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Eyeball_Kid

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2. Ooo.. We're winning the battle for fossil fuel pollution in the atmosphere!

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2018, 09:26 AM

Nov 2018

What great news! Texas, my hat's off to you. There's no greater contributor to catastrophic climate change than the burning of petroleum products. And YOU, Texas, are proving to be IN THE LEAD of fossil fuel production. Thank you for sending us over the cliff to a better chance for extinction. Our grandchildren will be forever grateful.

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Texas Is About to Create OPEC's Worst Nightmare [View all] jpak Nov 2018 OP

In the short run, this is probably a good thing on balance. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #1

Ooo.. We're winning the battle for fossil fuel pollution in the atmosphere! Eyeball_Kid Nov 2018 #2

Anyone who uses fossil fuels, directly or indirectly, creates the DEMAND TexasBushwhacker Nov 2018 #32

We would be better off long term if oil was very expensive YessirAtsaFact Nov 2018 #3

OPEC's worst nightmare should be solar, wind, and sustainable energy...tax carbon now!! Sancho Nov 2018 #4

Amen to that, Sancho. Ohiogal Nov 2018 #5

Wind and solar can't do it all. We need nuclear for base load Amishman Nov 2018 #8

do these new and much safer designs deal with their own waste? shanny Nov 2018 #9

Lots of misunderstandings about nuclear waste. Adrahil Nov 2018 #12

The ignorance is appalling jpak Nov 2018 #13

:) Good information, though some on how we redistribute Hortensis Nov 2018 #15

Well said. Adrahil Nov 2018 #18

You didn't address the issue of spent (but very concentrated in relative terms) fuel rods from Blue_true Nov 2018 #16

All very real issues.... Adrahil Nov 2018 #19

my understanding of the nuclear waste issue is the result of living next door shanny Nov 2018 #21

Who doesn't love ponies!!!?? Adrahil Nov 2018 #22

Oh look! Nnadir has some new playmates! hedda_foil Nov 2018 #14

just...wow shanny Nov 2018 #20

Texas is the leader in US Wind Energy production blogslut Nov 2018 #11

me too ProfessorPlum Nov 2018 #24

Spot on. What is it with energy companies? WTF aren't they taking the lead on... brush Nov 2018 #17

Unfortunately, it's all about quarterly profits TexasBushwhacker Nov 2018 #31

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2018 #23

Vitol Group, the world's largest independent oil-trading house. Ultra corrupt menace to humanity Celerity Nov 2018 #6

In his crazy statement of America First Saudi ass kissing Trump said Saudi Arabia TeamPooka Nov 2018 #7

The massive, colossal ruination of water for oil is a BAD bargain Achilleaze Nov 2018 #10

They're totally fracked Bucky Nov 2018 #25

Great more CO2 Botany Nov 2018 #26

Bust Oil is about to torpedo economies around the world JCMach1 Nov 2018 #27

OPEC's worst nightmare will be when we learn how to get by on locally produced renewable energy. Squinch Nov 2018 #28

The electric car is OPEC's worst nightmare. JohnnyRingo Nov 2018 #29

Can't SA make money at less than $30/barrel? Buckeyeblue Nov 2018 #30

True... but SA is not OPEC FBaggins Nov 2018 #34

Another nail in the peak oil coffin FBaggins Nov 2018 #33