Climate Change

mrgybe · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5180

I suggest you review your recent contributions in order to judge whether they are mere partisan blather. Trump only won because of racism, Mueller investigation outcome equates with the inexplicable dropping of charges against Smollett, Bluefish vulgarity aimed at Trump has your support, Trump has dementia, windmills cause cancer comment etc, etc.

You used to make reasoned comments worthy of response. Those have been replaced with non stop attacks on Trump. I called you on it. Don't be so thin skinned.

mac · Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:14 pm Post subject:

CB—mrgybe loves to lecture people for the same behavior —snarky comments—that he practices. Remember the line why beholdest you the mote in your brother’s eye but considerest not the beam in your own?

Don’t be so thin skinned is the funniest line of the week. But then remember, mrgybe went crazy about Hillary’s careless with classified information—but has been silent about similar behavior by agent orange, Ivanka, and Kushner. With all this horseshit, i know there must be a pony somewhere.

mac · Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:24 pm Post subject:

Is this why apologists for carbon burners are so frantic?

https://inhabitat.com/one-third-of-the-worlds-power-now-comes-from-renewable-energy/?fbclid=IwAR39Sr7s225-yG_fYEIgIzEnX081wjcFTD-MVVj0BrgbhgTiS29eNjTItEg

mat-ty · Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 7850

mrgybe · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5180

Anyone who can post an article with the headline "one third of the World's power now comes from renewable energy" merely reveals total ignorance of the topic and willingness to accept any ridiculous proposition that reinforces their biases.

For those interested in facts rather than fantasy, look at the World Energy Council's publication, "World Energy Resources 2016".

- 86% of global power derives from oil, natural gas, coal
- 7% from hydro power
- 4.5% from nuclear
- 2.5% from wind/ solar/ other

It is interesting to note that, in a period of unprecedented promotion, subsidy and media hype, wind/solar/other has only minimally increased from 2% in 2005 to 2.5% in 2015. There is no evidence to suggest that these sources will replace fossil fuels in our lifetimes no matter how hard AOC and her gullible acolytes huff and puff.

mac · Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:00 pm Post subject:

As I noted, mrgybe will lecture us about snarky comments—unless they are his.

https://www.iea.org/renewables2018/

Let’s see what the oil lobbyist talking points are about increased fires.

https://calmatters.org/articles/californias-worsening-wildfires-explained/?fbclid=IwAR265h6iIHu7xfj0trGG_xw8q6I95aKIZ2WZdUkVZtslN-UV_j0FmcxKGXI

mrgybe · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5180

Renewables are 2.5% of global power..........not 33%. Oh, and BTW, 50% of that 2.5% is biomass which pollutes more than coal. Apart from those minor details, it's a compelling point.......in an AOC sort of way.

mac · Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:43 am Post subject:

That wildfire thing went right past you, eh?

GURGLETROUSERS · Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 2643

Indeed Mr. G. The World Energy Council is authorative, and cites reality.

Biomass also comes in for criticism of exaggerated claims in our country, when the FULL picture is taken into account.

The most laughable claim in Macs 'go to' piece, is that China is a leading light in renewables and reduction of total emissions (more so than the European Union) with NO mention of their continuing and massive expansion in building new coal fired power stations, the emissions of which make them one of the worst polluters in the world!

Unbelievable selective cherry picking!