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NickB79

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26. That's not what the OP was talking about in the slightest

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 18, 2022, 10:16 PM

Apr 2022

Think of it like sewage. A city dumps it's waste directly into a river, so it doesn't have to pay for a water treatment plant. It's residents pay almost nothing in sewer bills. They think it's a great deal.

Until the river is a dead, rotting mess, the fishing is gone, the property values are shot, and it finally catches on fire and forces the residents to flee. The city is on the hook for cleanup and economic damage that's 10X what a water treatment plant would have cost in the first place.

We're currently using the atmosphere as our dumping grounds for fossil wastes. It's just a matter of time before we get the bill, but it is coming, and it will be HUGE.

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Our Kids Will Be Paying The $20 A Gallon We Aren't Paying [View all] DanieRains Apr 2022 OP

Electric vehicles will be predominent way before we get... brush Apr 2022 #1

Yep hueymahl Apr 2022 #2

I think moving large groups of people from point A to point B will also become less of a good thing. gldstwmn Apr 2022 #8

And what does that have to do with $20 gas? brush Apr 2022 #9

Is there some sort of fight club on DU that I'm unaware of? gldstwmn Apr 2022 #11

What does your post have to do with $20 gas... brush Apr 2022 #12

Nah. I'm good. Full Moon? Taxes? gldstwmn Apr 2022 #14

Why post if it has nothing to do with the OP? brush Apr 2022 #16

I'm distracted by testicle tanning. gldstwmn Apr 2022 #17

That's not what the OP was talking about in the slightest NickB79 Apr 2022 #26

The OP was about $20 a gallon gas. You make good points about how we're abusing... brush Apr 2022 #31

$20/gallon is what gas SHOULD cost today, if we paid the true external costs NickB79 Apr 2022 #34

We live in the US. Elections are determined quite often by which party keeps prices down. brush Apr 2022 #35

All electric snowybirdie Apr 2022 #3

They'll still need it.... SergeStorms Apr 2022 #6

I'm Hoping Not ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #21

I'm Adding The Costs For Coming Problems DanieRains Apr 2022 #4

You have to explain that because it's not making sense either. brush Apr 2022 #5

Today's Carbon Causing Tomorrow's Floods Fires Hurricaines Etc DanieRains Apr 2022 #18

They are starting to phase them out, but most won't have them phased out for 15 or more years. marie999 Apr 2022 #19

Gas prices are already going back down. Reaching $20... brush Apr 2022 #20

Gas Cost Not Gas Price DanieRains Apr 2022 #25

Per gallon prices are indeed down from a month ago. The switch to electric and hybrid... brush Apr 2022 #28

Yer Right But There Is Already Too Much Carbon In The Atmosphere DanieRains Apr 2022 #29

I got your reference NickB79 Apr 2022 #24

Someone Gets It DanieRains Apr 2022 #27

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Only if the US continues to do nothing but watch Caribbeans Apr 2022 #10

+1 Celerity Apr 2022 #13

99% of hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #15

100% WarGamer Apr 2022 #33

We'll see $2.00 a gallon gas before we see $20.00 a gallon gas. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #22

$7 Trillion Just For Iraq DanieRains Apr 2022 #23

$20.00 a gallon gas at the pump would crush demand. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #30

The reality is... climate change is here and irreversible. WarGamer Apr 2022 #32