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Schwarzenegger says you can have four Hummers and still save planet
Yahoo! News ^ | 5/22/17 | AFP

Posted on 05/22/2017 9:54:42 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

Arnold Schwarzenegger has four Hummers and likes nothing better than getting up at 5am to ride his Harley Davidson to the beach for breakfast.

Yet "The Terminator" star insists that should not stop him being an environmental evangelist.

"Saving the planet is also about technology," the former California governor told AFP, putting his foot on a chair and wagging a skull-ringed finger to make his point.

Three of his Hummers run on hydrogen, vegetable oil and bio-diesel and he's hoping to put an electric engine into the fourth.

"You know one day soon we are going to have hydrogen-fuelled planes. We can get rid of this dirty diesel tomorrow.

"I hate it when environmentalism comes down to 'you can't do this and you can't do that'. There's a bad habit of shaming, guilt and finger pointing. 'Don't smoke this, don't take a jacuzzi and don't take a plane.' Everything's bad."

Which is why Arnie is giving it an injection of his legendary pumped-up positive attitude.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: California; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: california; hummers; planet; schwarzenegger
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To: NormsRevenge

Naw, I think it would take at least 5, maybe 6 Hummers to save the planet.


21 posted on 05/22/2017 10:53:53 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Gay State Conservative

flacid response


22 posted on 05/22/2017 11:00:23 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Vendome
No wonder he's always smiling.


23 posted on 05/22/2017 11:01:28 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Dilbert San Diego

That ‘machine’ is electrolysis...around 40 percent efficient.

Large quantities if hydrogen are more efficiently derived from chemical reactions of compounds other than water...but still in no way feasible as a large scale fuel.


24 posted on 05/22/2017 11:13:52 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Oh...one more thing. The ‘fuel cell’ is a catalyst, composed of semi-precious metals. Completely impractical.


25 posted on 05/22/2017 11:15:26 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: NormsRevenge

Ja, it makes perfect sense. Yooo can only drive one hummer at a time... I’ll be baaack.


26 posted on 05/22/2017 11:48:21 AM PDT by captain_dave
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To: lacrew

“I’m sure Arnold picks up his hydrogen at the hydrogen store, and no energy is used.”

Each atom is HYDROponically grown from water and sunlight, and picked at the peak of ripeness ... by illegal migrant workers.


27 posted on 05/22/2017 11:52:11 AM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: NormsRevenge
If Arnold has four, he's in reality just keeping three out of the hands of people who would use them irresponsibly.

He can also station one at each of his homes, so he eliminates the CO2 emissions that would arise from driving a Hummer from place to place.

28 posted on 05/22/2017 12:16:22 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: NormsRevenge

Bless his heart! After receiving 4 hummers I just want to take a break, play some video games, and take a break from my girlfriend. I mean, it’s like the think you owe them something.


29 posted on 05/22/2017 2:34:34 PM PDT by WMarshal (President Trump, a president keeping his promises to the American people. It feels like winning.)
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