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It is a proven, scientific fact that the earth's atmosphere has gotten warmer since humans started burning fossil fuels.

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#Environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GreenNewDeal #AOC #GretaThunberg #NuclearPowerweb.archive.org/web/2016112507…

Back when the dinosaurs were alive, carbon dioxide levels in the air were five times as high as they are today. The world did not come to an end.

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Back when the dinosaurs were alive, global temperatures were so high that there were no polar ice caps. The world did not come to an end.

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Today, the owners of commercial greenhouses deliberately pump extra carbon dioxide into the air inside their greenhouses, in order to make their plants grow better.

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NASA: “Carbon Dioxide Fertilization Greening Earth, Study Finds.”

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ABC News: “It might seem like the weather's getting warmer here on Earth, but Mars appears to have an even bigger global warming problem.”

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French-style nuclear power is the most environmentally friendly way to produce electricity.

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The inside of U.S. commercial nuclear power plants is actually less radioactive than the U.S. Capitol Building, where members of Congress work every day.

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Germany has been replacing nuclear power with coal and candles.

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The increased coal pollution from Germany shutting down its nuclear power plants may have already killed more people than Chernobyl and Fukushima combined.

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New York state has been closing some of its nuclear reactors, and replacing them with fossil fuels.

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Vermont replaced its only nuclear reactor (which had accounted for 71.8% of the state’s electricity production) with fossil fuels obtained from fracking.

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“A wind energy company has pleaded guilty after killing at least 150 eagles”

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Wind and solar farms use fossil fuels as a backup when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining.

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TED Talk: Michael Shellenberger explains why he switched from being anti-nuclear power to pro-nuclear power.

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