Posted on 04/18/2016 4:39:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
EXACTLY what I was thinking.
10-15 degrees my arse.
Let the free market make the decision. No Govt tax, no Gov fuster cluck.
Wrong on so many levels.
First, carbon based fuels are NOT “fossil” fuels.
Second, the earth produces a continuous supply of carbon based fuel, just as it was DESIGNED to do by its maker. We will NEVER run out.
Third, when we burn carbon based fuel, it produces carbon dioxide and water (moist plant food). This makes it a perfect fuel.
Fourth, “scientists” who toe the government propaganda line have [...] for brains.
We can't stop using fossil fuels. It is estimated it would take the US, with all its scientific and raw material capacity, over 50 years just to convert to electric automobiles, let alone other power needs. And you'll have to consider that if we stop our purchasing of fuels from the different countries we use, they will go broke and be unable to feed themselves. The US is the largest importer and exporter of petroleum products in the world. And we export to support other countries economies along with generating trade for other countries down the road. Our largest suppliers in order backwards of amounts are Venezuela, Mexico, and Canada (#1). The infamous Alaskan oil pipeline comes to a screeching halt at Valdez and a vast majority of the oil is sold to Japan for them to refine and sell it back to us for a profit. Without this. their economy would topple. There is more than just the politics of the oil that has been "sold" to the public since the late 90's. This is what the political machine has fed you. In reality, it is just the business of keeping people fed to stop possible wars from breaking out when the neighbors come looking for food. LAZLO! red
There is nothing more natural or efficient than the hydro carbon. It is natures battery for storing solar energy.
The Dems missed their shot at a carbon tax in 09-10 when they had full control. Spent all their time on Obamacare. I’m surprised Caliph Baraq hasn’t tried to impose one via Exec Order.
Of course we will. Wwe will come up with a new technology, like superefficient fuel cells.
But even if we don't, the human race will go extinct someday, so we will stop using fossil fuels one way or another.
Like my hospital-employed sponsor once said, "The bleeding WILL eventually stop."
I’m sure glad we have a government to take care of us morons!
Yep. New heavens and new earth.
Technology always advances. Why should it stop now. Don’t worry, if you want to, you can still give your money to Saudi Arabia.
No nukes?
Yes, but nuclear power plants create waste that makes CO2 look really great. You can't feed waste rods to plants.
Much different story!
Carbon fuels are, by definition, organic.
You say “makes CO2 look great” as though it isnt.
Wow. An economist who doesn't understand economics. Who would have ever thought. Oh, wait - Paul Krugman. Never mind.
Oil comes from a molten magma core outgassing long chain hydrocarbon gasses into cavernous pockets where they precipitate out into oil. If these cavernous pockets are pumped out, 50 years later they have filled back up.
When the molten core of the earth cools to the point where it no longer distillates out petroleum, yes............we will run out of oil.
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