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Spider Jerusalem

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1. Low oil prices = more people using more fuel = more CO2 emissions = bad

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 03:35 PM

Jan 2015

I find it kind of bizarre and fucked-up for so many people who ought to be aware of the very real threat that climate change poses to humanity to be all "yay, cheap gasoline"! And if one of the consequences of the USA's frankly stupid infrastructure decisions over the past 70 years in the light of rising oil prices is a declining standard of living for many Americans? I don't see that as being a problem for the rest of the world, considering that the USA has 5% of the world's population and has been greedily sucking in 30% of the world's resources for a very long time now.

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Did the oil rich parts of the country NOT suffer like the rest of the country during the recession? [View all] kelliekat44 Jan 2015 OP

Low oil prices = more people using more fuel = more CO2 emissions = bad Spider Jerusalem Jan 2015 #1

I don't think they suffered as much daredtowork Jan 2015 #2

As GOPLife, Chris Ladd, had explained in his article BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #3

What really got my goat about Texas daredtowork Jan 2015 #5

"A little recession might be good for their soul." BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #7

Alaska took a hit. nt elias49 Jan 2015 #4

The DC area did spectacularly well during the recession, I believe TX did well closeupready Jan 2015 #6

Alaska didn't suffer much during the recession, Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #8