Comments on: This is a “Green” Blog! http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/ Everything else is just wrong! Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:35:31 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: Chris http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-2391 Chris Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:58:25 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-2391 Maybe the reason we don't have efficient green-technology is that we keep pushing oil over everything else, even though it is non-renewable, and no matter how much we drill here and now, there isn't an infinite supply. One day it will dry up, then we'll up the fucking creek without a paddle won't we? We need to invest green-tech now, so we have the time to perfect it. Even if you don't believe in global warming, you cannot deny that when we burn fossil fuels, are releasing poisonous gas into the air, which isn't healthy for anybody. So yes, while I will drive my gas-guzzling Jeep until the day it dies, I hope that by the day it does, we will have discovered an more efficient form of energy by then. (Also, if people out there are going to comment back, please use rational arguments, other than the usual "tree-hugging liberal jackass" and things of that sort, it gets old real fast, and accomplishes nothing.) Maybe the reason we don’t have efficient green-technology is that we keep pushing oil over everything else, even though it is non-renewable, and no matter how much we drill here and now, there isn’t an infinite supply. One day it will dry up, then we’ll up the fucking creek without a paddle won’t we? We need to invest green-tech now, so we have the time to perfect it. Even if you don’t believe in global warming, you cannot deny that when we burn fossil fuels, are releasing poisonous gas into the air, which isn’t healthy for anybody. So yes, while I will drive my gas-guzzling Jeep until the day it dies, I hope that by the day it does, we will have discovered an more efficient form of energy by then.

(Also, if people out there are going to comment back, please use rational arguments, other than the usual “tree-hugging liberal jackass” and things of that sort, it gets old real fast, and accomplishes nothing.)

]]> By: John http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-179 John Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:24:28 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-179 I have always wondered why the green movement has been against greenhouse gasses. if they are green house gasses, won't plants grow thereby making the planet greener? I have always wondered why the green movement has been against greenhouse gasses. if they are green house gasses, won’t plants grow thereby making the planet greener?

]]> By: Pauly T. Kal http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-9 Pauly T. Kal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:42 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-9 Bob - I appreciate you coming in and commenting! I do agree with you that we should move towards renewables and alternative sources of energy - especially for our national security. As long as we have a government willing to do the right thing and extract our resources - unfettered - while at the same time aggressively pursuing those alternatives - then we could ultimately ween ourselves entirely off oil, coal, and gas as primary sources. However - these products are also utilized for the production of other consumer goods that are widely used (plastics, steel, etc.) We will never be independent from oil - we just won't need to use as much! Allykat - Amen, Sister!! :) Bob - I appreciate you coming in and commenting! I do agree with you that we should move towards renewables and alternative sources of energy - especially for our national security. As long as we have a government willing to do the right thing and extract our resources - unfettered - while at the same time aggressively pursuing those alternatives - then we could ultimately ween ourselves entirely off oil, coal, and gas as primary sources. However - these products are also utilized for the production of other consumer goods that are widely used (plastics, steel, etc.) We will never be independent from oil - we just won’t need to use as much!

Allykat - Amen, Sister!! :)

]]> By: allykat http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-8 allykat Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:13:04 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-8 Great Post! I agree with you Global warming is a scam that Al Gore created to scare us and control us and for money of course. Drilling now is a temporary solution until we can all afford an alternative energy car which will take decades. I don't want to pay $40 a gallon while we wait. Vote for McCain who wants to do both solutions! Great Post!
I agree with you Global warming is a scam that Al Gore created to scare us and control us and for money of course.
Drilling now is a temporary solution until we can all afford an alternative energy car which will take decades. I don’t want to pay $40 a gallon while we wait. Vote for McCain who wants to do both solutions!

]]> By: Bob http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-7 Bob Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:08:47 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-7 I agree with you on the global warming thing. It's a bunch of crap. However we do need to start moving to alternatives quickly, because as much as we want to deny it, fossil fuels are a limited resource. Sounds great to think prices will drop, but long term, that ain't gonna happen. They've already proven we will pay the price so next year it will go up a buck or so more then it did this year, and drop to a level that is still much higher then this year. We need to get off non renewables for two reasons. One is the health of our people due to pollution (can't escape the fact we are pumping poison into the air, water and land we need for survival) and the second is our national security. So long as we rely on fossil fuels, we rely to a degree on foreign sources. Drilling here and now is only a short term solution, and not enough to make a real difference. It will help us bridge the gap to alternatives, but only so long as we aggressively move to make the switch. Unless of course you'd rather let places like China work out the kinks so they can sell us their inferior products when we finally do get on the ball. But then, since we will have failed to build our own infrastructure based on alternative options, we will not have created any jobs so we can afford to buy those products. Guess I'd better call that 3 reasons to make the move sooner rather then later. I agree with you on the global warming thing. It’s a bunch of crap.
However we do need to start moving to alternatives quickly, because as much as we want to deny it, fossil fuels are a limited resource.

Sounds great to think prices will drop, but long term, that ain’t gonna happen. They’ve already proven we will pay the price so next year it will go up a buck or so more then it did this year, and drop to a level that is still much higher then this year.

We need to get off non renewables for two reasons. One is the health of our people due to pollution (can’t escape the fact we are pumping poison into the air, water and land we need for survival) and the second is our national security. So long as we rely on fossil fuels, we rely to a degree on foreign sources. Drilling here and now is only a short term solution, and not enough to make a real difference.

It will help us bridge the gap to alternatives, but only so long as we aggressively move to make the switch. Unless of course you’d rather let places like China work out the kinks so they can sell us their inferior products when we finally do get on the ball. But then, since we will have failed to build our own infrastructure based on alternative options, we will not have created any jobs so we can afford to buy those products.

Guess I’d better call that 3 reasons to make the move sooner rather then later.

]]> By: Pauly T. Kal http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-6 Pauly T. Kal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:49:29 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-6 Hey Steve - thanks for the link - you'll note that I have it over on my sidebar now! Most excellent! Hey Steve - thanks for the link - you’ll note that I have it over on my sidebar now! Most excellent!

]]> By: Steve http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-5 Steve Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:32:45 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-5 Thought you would appreciate this site http://carbonreset.com . They are releasing CO2 saying that Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. Enlarge your carbon footprint! LOL Thought you would appreciate this site http://carbonreset.com . They are releasing CO2 saying that Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. Enlarge your carbon footprint! LOL

]]> By: Pauly T. Kal http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-4 Pauly T. Kal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:02:15 +0000 http://politicalrants.today.com/2008/08/20/this-is-a-green-blog/#comment-4 Hi Vulcanhammer - just getting things started over here. Thanks for coming on by! Hi Vulcanhammer - just getting things started over here. Thanks for coming on by!

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