Instead, say...?
Seriously, we need alternatives.
My suggestions:
"Fossil fuels" = "hydrocarbons"
"Rust belt" = "(Former / declining) manufacturing centers in the American Midwest"
"Global warming" = "Natural fluctuations in climate"
Would be happy to hear better proposals.
Regards,
“Rust belt” = “(Former / declining) manufacturing centers in the American Midwest”
“Rust belt” = “(Former / declining) democrat manufacturing centers in the American Midwest”
>> “Rust belt” = “(Former / declining) manufacturing centers in the American Midwest” <<
Sold out to overseas manufacturing centers