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Posted by: DiffeeOnline 2 months, 1 week ago

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Bill Gates, specifically chosen for the study, has a carbon footprint about 10,000 times the average. Of course, he also has produced a great deal of wealth and growth for the world. In general, the researchers found that as income rises, so do emissions.

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DiffeeOnline2 months, 1 week ago

Then again, he also donates like a trillion dollars a day to charity, so...
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  Teech2 months, 1 week ago
  
  Absolutely! For what Bill and Melinda give away annually, they can have ALL my surplus carbon credits.
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Wolfie20072 months, 1 week ago

I'll bet algores is bigger and what does he give to charity?
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simonsez2 months, 1 week ago

Everything that actually IS green needs CO2 to survive ...
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  Dionys2 months, 1 week ago
  
  And we need minute particles of Gold in our bodies to survive. Little bits of potassium, too. Shall I prepare you a drink of potassium to adjust the potassium in your body to levels equivalent to the pollution of CO2 in the atmosphere?
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    simonsez2 months, 1 week ago
    
    Trees should be dying everywhere, then. Or maybe getting super-sized from the heavy concentrations of CO2.
    Which is it?
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Idamilli2 months, 1 week ago

I think Bill Gates is great - since he was smart enough to develop Microsoft into what it is, then he surely earned his money and is entitled to it. Besides, he gives a lot to charity. I think he's a good guy.
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Dionys2 months, 1 week ago

"Of course, he also has produced a great deal of wealth and growth for the world."
Which leads to more carbon/co2/et cetera being spewed into the air.
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