2016 Postmortem

boston bean

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35. I was repeating verbatim Bernie. You do know that.

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #27)

Tue Feb 16, 2016, 09:52 PM

Feb 2016

My plan is to not give tax breaks to the oligarchy that is ruining this great nation.

Said in my best Bernie voice!

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Animal Fat a Renewable Energy Source? [View all] boston bean Feb 2016 OP

Hmmm! MADem Feb 2016 #1

Normal diesel exhaust doesnt smell like roses, either, buddy. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #22

No, it seems like pork....er, lard...for the VT dairy industry. Melt down those old cows and MADem Feb 2016 #29

Vt dairy industry? Try tyson foods. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #33

OOPSIE! He's not in the pocket of Big Moo� after all. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #37

This is probably a single line in a bill several hundred pages long. kristopher Feb 2016 #76

Here is the bill - how would you have voted? kristopher Feb 2016 #80

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #41

You do realize HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #2

You do realize Bernie voted for a tax break for the Billionaire ENERGY CORPORATIONS! boston bean Feb 2016 #5

For reducing the amount of fossil fuels in their products HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #9

LOL! That's rich! boston bean Feb 2016 #11

Look HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #26

It's what passes for clever Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #31

Yeah the latest poutrage is even more desperate than usual. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #34

What's the difference between a dinosaur that has been converted to oil and a pig, cow or chicken MADem Feb 2016 #43

You can grow farm animals. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #45

Yeah? And they fart, and stink up the air, and destroy the environment. MADem Feb 2016 #48

Yup, and you lost me. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #50

Look at you--you mouth off at me with insults, and I'm providing links. MADem Feb 2016 #52

^^^THIS^^^ beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #53

We should have a manhattan project to develop scalable fusion power. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #68

Burning the pig, cow or chicken does not increase CO2 in the atmosphere. jeff47 Feb 2016 #78

How did this not end the thread? LittleBlue Feb 2016 #85

Because reality does not tell the story the poster wants to tell. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2016 #86

SHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! MADem Feb 2016 #30

Here are contents of bill. How would you have voted? kristopher Feb 2016 #83

I'm trying to figure out how it's renewable brush Feb 2016 #47

Currently lots of animal fat and plant oil which can convert to fuel is simply added to landfills... Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #73

Thanks, just trying understand the economics of it. brush Feb 2016 #92

Look at the entire, very comprehensive bill and tell my how you would vote kristopher Feb 2016 #81

Lol. Desperation. cali Feb 2016 #3

The desperation of Hillary fans is so deep it's laughable. PonyUp Feb 2016 #51

Bernie is in the pocket of the powerful "Animal Fat" lobby. Bonobo Feb 2016 #4

Big Fat�! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #7

Oh shit cali Feb 2016 #12

I hear there's a lot of money in pork lard! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #15

NatGeo: Fat's Chance as a renewable diesel fuel Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #6

Why do OIL COMPANIES PAYING ZERO IN TAXES MAKING BILLIONS IN PROFIT NEED THIS TAX BREAK? boston bean Feb 2016 #8

I'm not a math expert, but if they're already paying zero in taxes, then they dont. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #10

It's all part of the net sum. He wants to condemn others for giving tax breaks to OIL COMPANIES he boston bean Feb 2016 #14

You seem tense. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #18

No not tense, just typing in Bernie style! LOL boston bean Feb 2016 #38

It's an INCENTIVE TO GET THEM TO GO MORE GREEN. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #13

Shouldn't they? boston bean Feb 2016 #16

You tell me. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #17

Enough is enough! They don't need more tax breaks from us. boston bean Feb 2016 #20

Why do you oppose green technology? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #23

See where this gets us. I don't oppose green energy. boston bean Feb 2016 #25

So how do you expect those corporations to go more green, tell them to cut it out? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #27

I was repeating verbatim Bernie. You do know that. boston bean Feb 2016 #35

Yeah, not working for you. Answer the question. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #36

They are already ripping us off. Offer them something else besides our $$ boston bean Feb 2016 #40

Offer them what? What kind of incentive will get them to invest millions in new technology? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #44

Lord knows they don't need the money. Offer them a stick instead of a carrot. boston bean Feb 2016 #46

What do you mean? We can't penalize them for not investing in expensive new technology. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #49

We can't???????????? Woah! boston bean Feb 2016 #54

No, we can't. You really should read more. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #55

And giving tax breaks to greedy corporations does work, ok? boston bean Feb 2016 #58

Yes, it's an incentive to get them to spend millions in new technology. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #60

You are right we did. :) boston bean Feb 2016 #61

Look, I don't like it either. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #62

God bless your patience for dealing with that circular logic for so long. retrowire Feb 2016 #63

Hey you! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #64

No, you oppose senators running for the nomination whose TURN it isnt. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #39

Come on now. That's not fair! and NOT on topic. boston bean Feb 2016 #42

there's no topic here. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #67

We're owning up to votes, now? Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #19

Yeah, why not? boston bean Feb 2016 #21

Why not vote to ban cluster munitions? Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #24

Because stuffing factory farm animals--the least "green" way of raising livestock--into gas tanks is MADem Feb 2016 #56

Oh it's you. The guy who said Bernie was in the pocket of Big Sugar�, Big Moo� and now Big Fat�. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #57

SHHHHHHH~~~~!!!!!!! MADem Feb 2016 #32

It's not? Fuck. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #28

Willie NElson has been running his Bus on Animal fat for decades Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #59

Well that's it. I'm throwing Willie's bus under the shark. Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #75

Way to jump the bus. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #84

Link? Lordquinton Feb 2016 #65

Fail. Try again later. azmom Feb 2016 #66

I don't understand what this is even supposed to mean AlbertCat Feb 2016 #69

There's a difference between renewable and zero carbon energy sources. Fearless Feb 2016 #70

Mine certainly is. n/t Orsino Feb 2016 #71

What bill is that? The 2007 Energy Bill had lots of language about biofuels which is what people Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #72

Does the OP even know what bill this is supposed to be about? Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #74

No this current Camp Expedition is all about sink tossing. Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #77

Liposuction JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #79

2016 is a big test for America and we may yet fail it. Ron Green Feb 2016 #82

Fat's Chance as a Renewable Diesel Fuel TubbersUK Feb 2016 #87

It will probably find it's primary niche as a way to run farms kristopher Feb 2016 #88

Hadn't thought of that, makes sense n/t TubbersUK Feb 2016 #90

Good. Animal fat belongs on animals. n/t Lucinda Feb 2016 #89

How is it not renewable? cyberswede Feb 2016 #91