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		MithrilTuxedo 48 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The US reduced debt following World War II and wha... Fossil fuels were cheaper too, and dilution was the solution to pollution.

JumpCrisscross 48 days ago [–]

> dilution was the solution to pollution

Why past tense? Dilution remains a good solution to most pollutants, carbon included. That it stops working after a point doesn't make it useless per se.

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