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OKIsItJustMe

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3. One thing I find frustrating about this whole discussion is that even "W" acknowledged it in 2001!

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:17 PM

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https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/06/20010611-2.html

… our useful efforts to reduce sulfur emissions may have actually increased warming, because sulfate particles reflect sunlight, bouncing it back into space. …

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