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18. Yes, 80 million is 8 percent of the world's cars

Sat May 10, 2014, 08:58 PM

May 2014

"That's .08% and the headline uses car equivalents."

Do you think writing it that way makes it less?

"And the solution is not national, it's global. But, if you're talking about U'S. policy, the Administration can directly link trade agreements to pollution standards. I hope it does a better job with that than with labor standards."

What the hell does that have to do with the OP, which is about U.S. policy?

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Obama�s Move On Solar Is Equivalent To A Year Without 80 Million Cars [View all] ProSense May 2014 OP

Wow. Impressive numbers. I hope it's enough. randome May 2014 #1

Kick! n/t ProSense May 2014 #2

Reverse Reagan - Solar Panels Return to WH Roof ProSense May 2014 #3

Reagan was such a tool. Cha May 2014 #13

Reagan came along and struck down the Carter Admins initiative on solar energy. Go figure. YOHABLO May 2014 #20

And yet in Ohio albino65 May 2014 #4

Nope, try Oaklahoma where people who put up Solar cells are PENALIZED! the_working_poor May 2014 #40

Bout died over this one.......could not believe they passed this tax..... a kennedy May 2014 #48

EPA Is On A Winning Streak In Court Battles Over Clean Air ProSense May 2014 #5

I think he was waiting on the rulings to see how far he could go. nt okaawhatever May 2014 #15

Keystone === Dead Deal pbmus May 2014 #6

Excellent. toby jo May 2014 #7

I dig this. byronius May 2014 #8

k&r n/t RainDog May 2014 #9

There are one billion cars on the road. rug May 2014 #10

There are ProSense May 2014 #11

When it comes to carbon emission you can't credibly talk about national borders. rug May 2014 #12

When ProSense May 2014 #16

That's .08% and the headline uses car equivalents. rug May 2014 #17

Yes, 80 million is 8 percent of the world's cars ProSense May 2014 #18

First, here's a blue link. rug May 2014 #19

Are you ProSense May 2014 #21

Math doesn't lie and bad math makes bad politics. rug May 2014 #28

"Bad math" does lie, and it also doesn't make for good comments. LOL! ProSense May 2014 #30

The OP doesn't upset me. It's a good, but small step. rug May 2014 #31

"What irks me is the urge to push it for more than what it is." ProSense May 2014 #32

I doublechecked; it is 8%. Whether the program equals 80 million cars remains to be seen. rug May 2014 #33

What ProSense May 2014 #35

Here's the bottom line--this is GOOD NEWS, and you appear intent on crapping on the thread. MADem May 2014 #42

You can take ir any way you want. Things are not good/bad. rug May 2014 #43

Yes, I sure can, and I've told you how I have taken it. You're crapping on the thread. MADem May 2014 #44

Oh I think the thread will survive some nuance. rug May 2014 #46

Well, what you're doing isn't nuance, unless you're "taking a big nuance" all over the thread. nt MADem May 2014 #47

If 80,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 are correct figures IDemo May 2014 #24

I don't know about the 80,000,000 but here's the source for one billion. rug May 2014 #29

I'm not doubting the one billion figure IDemo May 2014 #34

Since the US does not control energy policy for the entire planet, riqster May 2014 #37

Doin' my part by not driving a car. :) Thanks Obama Cha May 2014 #14

The math works. ProSense May 2014 #22

the well-travelled-path yields little. quadrature May 2014 #23

Those things you mention all put carbon into the air. DireStrike May 2014 #25

But EV's use less carbon energy per mile than equivalent sized internal combustion vehicles IDemo May 2014 #27

How can ProSense May 2014 #26

Solar PV. progress is painfully slow... quadrature May 2014 #36

No, it doesn't. This is an example of the misapplication of a saying--what yields little is the MADem May 2014 #45

Best reason to vote straight Democratic ticket in 6 months ffr May 2014 #38

So will you feel this way when Keystone is given thumbs up ... pbmus May 2014 #39

Yes. Yes. Certainly. Absolutely. ffr May 2014 #41