On 13/01/2021 21:16, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:36:58 +0000
> Jim H  wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:52:16 +0000, in ,
>> The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/01/2021 21:27, Jim H wrote:
>
>>>> But... but.. but...  it's "for the children!!!"
>>>>
>>> Believe that, and you will believe anything. :-)
>>
>> At the time that phrase was popular, and used seriously, I
>> (figuratively of course) grabbed my wallet and backed up against a
>> sturdy wall whenever I heard it. Yep, they not only wanted your money,
>> but also wanted to "bend you over" too.
>>
>> Later it was for the polar bears.
>>
>> Not sure what's the latest.
>
>  The rain forests.
>
yeah. Embarrassingly polar bears are in greater numbers now than ever
recorded before.

In the UK there are more mature trees than there ever have been since
the end of 'ships of oak', so much so that a lot of diseases that had
been in abeyance are ripping through them, Same with people :-)

But I do have two 20 year old elm trees doing well, after all mature
ones and even young ones were wiped out back in the 70s

But cutting down rain forests to make space to plant crops for
'renewable energy' is profitable isn't it?

Here they cut them down to plant windmills. So they can slice birds in
half and explode bat lungs.

Never  mind. I am sure they *mean well*. And that's what counts isn't  it?

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