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    Default Why the global fossil-fuel phase-out is a fantasy akin to time travel

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    Not that any of the loony tunes on here like PoliSquawker and McSquawker would ever understand any of this, especially the scale of investment required to address a grossly exaggerated threat.

    To produce the power needed to offset fossil fuels, Canada would have to build two and a half $13-billion hydro dams every year
    Judging from the headlines, Canada and the world are on track to ratchet up renewable energy and begin the rapid scale-down and ultimate phase-out of fossil fuels. Most energy analysts consider the fossil-fuel phase-out to be a scientific, economic and political fantasy, akin to levitation and time travel, but the movement keeps making news.

    Governments everywhere — from Canada to the United Kingdom to states in Australia — are declaring climate emergencies and committing to variations on zero emissions. The international organization promoting emergency declarations claims “a fast transition to zero emissions is possible.”

    Canada’s Green Party, said to be gaining ground, has a new platform plan, headlined “Mission: Possible,” to eliminate fossil fuels by 2050. A proposed Green New Deal in America aims to eliminate fossil fuels from the U.S. power grid by 2030 and phase gasoline out of the transportation sector.

    https://business.financialpost.com/o...to-time-travel

    NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada’s oil industry is on its way out: “It’s the direction the world is headed.” The newly announced Liberal and Conservative programs are leaning in the zero-carbon direction, although less explicitly.

    The magnitude of the implied decarbonization effort takes us beyond the possible and into the world of junk science fiction

    So what are the carbon zeroists talking about? Aside from massive amounts of government intervention — almost a total takeover of the economy — the practicality of it all looks a bit impossible, to put it mildly. As the graph below suggests, the required technological and economic change could be a little overwhelming.

    https://business.financialpost.com/o...to-time-travel

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    All you've succeeded in doing, maggot, is emphasizing how difficult it is to turn back the clock on the disastrous mess we've made of our own planet.

    At least that makes a change from you trumpeting that we haven't irreparably defecated in our own nest at all.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
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    Not that any of the loony tunes on here like PoliSquawker and McSquawker would ever understand any of this, especially the scale of investment required to address a grossly exaggerated threat.

    To produce the power needed to offset fossil fuels, Canada would have to build two and a half $13-billion hydro dams every year
    Judging from the headlines, Canada and the world are on track to ratchet up renewable energy and begin the rapid scale-down and ultimate phase-out of fossil fuels. Most energy analysts consider the fossil-fuel phase-out to be a scientific, economic and political fantasy, akin to levitation and time travel, but the movement keeps making news.

    Governments everywhere — from Canada to the United Kingdom to states in Australia — are declaring climate emergencies and committing to variations on zero emissions. The international organization promoting emergency declarations claims “a fast transition to zero emissions is possible.”

    Canada’s Green Party, said to be gaining ground, has a new platform plan, headlined “Mission: Possible,” to eliminate fossil fuels by 2050. A proposed Green New Deal in America aims to eliminate fossil fuels from the U.S. power grid by 2030 and phase gasoline out of the transportation sector.

    https://business.financialpost.com/o...to-time-travel

    NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada’s oil industry is on its way out: “It’s the direction the world is headed.” The newly announced Liberal and Conservative programs are leaning in the zero-carbon direction, although less explicitly.

    The magnitude of the implied decarbonization effort takes us beyond the possible and into the world of junk science fiction

    So what are the carbon zeroists talking about? Aside from massive amounts of government intervention — almost a total takeover of the economy — the practicality of it all looks a bit impossible, to put it mildly. As the graph below suggests, the required technological and economic change could be a little overwhelming.

    https://business.financialpost.com/o...to-time-travel
    It is loony and moronic. But when it comes to the left these days, loony and moronic is all they seem to have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    All you've succeeded in doing, maggot, is emphasizing how difficult it is to turn back the clock on the disastrous mess we've made of our own planet.

