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dutch777

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2. Unless we put in place a 10 or 20 year plan to phase out fossil fuels this will just be price of doing business for...

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Fri Oct 18, 2024, 07:40 AM

Oct 18

...Big Oil and Gas. I think much that the Biden admin has done are steps in the right direction but it is not as comprehensive and does not assure a certain end date to climate impacts of fossil fuels. I was very happy to see the Federal approval of the large geothermal project in Utah and hope to see more progress around geothermal. After visiting Iceland and seeing how they have harnessed geothermal to have a safe, long term and clean energy future I am hoping the many areas of our country that have ready geothermal potential start using it to displace fossil fuel reliance.

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New York officials call for big oil to be prosecuted for fueling climate disasters [View all] Passages Oct 18 OP

Good, let's hope this is the start of every state, agency or other... Think. Again. Oct 18 #1

Unless we put in place a 10 or 20 year plan to phase out fossil fuels this will just be price of doing business for... dutch777 Oct 18 #2

"These disasters are fueled by the climate crisis, which is primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels." MichMan Oct 18 #3

And what alternative vehicle does the gas user have? Punish the user but not the producer? Stargazer99 Oct 18 #5

News flash. They do make EV and fuel efficient ICE vehicles MichMan Oct 18 #6

So we make the middleclass taxpayer pay for it? Big business are the biggest Welfare Queens in the nation Stargazer99 Oct 18 #7

The consumer always pays MichMan Oct 18 #8

Punish those who are not the cause of the problem my point big business are the real Welfare Queens Stargazer99 Oct 18 #9

That is nice you have the money to purchase one of these vehicles-that doesn't mean everybody does Stargazer99 Oct 18 #10

I don't drive an EV, nor do I have a Pickup or SUV MichMan Oct 18 #11

Big business is the problem-too big to control and capitalism has no morals-so death and destruction Stargazer99 Oct 18 #4