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Think about it, a generation ago the ozone layer was the most we did. The rest was impossibly deep in humanity subconscious. And to add the club of rome report came out before most of us were even born...


I still can't believe that ozone depleting CFCs and putting toxic lead in gasoline were the the inventions of the same guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.

Given more time I'm sure he would have come up with other world destroying chemicals.


Oh yeah, THAT "most impacting" guy in human history..




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