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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 12, 2017, 1:10 pm
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[center]Tillerson Confirmation Hearings: USA! USA! Oil good!
Climate Change ho-hum... [/center]
I listened to and watched nearly 4 HOURS of the C-SPAN Tillerson
Confirmation Hearings. Our Senators mostly live in an alternate
universe where flag waving propaganda about how the US giving
aid to all those corrupt countries that abuse our infinite
kindness and good intentions is so sad and we have so many
enemies and we have to stop terrorism and, interspersed with the
occasional concern about whether Tillerson will go after Russia
even if Exxon has control of land in Russia the size of Wyoming
is, some mild climate change concerns. It's great gallows humor
if you like that sort of thing. :P
Tillerson must have trained fossil fuel industry propagandists
liars on public discourse!
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/>I've gotta admit, the guy dances with the best liars around. H
is
body language when Chad came up was the give away that he was
nervous. They didn't press him on that DELIBERATE interference
against US policy to GUARANTEE Exxon/Chad Dictator sponsored
CORRUPTION and Resource theft (of course ;)).
All that said, he WILL help keep the crazies in Congress from
trying to nuke Russia in order to enable the fossil fuel
industry corrupted US Government to finish the destructive
degradation of the biosphere...
But, hey, it will take longer to overheat than to die from being
nuked, right?
Count your blessings, fellow Homo SAPS!
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[center]Finally, The REAL REASON Why Trump Picked Exxon CEO Rex
Tillerson AND Why He's Taking a 99% PAY CUT ;)
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Published on Dec 16, 2016
This Exclusive Report FINALLY Explains the mystery surrounding
WHY Trump Picked the filthy-rich CEO of Exxon Mobile Rex
Tillerson for Secretary of State.
He certainly is not a household name and most American's have
never heard of him. Trump who has been selecting mostly
loyalists, didn't even know Tillerson previously.
Rachel Maddow explains just how Tillerson made it on Trump's
radar and also why Tillerson, who's never worked anywhere but
Exxon, would take a job that's offering a 99% PAY DECREASE.
This is an extremely tangled web which only Rachel could
properly navigate through. It's FASCINATING information that
everyone should be aware of. Great Reporting.
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Agelbert NOTE: Unfortunately, since I posted this on my forum
back in December 22, the above video has been, uh, made
unavailable due to copyright and third party and (you get the
idea). [img
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 17, 2017, 2:08 pm
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[center]Wyoming Bill Would All But Outlaw Clean Energy by
Preventing Utilities From Using It [img
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By Zahra Hirji
Jan 13, 2017
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[center]Wind power is abundant in Wyoming, including the Foote
Creek Rim Wind Project[/center]
While many U.S. states have mandates and incentives to get more
of their electricity from renewable energy, Republican
legislators in Wyoming are proposing to cut the state off from
its most abundant, clean resource—wind—and ensuring its
continued dependence on coal.
A new measure submitted to the Wyoming legislature this week
would forbid utilities from providing any electricity to the
state that comes from large-scale wind or solar energy projects
by 2019. It's an unprecedented attack on clean energy in
Wyoming, and possibly the nation. And it comes at a time when
such resources are becoming cheaper and increasingly in demand
as the world seeks to transition to clean energy to prevent the
worst impacts of climate change.
The bill's nine sponsors, two state senators and seven
representatives, largely come from Wyoming's top coal-producing
counties and include some deniers of man-made climate change.
They filed the bill on Tuesday, the first day of the state's
2017 legislative session. Activists and energy experts are
alarmed by the measure, which would levy steep fines on
utilities that continue providing (or provide new)
"non-eligible" clean energy for the state's electricity. But
they are skeptical it will get enough support to become law.
[quote]"I haven't seen anything like this before," Shannon
Anderson, director of the local organizing group Powder River
Basin Resource Council, told InsideClimate News. "This is
essentially a reverse renewable energy standard."[/quote]
Anderson, who has tracked the Wyoming legislature's work for a
decade, added: "I think there will be a lot of concerns about
its workability and whether this is something the state needs to
do... it seems to be 'talking-point' legislation at this point."
Last year, Republican Gov. Matt Mead introduced a new energy
plan for the state that involved "doubling down" on coal. But
even this fossil fuel-centric plan included room for the state's
renewable resources, especially wind energy, to grow.
The new bill mandates utilities to use "eligible resources" to
meet 95 percent of the state's electricity needs in 2018 and
then all of its power supply in 2019. Those sources are defined
as coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, net metering sources (such
as rooftop solar or backyard wind projects for homeowners and
small business), nuclear and oil. Using power from utility-scale
wind, solar and other renewable projects would be outlawed under
this legislation.
Wyoming generates and consumes mostly coal-powered electricity.
Nearly 90 percent of electricity generated in the state came
from coal in September 2016, the latest month with available
data. Renewables, mainly wind, were the second-biggest source;
other small sources of electricity included petroleum- and
natural gas-powered plants and hydroelectric power.
