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Fossil Fuels - is the USA getting left behind?

By vid1900

6 years ago


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#23 6 years ago

Its a little bit of a pessimistic view but I don't believe everyone on the planet will be able to move away from using dirty energy sources fast enough. Were already seeing drastic climatic change with extreme weather events. How bad will it have to get before people realize we need to change? I remember a quote from Michael Crichton's Lost World - Its not save the planet but save us. We may be the ones responsible for our own extinction.

#27 6 years ago
Quoted from boilerman:

the planet has survived this long with global catastrophes and mass extinction in its 4.5 billion years. i doubt our parasitic species will put a dent in it.

Your right. The world will out live us. That's my point.

Quoted from cosmokramer:

people will eventually be extinct no matter what we do...

Why hurry the process?

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#40 6 years ago
Quoted from Gunnut40:

I would not mind seeing a few more coal plants a burning. Cheap consistent energy. Plus it helps the local economy around here.

Unfortunately, coal & charcoal is one the dirtiest most inefficient fuel sources. Coal dust eventually destroys your lungs working around it.

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#62 6 years ago
Quoted from PanzerFreak:

There are simple things that we can do right now. The easiest thing to do is start recycling. If your city / township offers weekly recycling pickup take advantage of it.
Once my wife and I started recycling we were amazed by just how much of what we throw away is recyable. I would say that 70-80% of what we throw away per week can be recycled.

Recycling
Changing what you eat
Using your car less and driving differently
Changing all lighting to leds/fluorescent

Lots of things we can do.

#92 6 years ago
Quoted from amkoepfer:

As it sits, renewable cant put a dent in our usage, even at max output, so no one wins but the large oil companies. Renwable energy also doesnt pay what oil pays, and i like making a living. As fatdirk says, the waste is crazy. Spending hundreds to save dimes. I always say we would be bankrupt if it was anything other than oil!!!

Like everything, the more newer technologies that use alternative and clean energy become available the price will lower. Oil companies have a lot influence not to promote these. The Government has a lot to do with enforcing/not enforcing clean energy policies also. I'm not a hippy/tree hugger type but the writing is on the walls for us it we continue down this road. Major changes for a lot of people are coming.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/world/sea-level-rise-accelerating/index.html

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