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We Need an Energy Miracle (2015)

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Re: We Need an Energy Miracle (2015)

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this is it, we reached peak strawman

Do explain.

argument: 0.09 is insignificant for climate impact

counterpoint: 0.09 is a lot of money for one person

the rebuttal has zero to do with the point given and even less to do with the overall thread about mining being wasteful.

Re: We Need an Energy Miracle (2015)

#62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do explain.

argument: 0.09 is insignificant for climate impact counterpoint: 0.09 is a lot of money for one person the rebuttal has zero to do with the point given and even less to do with the overall thread about mining being wasteful.

But the point, precisely, is that the amount is actually a lot of money for most countries, never mind a single person. That any attempt at any real economy can't ignore 1 in one thousand - especially if it might balloon 100x. Not sure you really read carefully.
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