A big state with vast energy resources and a small population,
Wyoming produces a lot more power than it needs: It is the
nation's largest producer of coal, fourth-largest natural gas
producer and eighth-biggest crude oil producer, according to the
U.S. Energy Information Agency. Wyoming also ranks high in
untapped wind resources, with one of the nation's largest wind
farms under construction. The wind power expected to be
generated at this massive project, however, along with much of
the wind power already being produced in the state, is already
destined for out-of-state markets.
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ng
that same power to in-state residents and businesses. Utilities
that fail to meet the proposed standards would face $10 penalty
for each megawatt hour of energy the utility fails to procure
from approved sources and the utility couldn't recover this
penalty by raising customer rates.
Pacific Corp.'s Rocky Mountain Power and Black Hills Corp.'s
Black Hills Energy are among the utilities operating in Wyoming
that could feel the bill's impact because some of the
electricity they provide to the state comes from clean energy
sources now. Spokespeople from both companies told InsideClimate
they are still reviewing the bill and wouldn't comment further.
When asked about the motivation for the bill and concerns about
it driving away future wind generation, bill sponsor Republican
Rep. David Miller from Fremont County said, "Wyoming is a great
wind state and we produce a lot of wind energy. We also produce
a lot of conventional energy, many times our needs. The
electricity generated by coal is amongst the least expensive in
the country. We want Wyoming residences to benefit from this
inexpensive electrical generation."
"We do not want to be averaged into the other states that
require a certain [percentage] of more expensive renewable
energy," Miller wrote in an email to InsideClimate News.
(In Wyoming, wind and natural gas are the cheapest forms of new
energy generation, according to Dave Eskelsen, a spokesman for
Rocky Mountain Power.)
Some of the bill's sponsors are also vocally opposed to climate
action and continue to openly question the scientific consensus
on climate change.
"The controversy of climate change affects our families in
Campbell County," writes state Rep. Scott Clem on his website.
"Coal=Jobs. The fact of the matter is that man-made climate
change is not settled science. Instead, it is hotly disputed by
reputable and educated men and women...."
Although Republicans outnumber Democrats 51-9 in the state House
and 27-3 in its Senate, Miller, the sponsor, isn't confident the
bill will pass. He estimates its chances are "50 percent or
less."
"It's a clear statement the legislature is supporting the
traditional sectors of the economy," said Robert Godby, director
of University of Wyoming's Center for Energy Economics and
Public Policy. Regardless of whether this bill passes, he added,
"the fact that it has been run up the flagpole might have some
negative consequences." For example, wind developers may be less
interested in operating in the state.
Another recently proposed state bill seeks to increase the
state's tax
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 17, 2017, 3:51 pm
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January 17, 2017'
[center]Denier
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[quote]From White House to State Houses, Hypocrisy Flourishes in
2017
Wouldn’t it be neat if there were a test to tell us whether
certain political statements are honest expressions of an
intellectual position or a convenient excuses for partisan
ideology? Of course it would. And last week, we could’ve
benefitted from it several times over.
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First with the nomination of Rex Tillerson and many other
special interest leaders.
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Next with the now five hires from Goldman Sachs, even after his
campaign promised to drain the swamp of special interest
influence and attacked those with connections to the bank.
Another example is of course EPA Admin nominee Scott Pruitt. A
report reported on by PoliticoPRO Friday shows that in 13 of the
14 cases where Pruitt co-sued the EPA with a corporation, that
corporation had donated money to a political committee linked to
Pruitt. How that squares with Trump, who repeatedly invoked the
idea that his opponents were guilty of “pay to play,” is
unknown.
And already, the start of the 2017 legislative year has brought
even more examples of hypocrisy at the state level.
A favorite reason given for opposition to policies to promote
renewable energy is that government shouldn’t be picking winners
and losers. Is that more than just rhetoric to mask a pro-fossil
fuel position? We’ll soon see, based on how many of those same
voices speak out against a new bill in Wyoming. The proposed
legislation would prevent utilities from using large-scale wind
or solar. A lack of vociferous GOP pushback would indicate that
the government should pick winners and losers, so long as coal
wins and renewables lose.
You know how deniers rail against supposed political
interference in academia? About how liberals are somehow
influencing what college students learn? Apparently one
conservative Arizona legislature thought that was a good idea,
and introduced legislation to ban colleges from having any
course, activity or event that deals with social justice or
race. So far, no outrage from outlets that regularly warn
against political influence in universities, like the Daily
Caller.
Speaking of which, they recently ran an opinion piece attacking
the Rockefeller foundation for funding Exxon investigations,
bearing the headline Fake News: When Leftist Foundations Fund
Activism Posing As Journalism. Despite mentioning that the left
loves to attack the Koch brothers in this piece, they
conveniently left out any mention of the hundreds of thousands
of dollars the Koch foundation’s given the Daily Caller.
