Climategate
08-22-2018, 10:14 AM
#331
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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano
It’s sad, actually — that level of partisan rationalization.
I once advised you against arguing with an ideolog.
Methinks I should take my own advice.
"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities."
Voltaire
08-22-2018, 11:33 AM
#332
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Originally Posted by Flytolive
Completely incorrect. Germany decreased its carbon emissions 37% from 1990 to 2015.
And Germany's per capita carbon emissions are about half of the U.S.
And Germany's per capita carbon emissions are about half of the U.S.
08-22-2018, 12:27 PM
#333
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The problem is not that Joe Sixpak disbelieves the charts & graphs, it is that he has spending priorities which seem more urgent right now:
Mama wants a new washer/dryer, Junior enrolls at Bigbux U next fall, Susie needs braces, and the family SUV has an ominous oil leak. He might be willing to take modest steps, like buying a smaller car next time or insulating the attic, because those things could save him money. It will be difficult to persuade him, however, to support a major climate rescue program about which little is known except that it will cost a bundle. If and when a specific Government plan, including who pays and how much, is drawn up, Joe will listen to it (unless somebody has previously closed his mind by calling him a deplorable or a flat-earther.
Mama wants a new washer/dryer, Junior enrolls at Bigbux U next fall, Susie needs braces, and the family SUV has an ominous oil leak. He might be willing to take modest steps, like buying a smaller car next time or insulating the attic, because those things could save him money. It will be difficult to persuade him, however, to support a major climate rescue program about which little is known except that it will cost a bundle. If and when a specific Government plan, including who pays and how much, is drawn up, Joe will listen to it (unless somebody has previously closed his mind by calling him a deplorable or a flat-earther.
08-22-2018, 01:00 PM
#334
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Originally Posted by Fdxlag2
I guess our goal should be to mimic the Rwandans and Somalis.
Originally Posted by tomgoodman
If and when a specific Government plan, including who pays and how much, is drawn up, Joe will listen to it (unless somebody has previously closed his mind by calling him a deplorable or a flat-earther.
08-22-2018, 01:20 PM
#335
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Originally Posted by Flytolive
Joe 'Six Pack' doesn't frequent airline pilot forums, but supposedly well-educated professionals do. Such folks have no excuse for willful ignorance.
08-22-2018, 01:29 PM
#336
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Originally Posted by Flytolive
And they are taking older coal plants off line. You are making it up as you go along.
Last edited by Mesabah; 08-22-2018 at 01:44 PM.
08-22-2018, 01:35 PM
#338
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Originally Posted by Flytolive
Great point. Keep em coming.
08-22-2018, 01:46 PM
#339
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Originally Posted by Fdxlag2
Says the guy who cant figure out why the US, Canada, and Australia have higher per capita CO2 emissions than any one else.
Last edited by Flytolive; 08-22-2018 at 01:58 PM.
08-22-2018, 01:54 PM
#340
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
That chart shows CO2 emissions increasing.
