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Doctors say ‘fossil fuel addiction’ kills, starves millions
Associated Press ^ | October 25, 2022 | Seth Borenstein

Posted on 10/25/2022 11:04:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Extreme weather from climate change triggered hunger in nearly 100 million people and increased heat deaths by 68% in vulnerable populations worldwide as the world’s “fossil fuel addiction” degrades public health each year, doctors reported in a new study.

Worldwide the burning of coal, oil, natural gas and biomass forms air pollution that kills 1.2 million people a year, including 11,800 in the United States, according to a report Tuesday in the prestigious medical journal Lancet.

“Our health is at the mercy of fossil fuels,” said University College of London health and climate researcher Marina Romanello, executive director of the Lancet Countdown. “We’re seeing a persistent addiction to fossil fuels that is not only amplifying the health impacts of climate change, but which is also now at this point compounding with other concurrent crises that we’re globally facing, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis, energy crisis and food crisis that were triggered after the war in Ukraine.”

In the annual Lancet Countdown, which looks at climate change and health, nearly 100 researchers across the globe highlighted 43 indicators where climate change is making people sicker or weaker, with a new look at hunger added this year. […]

In praising the report, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres put it even more bluntly than the doctors: “The climate crisis is killing us.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Weather; Weird Stuff
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To: Olog-hai

Klaus is not giving up on his dream of global communism.


61 posted on 10/26/2022 5:53:22 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Olog-hai

Doctors, like Mengele.


62 posted on 10/26/2022 5:56:23 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Olog-hai

After the safe-and-effective jive, doctors have a long journey to claim credibility. This is the wrong direction.


63 posted on 10/26/2022 6:00:55 AM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: Olog-hai

They just can’t explain it.


64 posted on 10/26/2022 6:01:42 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: Olog-hai

New Age “Witch Doctors” blaming all bad things on the “evil spirits” of fossil fuels.


65 posted on 10/26/2022 6:16:56 AM PDT by yuleeyahoo (The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
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To: Olog-hai

Yea! when we go back to farming with horses we should be able to grow enough food to feed everybody. Boy its a good thing the universities are pushing out sooo many smart people to tell us how the world operates.


66 posted on 10/26/2022 6:21:41 AM PDT by BobinIL
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To: lee martell

political quacks


67 posted on 10/26/2022 6:21:43 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Olog-hai

The climate crisis is killing us.” …

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people are not frightened enough

ratchet up the fear porn


68 posted on 10/26/2022 6:24:34 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Olog-hai

Eat healthy and exercise, so you can avoid having to see the green quacks. They do not deserve our patronage.


69 posted on 10/26/2022 6:26:08 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Salamander

The difference is, Brad Dourif is actually a useful person, and we KNOW he’s an actor and voice artist — he did the voice of Chuckie in so many “Child’s Play” films.


70 posted on 10/26/2022 6:28:03 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: skr

Then they should say Ph.D.’s or scientists. Everybody thinks M.D.’s when they see the term Doctor.


71 posted on 10/26/2022 6:29:15 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Olog-hai

A search of the article for “China” brings zero results. Until they address the biggest polluters on the planet, they are not to be taken seriously. Since they will never do that, they must be BSers.


72 posted on 10/26/2022 6:54:58 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm & GMO Free - some call us purebloods)
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To: Olog-hai

Just more B.S. from the Ass Press and commie “doctors”.


73 posted on 10/26/2022 7:11:58 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: Olog-hai
Ten years ago, 82% of all energy production was from “fossil fuels”. Fortunately, during that time $3.7 Trillion was spent on planet saving “green energy”. Last year the amount of energy produced by “fossil fuels” fell to 81%. Of course, this year with the curtailing of natural gas production and the increased use of coal... 82% of all energy production is once again expected to be from “fossil fuels”.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/10/25/goldman-sachs-jeff-currie-3-8-trillion-of-investment-in-renewables-moved-fossil-fuels-from-82-to-81-of-overall-energy-consumption-in-10-years/

But, it is not a complete waste because the $3.7 Trillion that was spent on green energy scams represented a huge transfer of wealth from the middle class to the richest people in the world along with really helping out the Chinese Communist Party. So, don't feel bad.

My DOG is a COMMUNIST  Vinyl Bumper Sticker Purple

74 posted on 10/26/2022 7:22:33 AM PDT by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: Olog-hai

Here we go again; now it’s the climate change doing it. Sorry, we need proof of that & proof of how you are going to change it because otherwise it will be nothing but another money pit.


75 posted on 10/26/2022 8:13:08 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: Olog-hai

Here we go again; now it’s the climate change doing it. Sorry, we need proof of that & proof of how you are going to change it because otherwise it will be nothing but another money pit.


76 posted on 10/26/2022 8:13:57 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: Olog-hai

According to a report

Well there you have it so it must be true huh Moe.


77 posted on 10/26/2022 8:37:56 AM PDT by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Olog-hai

Just 🐂💩.


78 posted on 10/26/2022 4:15:36 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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