[US Election 2016] Republican Primary Megathread

[Eol Sha]

personally I am very much in favor of disallowing our oil to be sucked out of the ground as fast as possible to sell around the world.

Why? Cap-and-trade or a carbon tax are the smartest ideas if climate change is the concern.

Exporting oil isn't going to make climate change less dangerous.

[Eol Sha]

Why not both? I mean, other than it being politically unfeasible.

There are clear benefits to lifting the ban.

Edited my post.

Like what?

[Mike the Progressive]

Why? Cap-and-trade or a carbon tax are the smartest ideas if climate change is the concern.

Exporting oil isn't going to make climate change less dangerous.

We're already fucked in that respect. I propose we create a district system in the middle of America and make Donald Sutherland the President.

[Ashmoria]

personally I am very much in favor of disallowing our oil to be sucked out of the ground as fast as possible to sell around the world.

Why? Cap-and-trade or a carbon tax are the smartest ideas if climate change is the concern.

because as a child of parents who lived through the great depression I believe in saving some for later.

[Geilinor]

Why? Cap-and-trade or a carbon tax are the smartest ideas if climate change is the concern.

because as a child of parents who lived through the great depression I believe in saving some for later.

We can save some for later if we take one of the measures I laid out. That's a win-win situation - we export oil sustainably while watching for the environment.

[Geilinor]

There are clear benefits to lifting the ban.

Edited my post.

Like what?

Did you read my source?

[Eol Sha]

because as a child of parents who lived through the great depression I believe in saving some for later.

We can save some for later if we take one of the measures I laid out. That's a win-win situation - we export oil sustainably while watching for the environment.

Common sense states that any exportation of oil will automatically make climate change worse. Using oil refined in the US doesn't automatically make it cleaner than oil from Norway or Iran.

[Geilinor]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

[Eol Sha]

Edited my post.

Like what?

Did you read my source?

No. Will do so sometime tonight.

[The Liberated Territories]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

HAHA, YEAH, WE WERE RIGHT, WOOO!

[Conserative Morality]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

Overreacted?

[Gauthier]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

Overreacted?

Forget alternative energy research and carbon reduction. DRILL, BABY, DRILL!

[Geilinor]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

HAHA, YEAH, WE WERE RIGHT, WOOO!

That's not to say we should do nothing about it. Maybe we could wait until after COP21 to lift the oil export ban, depending on the quality of the agreement.

[Geilinor]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

Overreacted?

We're already on track to cut emissions slightly starting this year.

[MERIZoC]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

Overreacting to what?

[Geilinor]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

Overreacting to what?

Industrial emissions of greenhouse gases rose only slightly in 2014 and appear to be on track to decline in 2015, according to new data that raise the possibility that a period of rapid global emissions growth may be coming to an end.

[MERIZoC]

Overreacted?

We're already on track to cut emissions slightly starting this year.

>Just barely is a teeny tiny bit on the step towards the right track
>Overreacted

[MERIZoC]

Overreacting to what?

Industrial emissions of greenhouse gases rose only slightly in 2014 and appear to be on track to decline in 2015, according to new data that raise the possibility that a period of rapid global emissions growth may be coming to an end.

I repeat, what did we overreact to? You've listed a statistic, unless you're implying that we overreacted to the prediction of emissions dropping slightly, in which case I'm afraid I don't understand you.

[Geilinor]

HAHA, YEAH, WE WERE RIGHT, WOOO!

That's not to say we should do nothing about it. Maybe we could wait until after COP21 to lift the oil export ban, depending on the quality of the agreement.

It could be a good, helpful idea for the country to do so.

[Eol Sha]

That's not to say we should do nothing about it. Maybe we could wait until after COP21 to lift the oil export ban, depending on the quality of the agreement.

It could be a good, helpful idea for the country to do so.

Interesting article.

[Occupied Deutschland]

We're already on track to cut emissions slightly starting this year.

>Just barely is a teeny tiny bit on the step towards the right track
>Overreacted

Considering the literal 'It's too late, we're doomed' sentiment expressed in connection to emissions?
Yeah, that'd qualify as an 'overreaction'.

[MERIZoC]

>Just barely is a teeny tiny bit on the step towards the right track
>Overreacted

Considering the literal 'It's too late, we're doomed' sentiment expressed in connection to emissions?
Yeah, that'd qualify as an 'overreaction'.

That's completely irrelevant to what Geil posted. A reduction in emissions does not change the effects that emissions have and will have.

[Olivaero]

Speaking of climate change, it looks possible that we've overreacted slightly.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35029962
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/science/carbon-emissions-decline-peak-climate-change.html

The first article says growth in carbon emissions is expected to resume after this brief stall as other developing countries continue to industrialize. Think Nigeria and other potential African powerhouses whos population is set to continue to keep exploding into the 21st century.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

>Just barely is a teeny tiny bit on the step towards the right track
>Overreacted

Considering the literal 'It's too late, we're doomed' sentiment expressed in connection to emissions?
Yeah, that'd qualify as an 'overreaction'.

I'm not sure who's been saying that except for those who have a vested financial interest in doing nothing about it.

[Zurkerx]

Gotta love Boris Johnson...

Well, he is one of the most interesting politicians in the UK, let alone, probably in the world.