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originally posted by: Aazadan
a reply to: pteridine
There are answers to your questions. Nuclear, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, Hydro, are 5 substitutes for fossil fuels.
As for how we get other countries to go along with it, it's by setting deals that we both adhere to. China would love to use these more advanced power generation systems, but they find it unfair that they have to transition to them right away when the west was able to develop with cheaper sources. That's why deals mostly involve China scaling back on coal power plants while the west uses something else.
The US is actually in an excellent place to replace coal, our geothermal reserves are immense, and we have the coastline for nuclear. Geothermal and nuclear pair together very well too, because geothermal is cheap (cheaper than coal) which offsets the cost for nuclear. Every time we talk about nuclear though, the problems with the first and second generation plants are brought up (we would be building fourth generation plants), and then it further gets tabled because of the potential of thorium reactors.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
a reply to: pteridine
I can tell you the first step, if you take environment protection seriously, is NOT to pick a Climate Change denier to lead the EPA. So right off the bat, in his first baby step, Trump sh#ts the bed as usual.
originally posted by: Generation9
a reply to: spiritualzombie
Well, yeah.
Doesn't everybody get it by now?
The entire "climate change" thing is all about limiting activity and controlling resources including humans. How would you like it if somebody came along and told you that your work and income would be limited. No matter how much you wanted to work and earn, they just told you that you could not. You would ask why, and they would respond "because of the zeeble zobble."
So from now on, forever and ever, you can only earn minimum wage due to the zeeble zobble.
That is nonsense.
Combating Mother Nature and her cycles is absolutely ridiculous. Mankind has known about the cycle from summer to winter and back to summer again for a long, long time. Mankind has been preparing for the yearly cycle by gathering food and firewood for a long, long time. Nobody ever tried to stop the cycle. Nobody ever tried to prevent winter from coming. It is known to be a fact and everybody deals with it. The climate change laws (haha! "laws") are complete nonsense and part of the International Communist strategy to enslave the rest of us.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
a reply to: JinMI
Ready to step up to the next level? I'm not talking about politics.
I'm talking about togetherness, compassion, love, responsibility and sustainability.
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: spiritualzombie
I would consider murderous actions to homosexuals and women evil. Hillary supported and accepted monies from those that believe in that.
I would consider the mentality that one is above the law evil. Hillary proved that.
If it is good and evil as you claim, you may wish to question which one is evil.
IMO it's meh vs eek!