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by Xylakant 1966 days ago
Our impact in nature also affects the most vulnerable disproportionately bad. Changing weather pattern, floods, droughts, poisoning the niger delta with oil leaks is a result of an economic system that puts (our) prosperity above all other goals. It’s no coincidence that China is actually making increasingly strong environmental demands and promises. They’re not doing it for some romantic notion of nature, but because it’s an issue that puts them at risk.
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This isn't true at the moment, it could be in the future.

Less people die because of nature disasters and such today that they did 100 years ago.

Technology and medicine helps us, they would, without a doubt, be better off with technology than they do without it.

> This isn't true at the moment, it could be in the future.

Shell just lost a lawsuit because they did spill oil all over the Niger Delta https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jan/29/f...

Took only a decade and a bit to even acknowledge that they’re liable.