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Collapsing Nation Still Somehow Expects Singer to Perform Anthem Sober (thehardtimes.net)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by DxK@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Screw the environment. More CO2 please.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's actually pretty easy to make carbon neutral fireworks, since it's only dependent on the energy put into the system and black powder historically used charcoal as it's fuel source which is renewable.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

But that carbon wouldn't be in the air otherwise, so not good. Reduce, reuse, recycle.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Unless you're planting trees and then cutting them down to bury them, it absolutely would.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, in that case, you're digging up carbon in trees, lighting it and putting it in the sky...

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Only if it's virgin forest. I said it could be carbon neutral which would imply tree farming. The only way you can sequester carbon with trees is literally burying them.