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Guy Walton has christened two previous heatwaves this summer Amoco and BP in attempt to name and shame fossil fuel firms

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Good, I hope this makes people stop and think who is responsible and who should be talking on the lions share of work to fix the problems.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This is good next we should name a drought after Nestle.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This should be standard all around the world.

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

What do Jupiter and Saturn got to do with our climate? Leave the gas giants alone!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Uranus and Neptune are ice giants. Very different composition than the gas giants.

The gas giants are basically hydrogen and helium. Just big puffy balls. Neptune and Uranus are made mostly of things like water and ammonia. So they aren't being forgotten here, they actually aren't gas giants.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

While you give cutesy names to environmental disasters, I'll be in my bunk, sharpening the blade on the guillotine. I'll also bring my trusty crowbar.
Tell me when those people who are so ashamed about their own wrongdoing come out to be lynched.