Boyan Slat vs Greta Thunberg. Why?

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02-06-2020, 02:52 PM

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Slaphappy

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Originally Posted by germanaviator

You don't have to like Greta. You don't have to like how she comes across. I don't.

But her main message seems to be: Listen to the experts/scientists when it comes to climate change and what we should be doing about it. Who can disagree with that advice? Scientist across the globe are pretty much all saying the same things about climate change. I guess mocking Greta is easier than facing some uncomfortable truths?

Maybe she should listen to the experts because given her rhetoric she obviously doesn't.

02-06-2020, 03:30 PM

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Slaphappy

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Originally Posted by Generic Pilot

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/03...l-peace-prize/

Contributing your High IQ to the discussion as usual I see.

I mean they gave it to Obama and Yassir Arafat so it's meaning has lost any significance.

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Originally Posted by velosnow

Sadly common sense is in short supply these days and cognitive dissonance is en vogue.

Thats ironic coming from an alarmist.

02-08-2020, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Slaphappy

Thats ironic coming from an alarmist.

Please show your work.

02-09-2020, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by velosnow

Meh, air travel accounts for just 2% of global emissions and we continue to gain efficiencies. I'm not overly concerned about flight shaming & such as people are simply not going to stop traveling en masse. Just isn't possible.

We can however make gains in better tech advances and change the other much larger contributors to greenhouse emissions. All the while not bringing economic doomsday, might be some shared sacrifice but worth it.

I'm concerned about flight shaming among other things. Not sure if you've been watching these debates on TV but I have, and a good number of the candidates and their supporters oppose even nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. These people run for office and they vote. That to me is not something that should be ignored.

02-11-2020, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nate5ks

That’s fair to be concerned, we have plenty of things to keep our eyes on - greedy corporate managers, union busting politicians, regional conflicts/wars, automation advances, etc. I just don’t think it warrants the level of concern as others do. Within Europe a bit more so, but here in States we don’t have the rail infrastructure to support much of a movement away from flying. Just isn’t feasible. People are going to keep flying international only a handful won’t go because of so called flight shaming or personal tree hugging reasons. Won’t be enough to impact business and maybe even open a few more seats for us lowly nonrevs.

02-12-2020, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Slaphappy

Contributing your High IQ to the discussion as usual I see.

I mean they gave it to Obama and Yassir Arafat so it's meaning has lost any significance.

Thats ironic coming from an alarmist.

OK Boomer....

02-14-2020, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Generic Pilot

OK Boomer....

virgin....

02-24-2020, 10:42 AM

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Thanks Doug, for manning up and telling them how it is....

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...es-boss-tells/

02-24-2020, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by velosnow

Ummm....

https://www.catholic.com/tract/birth-control

https://mormonbeliefs.org/all-about-...birth-control/

Basically all of the Abrahamic faiths want to spread the seed far & wide as possible. Saying 'nothing religious about it' is laughable.

As usual, bigots often use unofficial and inaccurate sites like mormonbeliefs.org to explain what life-long active members believe. LDS couples who CHOOSE not to have children are not considered sinners, and couples who use birth control also are not considered sinners.

02-24-2020, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Elylee

Didn't say anything about sinning. The whole concept of sin is preposterous to begin with right up there with blasphemy. Nice attempt at the whole bigot thing though. I'll defend your right to believe and practice whatever you want, but it's also my right to call out the silliness of said mythical beliefs.

I also wouldn't be as critical if there wasn't a sustained effort to reshape our courts & democracy to a more theocratic stance. We are secular republic based and it needs to stay that way.

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