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Policy tinkering as a solution to climate problem is like EU trying to force Windows to include other browsers to dethrone IE. What actually dethroned IE was Chrome and better Firefox. Policy wonking can push you in certain direction, but t
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That is correct no country in the world has reduced CO2 emissions like the US did in the past decade, thanks to Shale revolution. Pennsylvania is the world's #3 producer of NG. I mean one state in US. Even if some people grudge this fa
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The only thing that feels cheap here is your unnecessary contextual annotation without adding any proper value.
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Their Geography is not better either they do not have direct access to Pacific, their energy dependence on ME oil is very evident and of course 17 bordering states with numerous disputes. If US goes down (that's a big If and very unlik
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FCC and other federal bureaucracy are by-product of Will of People .. centralize the power .. Federal government any way! To blame libertarians for FCC is like blaming John McCain for Vietnam war.
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>> https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-climate-activists-failed-... . Off the topic! But here is the Author's bio on the article -------------------------------------------------- Bill McKibben is the founder
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that is about $2 cents on kwh! Sounds about right for wholesale price.
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Actually Columbus OH (2 hours from Cleveland) is considered the sweet-spot city, a third of US population lives less than 500 miles away from Columbus, OH.
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The third scenario seems 40% until you realize that 2 million Model 3s per year @ average price of 45K are being sold. I am not a car market place expert, $45K cars do not usually move in those numbers. edit: For reference, check the number
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The productivity numbers the past few years are not that great!
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Quality of immigrants matter. I do not care for country of origin, but importing people who are from poorer backgrounds back home is not going to make it any better in one generation. I am not saying poor people should not allowed, but most
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I will give you list of sources I pay attention to, not because of your hollow diatribe but since you can really use some education. If you are willing to "pay" for subscriptions 1. Stratfor 2. Geopolitical Futures If you are not
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If this trade war was brought to you by BHO, we would have columns from the esteemed press that finally some one with courage. Since it is DJT, this is a horrible idea. Some times, its impossible to separate the message from messenger, even
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I really feel really bad you are getting down voted. There is lack of understanding of how shale revolution reshaped America and its energy independence here in this forum.
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The Shipping Container comment was a response to the other poster. I understand safe passage.. Safe Passage does not mean that Fifth fleet sits in the Persian Gulf round the fucking clock! I will not engage in word play, I am not good at it
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I am not saying there are really no bad or incompetent actors.. but it costs the industry $2 billion per year because of these loses. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/climate/methane-leaks.htm...
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There is already incentive for the private operators to not lose these gases during production or transmission as it cuts into their margins. This is like leaving money on the table.
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George Friedman does :) https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/george-friedman-space...
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Which Colonial Oppression you are talking vis-a-vis Post World War II US Navy ?
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Who ensures a Ship with South Korean flag which does not a solid Navy reaches its destination ? I understand the analogy of Container being an innovative idea. With out calm seas under-written by US Navy, its not so great. Without US Navy a
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Autonomous vehicles could increase U.S. transportation energy consumption
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They are more impatient than I thought. This is meant to be read between the lines. I would be amazed if some Google exec is not already on his/her way to D.C. to meet the esteemed Senators.
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That is why I picked 7 year time line of Germany. Of the 33% renewable in Germany 7% comes from biomass that is a free for all definition that includes at times burning wood. Right now, Biomass is 7% compared to 6% of Solar. Germany is know
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From what ever little I know, this is the most optimistic and best case scenario and the central assumption of the report seems to be we are going to get a battery miracle and that will make S&W much more practical for day round and yea
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- IRAN : not a treaty - TTIP : did not sign the treaty, out of negotiation - NAFTA : still in treaty, all three parties want changes and negotiating - Paris accord : not a treaty Having said that. US is the sole super power and it gets to m
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In spite of a century the Black population is still concentrated in the South. I am not saying the disparity does not exist. Blacks are less than 10% of population in California and about 33% of population in Alabama. That it self will skew
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>> -- staffers who are likely under pressure to deliver a target mix of ethnicities each year -- under pressure to deliver a target mix of ethnicities sounds more like, we do not have a hard quota but we have a wink-and-nod quota.
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Step 1. Delete YouTube or YouTube Kids Step 2. Install PBS Kids and Duck Duck Moose Do not let any un-curated automagic near kids. Its not worth the headache!
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When two elephants fight, many ants die. There is no precision guided ammo in trade wars. Its brute force!
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I think he wanted to highlight the bi-partisan support for the action.
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