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kristopher

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2. The right-wing spin you promote about Denmark is demolished by the facts in the OP
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 09:41 PM
Dec 2013

So now you turn to another absolutely absurd claim - that if they don't act in a unique way to divest themselves of their fossil fuel holdings, then the highly commendable and successful actions they take in decarbonizing their economy are meaningless.
That is a mirror of the right wing slurs against Al Gore based on his owning a large home/office complex and traveling by air; no one really buys it except the dittoheads.

And as I recall you drive an SUV and a HD pickup - both gas hogs.

Earlier, when I demonstrated that your antirenewable screeds are favorite fodder for TeaParty type wingnuts by showing the content of a hard right news site, you said (incorrectly) that I was attempting the logical fallacy of 'guilt by association'.

Yet, here you are attacking Amory Lovins; a man who has worked for 40 years on energy efficiency and renewables, a man who is considered one of the world's leading experts on moving us away from carbon, because he works with some fossil fuel companies to reduce carbon emissions by improving energy efficiency.
There is not a hint anywhere, except in the wild accusations of antirenewable nuclear industry zealots, that Lovins has ever penned a word or taken an action to promote the interests of any fossil industry, yet here you are trying out the "guilt by association" fallacy.

Your actions and behavior are inexcusable by claiming you are a victim of a fallacy.
The actions and behavior of Lovins need no excuses.

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Denmark continues to drill, pump, and sell North Sea Oil and gas. NNadir Dec 2013 #1
The right-wing spin you promote about Denmark is demolished by the facts in the OP kristopher Dec 2013 #2
The IRONY is really FUNNY!! PamW Dec 2013 #5
I simply called up the Danish Energy Website. NNadir Dec 2013 #9
By comparison, total Danish C02 is less than Nebraska, or less than half that of West Virginia. Iterate Dec 2013 #3
Well said! Champion Jack Dec 2013 #4
There's no "Danish grid" PamW Dec 2013 #6
It was metaphor. Iterate Dec 2013 #7
It's hard to tell.. PamW Dec 2013 #8
So it would be wrong to tout the French "grid" as being low carbon also, right? kristopher Dec 2013 #10
THATS a PROOF???????????? PamW Dec 2013 #12
No, it isn't a proof at all. kristopher Dec 2013 #13
Those are great visualization aides. kristopher Dec 2013 #11
If we can get by the disruption for the moment... Iterate Dec 2013 #14
Emission of CO2 from the Danish power and CHP generation fell by 17.3 per cent in 2012 Iterate Dec 2013 #15
Thanks. kristopher Dec 2013 #25
electricity at triple the normal price quadrature Dec 2013 #16
It's working for them. Maybe you ought to challenge your own assumptions. Iterate Dec 2013 #17
Please rephrase that kristopher Dec 2013 #18
True enough. Iterate Dec 2013 #19
Denmark's economy resembles an amusement park quadrature Dec 2013 #20
Every nation needs to find its own solution. Iterate Dec 2013 #21
Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark kristopher Dec 2013 #22
Validation??? Validation of NOTHING!!! PamW Dec 2013 #23
NRG CEO Crane: Power grid will soon be 'last resort' kristopher Dec 2013 #24
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