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Comment author: Romashka 21 August 2016 07:02:04PM *  0 points [-]

Why do you think "harmful for the environment" means "leading to global warming"? Lots of things are harmful for the environment. Drying swamps to make railroads harm it. Holidaying leads to decreased "old habitat" biodiversity. Building power plants on small mountain rivers leads to decreased biodiversity, too. Yes, these things are good for us. It just has no bearing on whether they are good for nature.

Comment author: SilasBarta 29 September 2016 01:52:03AM 1 point [-]

My favorite one: burning wood for heat. Better than fossil fuels for the GW problem, but really bad for local air quality.