You might have a point, except:
In the United States, fifty to 100 years ago nearly every residence was heated by the burning of coal. Trains plied back and forth on steam provided by the burning of coal. The coal mines of West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky worked three shifts a day, seven days to provide coal for the iron and steel industry. Many cities were so inundated daily with coal soot that it was impractical for a man to wear a white shirt to work.
Today, the only major consumption of coal is by the electrical power plants, and those are closely monitored and filtered to reduce the release of pollutants. The air-borne particles of yesterday and today are being cleansed by the natural rain cycles.
The auto and truck industries have taken great pains to reduce the pollution of their exhaust.
And more CO2 is produced by natural sources than any man-made activity. There may be some global warming... consensus is one-half degree F. in the past 40 years... but I submit it isn't man's doing entirely, as those who would profit greatly by a hysterical response would have you believe.
Two bright copper pennies worth.





? How did nature know an industrial revolution had happened.