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2011-06-13 Science & Technology

EU to Ban Fossil Fuels for Transpot by 2050

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Posted by Bobby 2011-06-13 16:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Aren't these the guys shutting down all their nuclear plants effectively in favor of Russian natural gas?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-06-13 17:16|| 2011-06-13 17:16|| Front Page Top

#2 "save the planet"

Am I the only one who wants to vomit every time I hear this phrase?

Posted by Chemist 2011-06-13 17:38|| 2011-06-13 17:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Russian natural gas is not a fossil fuel when burned in European power plants to create electricity for green cars.

Posted by kelly 2011-06-13 17:39|| 2011-06-13 17:39|| Front Page Top

#4 2050? Does this include the flying cars?

Posted by tu3031 2011-06-13 17:41|| 2011-06-13 17:41|| Front Page Top

#5 The mass of the Earth is about 5.9 sextillion tons. Yet some people believe that if every person in China stood on a chair, and jumped off the chair at exactly the same time, it would knock the Earth out of orbit.

By volume, Carbon Dioxide is 0.039% of the Earth's atmosphere. Only 2.75% of *that* Carbon Dioxide is man made. All the rest of Carbon Dioxide is both generated naturally and sequestered naturally in a balanced cycle.

Yet some people believe that if humans increase their production of a fraction of a trace gas, Al Gore's ego will knock the Earth out of its orbit.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-13 23:15|| 2011-06-13 23:15|| Front Page Top

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