While climate activists lecture Americans about carbon emissions, a shocking truth is emerging about what’s really poisoning our atmosphere. Scientists have discovered that chemicals are being dumped directly into the stratosphere, causing massive damage to the ozone layer that protects us from deadly radiation. This isn’t coming from your gas-guzzling truck or coal plant – it’s coming from sources the left doesn’t want to talk about.
Rocket launches are spewing dangerous pollutants including black carbon, aluminum oxide, and chlorine gases straight into the stratosphere. These launch emissions have nearly doubled in just two years, with propellant consumption jumping from 38 billion grams to 67 billion grams between 2020 and 2022. The aluminum oxide alone is now seven times higher than natural levels, acting as a catalyst that destroys our protective ozone layer.
Space junk burning up during re-entry is making things even worse. When satellites and debris crash back to Earth, they release aluminum oxide and other toxic chemicals that eat away at the ozone. This is happening right now while environmental groups stay silent about the real polluters.
Even nature itself is working against the ozone layer in ways the climate crowd ignores. Massive wildfires are shooting smoke particles into the stratosphere that trigger chemical reactions destroying ozone molecules. These particles cause hydrochloric acid to break down, releasing chlorine that forms ozone-eating compounds.
The science is terrifying when you understand how it works. Just one chlorine atom can destroy over 100,000 ozone molecules before it’s finally removed from the atmosphere. These atoms act like tiny destroyers, cycling through reaction after reaction, wiping out thousands of protective ozone molecules during their time in the sky.
Australian wildfires alone caused a 5 percent ozone depletion across the stratosphere and widened the Antarctic ozone hole by 10 percent. Scientists are now warning there’s a race against time as climate change could increase wildfire frequency while dangerous chlorine compounds still pollute our atmosphere.
Yet while this environmental disaster unfolds above our heads, the Biden administration focuses on punishing American families with green energy mandates. They’re targeting farmers and factory workers while the real ozone destroyers – rockets and space debris – get a free pass from environmental activists.
The truth is clear: real environmental threats are being ignored while Americans face higher energy costs and job losses. It’s time to focus on actual science instead of political theater that hurts working families while the stratosphere burns.
