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Yeah, I know. Texas was hit very hard with it, last year, and I think the year before, too.
And, if we don't get snow soon, not only will the food supply be shortend, but also tons of forest fires.
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Yeah, I know. Texas was hit very hard with it, last year, and I think the year before, too.
And, if we don't get snow soon, not only will the food supply be shortend, but also tons of forest fires.
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Texas has been in drought or near drought since 2007 . Forest fires are a true concern. Texas drought is the primary reason lots of cost increases as well.
moreluck
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Obama Regime Fining Firms For Not Using Special Biofuel . . . That Doesn’t Exist…
In the name of what else — global warming.
In the name of what else — global warming.
(NY Times) — When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8 million in penalties to the Treasury because they failed to mix a special type of biofuel into their gasoline and diesel as required by law.
But there was none to be had. Outside a handful of laboratories and workshops, the ingredient, cellulosic biofuel, does not exist.
In 2012, the oil companies expect to pay even higher penalties for failing to blend in the fuel, which is made from wood chips or the inedible parts of plants like corncobs. Refiners were required to blend 6.6 million gallons into gasoline and diesel in 2011 and face a quota of 8.65 million gallons this year.
“It belies logic,” Charles T. Drevna, the president of the National Petrochemicals and Refiners Association, said of the 2011 quota. And raising the quota for 2012 when there is no production makes even less sense, he said.
Penalizing the fuel suppliers demonstrates what happens when the federal government really, really wants something that technology is not ready to provide. In fact, while it may seem harsh that the Environmental Protection Agency is penalizing them for failing to do the impossible, the agency is being lenient by the standards of the law, the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.
The law, aimed at reducing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, its reliance on oil imported from hostile places and the export of dollars to pay for it, includes provisions to increase the efficiency of vehicles as well as incorporate renewable energy sources into gasoline and diesel.
But there was none to be had. Outside a handful of laboratories and workshops, the ingredient, cellulosic biofuel, does not exist.
In 2012, the oil companies expect to pay even higher penalties for failing to blend in the fuel, which is made from wood chips or the inedible parts of plants like corncobs. Refiners were required to blend 6.6 million gallons into gasoline and diesel in 2011 and face a quota of 8.65 million gallons this year.
“It belies logic,” Charles T. Drevna, the president of the National Petrochemicals and Refiners Association, said of the 2011 quota. And raising the quota for 2012 when there is no production makes even less sense, he said.
Penalizing the fuel suppliers demonstrates what happens when the federal government really, really wants something that technology is not ready to provide. In fact, while it may seem harsh that the Environmental Protection Agency is penalizing them for failing to do the impossible, the agency is being lenient by the standards of the law, the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.
The law, aimed at reducing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, its reliance on oil imported from hostile places and the export of dollars to pay for it, includes provisions to increase the efficiency of vehicles as well as incorporate renewable energy sources into gasoline and diesel.
moreluck
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 10:38 pm | Global Warming Officially Dead: UK’s Met Office Releases New Temperature Data Showing Earth Has Not Warmed For Past 15 Years…
moreluck
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| Wednesday, February 8, 2012 @ 6:45 pm | Scientists: Remember How We Said The Himalayas Snow-Caps Were Melting Because of Global Warming? On Second Thought There Hasn’t Been Any Melting…
"However, the scientist who led the new work is clear that while greater uncertainty has been discovered in Asia’s highest mountains, the melting of ice caps and glaciers around the world remains a serious concern." Thankyou
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Was that in the article that she posted? Are you saying that the headline and the content within the article do not agree with one another? How could that be--all she did was copy and paste--it's not as though she wrote the article?
moreluck
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No, it said there was greater uncertainity in Asia mtns....just like the headline says....BUT around the rest of the world it says there is concern.
Story & Headline matches Beavis!!
So, would that make you Butt head??
moreluck
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no, there's a dual personality involved and it's not me.
moreluck
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So, is this why she let her hair grow......so as not to use hair spray ??? Mooch can have all the cows killed and make us all vegans for healthier bodies and healthier air with less methane. Will AL Gore be made a CZAR ???
US launches new coalition to fight climate change - Yahoo! News
US launches new coalition to fight climate change - Yahoo! News
tourists24
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Just the title of that article is a joke. Like we can change the climate of the world.
moreluck
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So, does this mean I can finally shop for "average" instead of trying to find "tall" jeans??
Sunday, February 26, 2012 @ 12:58 pm | Latest Global Warming Scare Tactic: People Are Going To Shrink Or Something…
Sunday, February 26, 2012 @ 12:58 pm | Latest Global Warming Scare Tactic: People Are Going To Shrink Or Something…
