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by easytiger 964 days ago
> I suppose it’s similar to the problem of people dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere,

no it isn't

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Right, it isn't. In fact, many potent greenhouse gasses such as many fluorocarbons are the least toxic of all chemicals (which was one of the their main virtues and why they were used).

Their problem is not toxicity but greenhouse warming - an altogether different mechanism.