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thismeintiel on 25 April 2012
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fordy said:th
killerzX said:


im 100% supporter of all forms of energy, especially nuclear. if the form of energy can exist without subsidies and bailouts in a free market system. it deserve to exist, and should be used. there should not be forms of energy that are shoved down our thought, that are not economically viable at this time. the market will dictate when and if these forms of energies should be used.


So we can work towards removing the $4 billion in annual subsidies to oil companies?

I really hope you're not one of those hypocrites that bitch and whine when the price of gas increases afterwards.

Oil companies do not get subsidies, they get tax breaks.  In other words, they do not get taxpayer money, like the bankrupt Solyndra did, they just get to keep more of their own moeny to further invest in their companies.  Why this administration wishes to change the meaning of subsidies is beyond me.  Actually, that's a lie, I know why they do it.  To give gullible people a new enemy to target.  The fact remains that green energy is not efficient enough yet to power a whole country.  Just imagine how much land would be taken away from humans and animals to put up enough windmills and solar panels to power the entire country, plus new electric cars for everyone.  And how are we going to power jets for over 4 hrs on electric?

@ OP

I believe we do have an impact on the atmosphere, but it is so small compared to forces that occur naturally that it isn't enough to even bother with.  The only way we could change the climate is if we plugged up every volcano (above and below the ground), so there is no CO2 sprayed into the atmosphere.  Then you can plug every animal and human's ass, so they didn't release methane when they passed gas or used the bathroom.  Have to get them all to stop breathing, as well.  Oh, and while you're at it, tell the ocean and the organisms in it to stop functioning as normal, since that contributes a lot of CO2 and N2O, as well as water vapor.