Can anyone argue that we cannot rely on fossil fuel indefinitely, so it makes sense to begin the transition to green energy right now, not in five or ten years. Better for us, better for our children and grandchildren. People are arguing over the truth about climate change, which is a distraction. The real point is that fossil fuels won't last forever. The time to change is now.
@Richard65 We heard in the 1970s that fossil fuels won't last forever. Here we are 40+ years later and there's still plenty of the stuff. Will lithium, accessed through extensive strip mining and needed for EV batteries, last forever, BTW?
@graphite 40 years is nothing, it's estimated that it'll be depleted by 2060. That doesn't mean running out completely, just severely depleted so it cannot be relied on globally as it is now. Are you saying we do nothing? Do you think fossil fuels will last forever, or are you only worried about your own lifespan? What argument do you really have against moving away from fossil fuels to develop new energy technology?
@graphite you're missing my point. Do you agree fossil fuels will deplete and that we need to put resources into developing greener technology for the future? It's a pretty simple question.
@graphite you're evading my question. Do you agree fossil fuels will deplete and that we need to put resources into developing greener technology for the future? It's a pretty simple question.
@Richard65 Fossil fuels won't run out for another 30+ years, if no new reserves are found. What is "green" technology"? Do we live in the cold darkness to "save the environment? Is this the future under "green technology"?
Will rich Democrats allow development of wind and solar in their exclusive beach communities? Doesn't look like it. “No” to Cape Wind – Science Writing
Northeastern University https://web.northeastern.edu › nuscicomm › 2019/01/15 Jan 15, 2019 — Wealthy landowners on Cape Cod are those primarily opposed to the wind-farm. Some notable opponents are the Kennedys, Massachusetts' own ...
@graphite 30 years is the blink of an eye. My question is, do you think fossil fuels will deplete so our grandchildren will have to find new forms of greener energy, and if so, do you think we should start looking at greener forms of energy now so they have at least a head start in powering their world and don't have to start from scratch? Do we, here, now, owe it to them to begin the process of putting money into researching new forms of energy technology that are cleaner and more efficient than fossil fuels?
@graphite you keep posting pointless articles that have nothing to do with my question. What do YOU think, what's YOUR answer to my question? Why do you keep posting straw man arguments?
I'm not interested in what rich Dems think or what wealthy people on Cape Cod do. I just want to know if you think we should pursue new, more efficient and cleaner forms of energy for when fossil fuels eventually deplete (in 30+ years as you say). Can you just answer that?
@graphite so, you ask if we have to live in the cold darkness to save the environment, but then you think we should just continue basing our lives on fossil fuels and not pursue different forms of energy until fossil fuels deplete in 30 years - leaving us in the cold darkness.... 😒
@graphite I'll explain why you won't give me a straight answer. Climate activists and scientists effectively all have one goal - to wean society off fossil fuels and pursue greener forms of energy and develop new technology to power future generations.
You and your ilk ridicule the climate change community, posting memes and articles denigrating the science and suggesting climate change is a hoax.
However, as an intelligent adult, you too DO agree that fossil fuels will deplete and that the human race must pursue new, more efficient technology and greener fuels in order to power future generations.
QED; you are in agreement with the climate change community that new, greener, more efficient forms of energy have to be developed to power the world when fossil fuels eventually deplete. You both desire the same ends (because if you didn't, you'd either be an entitled moron who didn't care about his grandchildren or future family members or a complete idiot).
You can post your laughing emoji now, but you'll only be laughing at yourself.
