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wtmusic

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13. This Misattributed Source game is always fun.

Reply to Gregorian (Reply #12)

Fri May 3, 2013, 11:37 AM

May 2013

My turn - "and they burn it because of their needs, wants, and desires".

Several choices. Do we:

1) Attempt to modify the N/W/D of 7 billion people?
2) Address meeting those N/W/D using fewer fossil fuels (or none)?
3) Whine on Democratic Underground about how the world is going to pot - which amounts to accepting starvation of poor people so that we can continue to use 5x as much energy as the rest of the world?

#1 is impossible and #3 is ethically-challenged, leaving #2 as the only real option.

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Ex-Antinuke Activist: Renewables Have "Not a Hope in Hell" of Solving Warming Problem Alone [View all] wtmusic May 2013 OP

Even if they did, the problem is far bigger than carbon emissions. Gregorian May 2013 #1

No worries, mate pscot May 2013 #2

The warming problem is entirely due to carbon emissions. nt wtmusic May 2013 #9

And carbon emissions are entirely due to billions of people burning fossil fuel. Gregorian May 2013 #12

This Misattributed Source game is always fun. wtmusic May 2013 #13

Or you could say that 1 and 2 are both impossible GliderGuider May 2013 #14

You are dead wrong about #1. Gregorian May 2013 #15

I'm very interested in how you plan to modify wtmusic May 2013 #17

The difference between a market dominated by cprise May 2013 #3

Don't you love how anyone whatsoever can be a "Ex-antinuke activist" and get paid for it? kristopher May 2013 #4

Interesting caraher May 2013 #5

Indeed, we can't even deny the establishment things like cprise May 2013 #6

Renewables don't have investors? wtmusic May 2013 #8

Do you have any class awareness cprise May 2013 #10

Help me differentiate between rich investor-elves wtmusic May 2013 #11

That's because it's not a problem. It's a dilemma - a whole different animal. hatrack May 2013 #7

More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology CreekDog May 2013 #16