When environmental activists claim air pollutants kill thousands of Americans each year and sicken still thousands more, their claims ring hollow when they oppose a cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution.

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So any mechanism that acts to suppress that, i.e. warm cloudy days - or hot air - will also kill them.

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While the Kochs have long attracted the ire of liberal activists for underwriting the Tea Party and trying to kill clean air legislation, this was the first time one of their summits was greeted by a protest rally.

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That's what Google's dealing with this week, by utilizing Android's remote kill switch to delete them over the air.

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