total tool. I'd call him a spineless weasel but that imagery would evoke sympathy in anyone who knows how cute weasels are. I wish him sand in his urethra. I wish him glass in his anus. I wish him lockjaw and a diet if milkshakes made out of onions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My man. Support your next candidate as much as you despise your current representation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Oh I will. There's a bunch of fuckos in the state senate I'd never heard of before I got here who have to fucking GO

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would cross the street to piss on him if he was on fire. In fact, he doesn't even need to be on fire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I'd cross the street and put out the fire. Make him survive. Make him suffer, and live through the hellhole he created