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Every once in a while i feel despair over the fate of the planet. if you’ve been following climate science, you know what i mean: the sense that we’re hurtling toward catastrophe but nobody wants to hear about it or do anything to avert it.
-Paul Krugman
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Every Once In A While I Feel

Paul Krugman
Every once in a while i feel despair over the fate of the planet. if you’ve been following climate science, you know what i mean: the sense that we’re hurtling toward catastrophe but nobody wants to hear about it or do anything to avert it.
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