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Burning fossil fuels is the problem. We can argue until the cows come home about things like plastic straws and bags, but the fact is that burning fossil fuels
by callalex 2y ago
Burning fossil fuels is the problem. We can argue until the cows come home about things like plastic straws and bags, but the fact is that burning fossil fuels is rapidly destroying the planet and no amount of burning is sustainable. Banning that is table stakes.
- amluto 2y agoProposing to ban burning fossil fuels entirely is a great way to get very little support for your proposal.
- smolder 2y agoHence the decades of inaction and even subterfuge to prevent action.
- bluGill 2y agoDon't talk about banning, talk about giving people a good alternate. Fix zoning so that people don't have to move so far out just to afford a nice place to live (people who want a hobby farm will have to live that far out, but many in the suburbs would be happy with a 5 bedroom apartment for a similar monthly costs - but none exist). Build good transit so that people have a reasonable option to driving. If you want to ban fueles you just attack people's way of life. If you want to provide the things I list you don't need to ban fuel as they will switch to not driving.
- vdqtp3 2y agoI'll take the "ban fossil fuels" comments seriously when nuclear energy is back on the table.