Schwarzenegger: I don’t give a damn if we agree about climate change
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#2If I believe your number:
> First - do you believe it is acceptable that 7 million people die every year from pollution?
Answer this, how many of that 7 million year over year die from carbon dioxide?
This is the major issue with deniers. Carbon dioxide != pollution.
Edit:
I don't know anyone not in favor of clean energy. I know plenty who warn of government overreaching using climate change scare tactics.
You want to take a stance on pollution, then do that. Don't rant about climate change deniers.
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#3tl;dr
Even climate change deniers must face that fossil fuels are polluting our air and water and are eventually going to run out. Investing in clean energy is just pragmatic and doesn't make you a tax-and-spend liberal.
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#4I was kinda hoping there would be a second message down the left side:
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#5Regarding the third question, it's a nice analogy there but is he suggesting that electric power is predominantly clean?
Across the US, 37.4% of our electric power comes from coal. I don't want to detract from the overall message because it is clear and accurate but I think it's important to think about how electric power is currently generated.
Coal statistic pulled from: http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/...
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#6Energy in general doesn't look like a good investment in the near future.
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#7Regarding the third question, it's a nice analogy there but is he suggesting that electric power is predominantly clean? Across the US, 37.4% of our electric power comes from coal. I don't want to detract from the overall message because it is clear and accurate but I think it's important to think about how electric power is currently generated. Coal statistic pulled from: http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/20…
In the first and second question he addresses pollution and coal. I think it's safe to assume he means an electric car powered by renewable energy.
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#8Unrelated: Facebook notes look good. I wonder if it's a direct competitor to to Medium / Svbtle.
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#9If I believe your number: > First - do you believe it is acceptable that 7 million people die every year from pollution? Answer this, how many of that 7 million year over year die from carbon dioxide? This is the major issue with deniers. Carbon dioxide != pollution. Edit: I don't know anyone not in favor of clean energy. I know plenty who warn of government overreaching using climate change scare tactics. You want t…
So you are ok with 1* million(x) CO2 pollution deaths per year and 6 million(y) other pollution death per year?
*- Move the x as you want, and set y as (7 - x) million.
Re: Schwarzenegger: I don’t give a damn if we agree about climate change
#10Regarding the third question, it's a nice analogy there but is he suggesting that electric power is predominantly clean? Across the US, 37.4% of our electric power comes from coal. I don't want to detract from the overall message because it is clear and accurate but I think it's important to think about how electric power is currently generated. Coal statistic pulled from: http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/20…
Coal as a source of our electric power has plummeted in a decade, being taken up mostly by natural gas (but also in small part by solar/wind). Additionally, there is no change needed for an end consumer if the power they use is switched to a different source, whereas to switch a fuel for cars means switching cars. The drive to get people on electric cars means that switching everything off of fossil fuels is a matter of switching the power plants (which we've seen is something that can be done quickly as with coal->natural gas).