    At least that makes a change from you trumpeting that we haven't irreparably defecated in our own nest at all.
    STFU you terrorist hugging buffoon. NO one gives a shit what a tiny wart on society has to say or thinks. Back to your padded cell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    Unless you just can't stand the idea of "ni**ers" teaching white kids.


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    Address the topic, not other posters.

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    maggot- why don't you ban this troll from your threads ? You're never going to have a decent discussion with these assholes on the loose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    maggot- why don't you ban this troll from your threads ? You're never going to have a decent discussion with these assholes on the loose.
    I did think about banning you but your pomposity and and arrogance are mildly entertaining.
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    OK asshole. You've invited it.
    " First they came for the journalists...
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    OK asshole. You've invited it.
    You are a mere carbuncle on the arsehole of humanity, don't bring a sword to a gunfight. How about for once you address the serious technical issues?

    To produce the power needed to offset fossil fuels, Canada would have to build two and a half $13-billion hydro dams every year
    Judging from the headlines, Canada and the world are on track to ratchet up renewable energy and begin the rapid scale-down and ultimate phase-out of fossil fuels. Most energy analysts consider the fossil-fuel phase-out to be a scientific, economic and political fantasy, akin to levitation and time travel, but the movement keeps making news.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    You are a mere carbuncle on the arsehole of humanity, don't bring a sword itto a gunfight.
    Inarticulate, ass-licking, Brit maggot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    maggot- why don't you ban this troll from your threads ? You're never going to have a decent discussion with these assholes on the loose.
    Insult fallacies. You are not having a discussion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Inarticulate, ass-licking, Brit maggot.
    In Thailand they cater for everyone, many Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish and Russian restaurants now. They even have a bar just for you!!

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    most energy analysts consider the fossil-fuel phase-out to be a scientific, economic and political fantasy, akin to levitation and time travel, but the movement keeps making news.
    DNC chair Perez was crowing about the coverage of "climate change"by the Dems debate.
    He said "there was more talk about climate change tonight then in all of 2016"

    well duh..and not a damn thing about China or India,,,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    In Thailand they cater for everyone, many Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish and Russian restaurants now. They even have a bar just for you!!

    IMG_20190627_142032.jpg
    Come on Moonie, you know you like it really!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
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    Not that any of the loony tunes on here like PoliSquawker and McSquawker would ever understand any of this, especially the scale of investment required to address a grossly exaggerated threat.

    To produce the power needed to offset fossil fuels, Canada would have to build two and a half $13-billion hydro dams every year
    Judging from the headlines, Canada and the world are on track to ratchet up renewable energy and begin the rapid scale-down and ultimate phase-out of fossil fuels. Most energy analysts consider the fossil-fuel phase-out to be a scientific, economic and political fantasy, akin to levitation and time travel, but the movement keeps making news.

    Governments everywhere — from Canada to the United Kingdom to states in Australia — are declaring climate emergencies and committing to variations on zero emissions. The international organization promoting emergency declarations claims “a fast transition to zero emissions is possible.”

    Canada’s Green Party, said to be gaining ground, has a new platform plan, headlined “Mission: Possible,” to eliminate fossil fuels by 2050. A proposed Green New Deal in America aims to eliminate fossil fuels from the U.S. power grid by 2030 and phase gasoline out of the transportation sector.

    https://business.financialpost.com/o...to-time-travel

    NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada’s oil industry is on its way out: “It’s the direction the world is headed.” The newly announced Liberal and Conservative programs are leaning in the zero-carbon direction, although less explicitly.

    The magnitude of the implied decarbonization effort takes us beyond the possible and into the world of junk science fiction

    So what are the carbon zeroists talking about? Aside from massive amounts of government intervention — almost a total takeover of the economy — the practicality of it all looks a bit impossible, to put it mildly. As the graph below suggests, the required technological and economic change could be a little overwhelming.

    https://business.financialpost.com/o...to-time-travel

    Being a moron is kind of your schtick isn't it

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    Quote Originally Posted by katzgar View Post
    Being a moron is kind of your schtick isn't it
    Being a geriatric cunt is apparently yours!!

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