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ancianita

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16. Thank you! Have you posted this in V&M so it might be on DU's front page?

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 06:16 PM

Nov 2020

I'm pretty sure we're all in on getting a full public exposure of extractor-polluters who leave their poisonous messes (externalities) to puny humans (externalities) to deal with. They make their disasters look like "natural disasters," but they lie.

The model we use in building big government's courage to go after these global Big Corp polluters and their cowardly political enablers is crucial.

Common Earth property (e.g., Tongass) is not to be free for use for just any damn body.

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Finally, a billionaire who says he'll spend his money on preserving Earth. [View all] ancianita Nov 2020 OP

People like him have the ability to save our earth. And I'm glad to see he is the Maraya1969 Nov 2020 #1

Not enough but maybe it only takes the first one to get others to join in. ancianita Nov 2020 #2

Billionaires can set up Trusts and Foundations that continue to operate long after they are gone Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #3

If we had the right people in office we wouldn't need food banks. OMGWTF Nov 2020 #8

As billionaires go, he's around 289 on Forbes. Your idea of Earth trusts is THE best idea! ancianita Nov 2020 #10

I thought Tom Steyer was on it, as well. Sogo Nov 2020 #4

Yes he is. He also told us in the debates that big corporations have taken control of our government jalan48 Nov 2020 #7

"Finally?" What about all the others? Hortensis Nov 2020 #5

"Finally" is about the public's hearing from any of "all the others" at all. ancianita Nov 2020 #11

you never heard of bill gates? mopinko Nov 2020 #18

Who hasn't. But saving humans hasn't been 'all of a piece' in saving huge land base ecosystems, ancianita Nov 2020 #20

Predators sometimes let the lessor beings have their scraps. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #30

Lol. No need to hide from people who aren't looking Hortensis Nov 2020 #24

I was joking. I've read a bit on philanthropy in my day, and have visted the Gates' site, thanks. ancianita Nov 2020 #25

Oh, that's you, Ancianita! Sorry, I assumed it was someone else Hortensis Nov 2020 #26

Just a touch of sarcasm, not a pile of it, since the public isn't as aware of the long ancianita Nov 2020 #27

:) Same here. Hortensis Nov 2020 #28

Doug Tompkins, founder of North Face central scrutinizer Nov 2020 #32

Wait, one got public atttention years after its building -- the Svalbard global seed vault. ancianita Nov 2020 #14

An impressive list. Thank you Mr. Wyss. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #6

Great! Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #9

An excellent documentary on what we risk losing: ret5hd Nov 2020 #12

Thank you! Have you posted this in V&M so it might be on DU's front page? ancianita Nov 2020 #16

Yes I did post on V&M...also... ret5hd Nov 2020 #22

Great. I must have missed it. This should be part of some Climate links archive we can ancianita Nov 2020 #23

Thanks for posting this. JudyM Nov 2020 #29

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