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txlibdem

(6,183 posts)
Thu Mar 8, 2012, 09:10 AM Mar 2012

Can 'The Scream' painting motivate us to end fossil fuel use ASAP? [View all]

It's depiction of a man screaming in horror, the red sky in the background reminiscent of the haze constantly cloaking Beijing due to the use of coal power plants and gasoline in motor vehicles.

What a nightmare scenario we have in store for us and our grandchildren if we do not end the use of all fossil fuels as soon as possible. We need to remove all subsidies, tax breaks, reduced land leases, etc., to the oil, natural gas and coal industries and crack down on their pollution or we WILL face a horrible future like that depicted in the painting.

End fossil fuels subsidies and give that money to solar, wind and energy storage companies.

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Heres a link from an earlier post this morning about this. madokie Mar 2012 #1
Say it don't spray it txlibdem Mar 2012 #6
Well ain't you special madokie Mar 2012 #9
One of the main reasons I love MadOkie txlibdem Mar 2012 #14
With both feet firmly on the ground madokie Mar 2012 #17
Here's a link to that thread bananas Mar 2012 #25
It is much more likely that using fossil fuels will pollute the air txlibdem Mar 2012 #26
Energy is the lifeblood of the economy. Jerk the chain on energy and it all falls apart. dkf Mar 2012 #2
What part of ASAP disagrees with your post txlibdem Mar 2012 #4
no mopinko Mar 2012 #3
yes txlibdem Mar 2012 #5
i was responding to the link in the first reply. mopinko Mar 2012 #10
Ok txlibdem Mar 2012 #16
well your op didn't make all that much sense on it's own. mopinko Mar 2012 #19
No, it was you txlibdem Mar 2012 #21
i started a flaming session by mopinko Mar 2012 #23
You may have heard of the Model T; came out in 1908. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #11
You may have heard of the insult, "Get a Horse!" txlibdem Mar 2012 #15
I was simply pointing out that the statement 100 years ago "nobody drove a gasoline powered vehicle" Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #20
Sorry Johnny Rico txlibdem Mar 2012 #22
I would think the science would do better Yo_Mama Mar 2012 #7
It has: solar, wind, energy storage and electric vehicles txlibdem Mar 2012 #8
Not the slightest chance, no. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #12
A worthy ideal but it's not going to happen ... Nihil Mar 2012 #13
OWS txlibdem Mar 2012 #18
I'm investing a lot of hope in OWS for that and a lot of other reasons! LongTomH Mar 2012 #24
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