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Fossil fuels served their purpose, but they are a finite resource and will eventually run out. But beyond that and by no means the only reasons, are the environmental impact of using them and, notwithstanding the Bakken oil fields, the continued economic impact of importing our fuel needs. There time is coming to an end.
We need to get off fossil fuels. Only a matter of time before other states follow. Like the Europeans we will adapt and drive more fuel efficient vehicles. This is hardly the end of the world.
That is a fantasy, unless you want to cull the population to less than half of what it is.
The only reason most of us exist is because of oil. The population of the Earth was around 1 billion for thousands of years up to the advent of the oil age. Then it exploded to what it is now, something like 7 billion. No way we can support this population without using oil. Oil=easy energy. Nothing we have comes close to oil for everything that we need. Solar, wind and hydro are just window dressing. They are a joke compared to oil.
We need to get off fossil fuels. Only a matter of time before other states follow. Like the Europeans we will adapt and drive more fuel efficient vehicles. This is hardly the end of the world.
Lower classes can't afford newer fuel efficient cars. It isn't the end of the world, you were right, they can simply give up breakfast.
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Fossil fuels served their purpose, but they are a finite resource and will eventually run out. But beyond that and by no means the only reasons, are the environmental impact of using them and, notwithstanding the Bakken oil fields, the continued economic impact of importing our fuel needs. There time is coming to an end.
I don't see too many people chucking their lives, running out into the wilderness with a cow-in-tow and roughing it. As my husband told a protestor to our construction project one time. "You can shut this pipeline down. It's really quite simple. Turn off your heat. Sell your car. Get rid of your electric. Put a cold-water hand pump well in your house. Go cut firewood. Turn off your TV and computer and read a book. And while your at it.... convince several million of your friends to do the same."
This is what Californians get for having elected a Republican governor.
From your article:
"This time they can blame Sacramento and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for passing a bill requiring California to reduce carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020."
Liberal or not, to me this is common sense. The car culture in California is ridiculous. They have to get a much higher percentage of those 38 million people out of their cars and onto mass transit. It's a serious quality of life issue there.
Sure, we must tax people more to force them to ride tax payer subsidized mass transit. Once all their choices are removed and they are forced to do exactly as the bureaucrats wish them to do, their quality of life will go up. It's just common sense.
We need to get off fossil fuels. Only a matter of time before other states follow. Like the Europeans we will adapt and drive more fuel efficient vehicles. This is hardly the end of the world.
Uh, ever been to Europe? Their cars aren't running on fairy dust and brie; they use diesel.
A fossil fuel.
Oh, and a ****load of American+British coal for their power plants.
This is what Californians get for having elected a Republican governor.
From your article:
"This time they can blame Sacramento and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for passing a bill requiring California to reduce carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020."
Again left leaning Rinos are just as guilty!
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