i think you can certainly draw some conclusions if you are breaking alot of records in the last 2 decades. 2015 was the warmest year on record as well.
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MrFedEx
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All I buy now is Kellogg's. They're GreaaaAAT!!!
newfie
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I'm pretty sure you're okay using your food stamps for cereal.
MrFedEx
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I could probably buy and sell you twice over, shatflake.
Babagounj
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Obama Hands Out A $2 Billion Loan To Further His Global Warming Goals
In May, The Department of Energy's (DOE) inspector general issued a report on the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP). The IG questioned DOE’s plowing $116 million into the project “without assurances that it would succeed.”
TCEP was estimated to cost $1.9 billion when DOE first loaned it money, but now the project’s costs have doubled to $3.9 billion. TCEP wasn’t even under construction when the IG issued its report.
The Obama administration will give $2 billion in loan guarantees
the DOE announced Wednesday its support for the Lake Charles Methanol plant. When built, it’ll be the first U.S. facility to turn petroleum coke to methanol, as well as the first such project to use carbon capture technology.
It’s also the first so-called “Advanced Fossil Energy Project” DOE has funded with the $30 billion left in its loan portfolio. This is the same loan program projected to lose $2.1 billion after loaning money to several now-bankrupt green energy companies, like Solyndra.
In May, The Department of Energy's (DOE) inspector general issued a report on the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP). The IG questioned DOE’s plowing $116 million into the project “without assurances that it would succeed.”
TCEP was estimated to cost $1.9 billion when DOE first loaned it money, but now the project’s costs have doubled to $3.9 billion. TCEP wasn’t even under construction when the IG issued its report.
The Obama administration will give $2 billion in loan guarantees
the DOE announced Wednesday its support for the Lake Charles Methanol plant. When built, it’ll be the first U.S. facility to turn petroleum coke to methanol, as well as the first such project to use carbon capture technology.
It’s also the first so-called “Advanced Fossil Energy Project” DOE has funded with the $30 billion left in its loan portfolio. This is the same loan program projected to lose $2.1 billion after loaning money to several now-bankrupt green energy companies, like Solyndra.
from the very reputable democracy now:
"In climate news, forecasters are predicting parts of the Arctic will see temperatures rise above freezing in the coming days, with temperatures near the North Pole today set to reach as much as 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. The freakishly warm temperatures come as Arctic sea ice levels are at a record low. Scientists say the changes would not have been possible without greenhouse gas emissions from human activity."
another story on the site:
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In China, tens of thousands of residents have fled their homes amid an air quality "red alert," as a thick blanket of toxic smog settled in over nearly a half-billion people. Since Friday, authorities have warned of off-the-charts air pollution levels in at least 23 cities, mostly in northern China. Visibility from the smog was so bad in places that officials closed highways and grounded airplanes. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, which is largely responsible for the smog."
"In climate news, forecasters are predicting parts of the Arctic will see temperatures rise above freezing in the coming days, with temperatures near the North Pole today set to reach as much as 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. The freakishly warm temperatures come as Arctic sea ice levels are at a record low. Scientists say the changes would not have been possible without greenhouse gas emissions from human activity."
another story on the site:
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In China, tens of thousands of residents have fled their homes amid an air quality "red alert," as a thick blanket of toxic smog settled in over nearly a half-billion people. Since Friday, authorities have warned of off-the-charts air pollution levels in at least 23 cities, mostly in northern China. Visibility from the smog was so bad in places that officials closed highways and grounded airplanes. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, which is largely responsible for the smog."
MrFedEx
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from the very reputable democracy now:
"In climate news, forecasters are predicting parts of the Arctic will see temperatures rise above freezing in the coming days, with temperatures near the North Pole today set to reach as much as 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. The freakishly warm temperatures come as Arctic sea ice levels are at a record low. Scientists say the changes would not have been possible without greenhouse gas emissions from human activity."
another story on the site:
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In China, tens of thousands of residents have fled their homes amid an air quality "red alert," as a thick blanket of toxic smog settled in over nearly a half-billion people. Since Friday, authorities have warned of off-the-charts air pollution levels in at least 23 cities, mostly in northern China. Visibility from the smog was so bad in places that officials closed highways and grounded airplanes. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, which is largely responsible for the smog."
Science is the work of the devil, so sayeth Republicans. This picture from China is spot-on. It's like this almost every day. This is what happens when you ignore the environment and focus almost entirely on economic profit.
Babagounj
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Why has the EPA allowed them to do this ?
yea whats really scary about china is that they let it get that bad. they shoulda fought back way before that.
because corporate profits have more sway over EPA than average persons best interests.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Alright, that was funny!
MrFedEx
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China is the dumping ground for our pollution. China has no EPA, and almost no worker protections, and does everything as cheaply as possible using the cheapest, dirtiest fuel on the market...poor quality coal. They burn coal in power plants, heat their homes with it....it's everywhere.
A very high percentage of our consumer goods are manufactured there, because US companies make huge profits off cheap Chinese labor and the above mentioned lack of regulations. It's actually a defacto subsidy to Americans, who buy products much more cheaply because they were not manufactured here.
A lot of China's problems lie with them, but a large percentage come form our (read GOP businesses) off-shoring and out-sourcing EPA and other government regulations, bypassing them by letting China deal with it.
I have spent several months in China during the last 10 years. The problem is only getting worse, as the growing Chinese middle class buys cars that add to the pollution.
MrFedEx
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Nothing that resembles an agency that actually does something. Fly out of a Chinese city and look down. Each one is ringed with coal-burning power plants and covered with a blanket of smog. The pollution is so bad that China uses it's own scale for measuring it, which is often faked anyway.
i think us consumers only save a little on 3rd world made goods. i think most of the savings and hence profits are being passed on to the corporations.
Babagounj
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Think of the growing carbon foot print these Mexicans are causing?
Mexican Drivers Are Flooding to California to Fill up on Gasoline - Breitbart
Mexican Drivers Are Flooding to California to Fill up on Gasoline - Breitbart