The sad part is, that’s not even the most hypocritical fake news
happening of last week. No, that distinction goes to Trump, who
at his press conference refused to take a question from CNN,
calling it fake news, and instead called on someone from
Breitbart.
Breitbart, which just so happens to have sent its former chief
to the Trump campaign. And is heavily financed by the Mercer
family, who besides sending millions of dollars to climate
denial organizations
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/>were said to “basically own” the Trump campaign by an insider.
Assuming they’re not hypocrites, it should only be a matter of
time before we see something in the Daily Caller about the
Mercer family funding activism posing as journalism.
We were going to say we’re holding our breath for that
reporting, but considering what air quality is apt to be once
Pruitt’s running the EPA, we might as well enjoy clean air while
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 22, 2017, 8:38 pm
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[center]
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[center]The Empire of Petroleum, (Part 1/4) Documentary
2017[/center]
Published on Jan 21, 2017
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 23, 2017, 4:16 pm
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[center]The Empire of Petroleum, (Part 2/4) Documentary 2017
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 24, 2017, 5:52 pm
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[center]The Empire of Petroleum, (Part 3/4) Documentary
2017[/center]
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 25, 2017, 5:51 pm
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[center]Trump Administration Tells EPA to Cut Climate Change
Page From Website [/center]
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[center]Federal Agencies Barred From Speaking to Press, Posting
on Social Media [/center]
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 25, 2017, 6:06 pm
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[center]Government Agencies Defy Trump by Tweeting Climate Facts
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 25, 2017, 9:54 pm
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The Empire of Petroleum, (Part 4/4) Documentary 2017
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[quote]Medical Cannabis Spain 4 days ago
wouldn't surprise me if cancers are due to petroleum products
across the board[/quote]
Agelbert NOTE: I believe radionuclides from nuclear explosions
and power plants are the main cause of the worldwide increase in
cancers from 1950 (when one in five people were expected to get
cancer in their lives) to now when TWO out of FOUR people are
expected to get cancer in their lives. But I do agree that the
MAIN cause of Catastrophic climate Change is the CO2 pollution
from the burning of fossil fuels. We either stop burning fossil
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Re: Re: Fossil Fuel Skulldugggery
By: AGelbert Date: January 30, 2017, 5:44 pm
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date=1485783534]
I'll probably write a full blog on this subject at some point,
but right now I am pretty backed up and don't like to publish
more than 2 of my own blogs/week, to give them a chance to be
read.
However, I have to comment on this complete and utter stupidity
in the first week of Trumpty-Dumpty's reign as POTUS.
This was so poorly orchestrated it is beyond belief! :o Even
Modi's demonetization in India was better planned! The whole
Immigration Dept is in sheer chaos and nobody knows if they
should follow the POTUS order, or the rescinding order of some
Federal Judge? ??? The fucking MSM is simply going WILD with
this, and meanwhile hundreds if not thousands of people are in
some kind of Limbo Land. Even if they have a Green Card, if
they happen to be overseas visiting somebody, they can't get
back in the door.
However, bad and stupid as it is, just imagine the NIGHTMARE of
trying to deport all the illegal Mexicans and other SA folks
floating around out there in the FSoA! These numbers are in the
MILLIONS, not hundreds or thousands. It's just nuts, and I am
beginning to become convinced that in fact The Donald is quite
insane. He doesn't seem to have a CLUE about planning, and
shooting from the hip every day on Twitter just keeps piling on
his problems. He's not making ANY friends, ANYWHERE, not even in
his own party! Overseas, he is a complete pariah, with the
exception of Vlad the Impaler who still seems to like him, but
frankly I do not give that relationship a long lasting timeline.
Personality-wise, this won't cause The Donald to back down,
rather he will DOUBLE-DOWN instead and become still more
confrontational. If he has the Koch Brothers against him, he is
in some Deep Doo-Doo.
I am having trouble seeing The Donald staying above ground level
for a full term at this point. And I am not referencing his
Underground Bunker with the Ford Models either.
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Koch and Trump ARE NOT disunited. Trump is part of the Koch
team. Trump lied to the heartland saying he would support
ethanol. Trump demonizes wind power, exactly in line with Koch
propaganda. The ALLEGED animosity between Trump and Koch based
on the ALLEGED lack of "contributions" made to the Trump
campaign COMPLETELY ignores all the hidden fossil fuel industry
money used to corrupt Trump that the Koch Brothers have ALWAYS
been an integral part of.
Koch Versus Trump on "immigration" is a Propaganda FOOD FIGHT,
nothing more.
It is expected that pro-Trump propagandists would want to fuel
the fire of this food fight. ;)
I will nowy post a video that conclusively shows how absolutely
JOINED AT THE FOSSIL FUEL HIP the Trump Administration is with
the Koch Brothers lackeys.
The fossil fuelers are ALL birds of a feather.
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[center]Where The Kochs Are Influencing Trump The Most[/center]
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Alex Kotch PhD, Investigative Journalist. The Koch brothers
refused to support Trump in the election, but now it looks like
the band of billionaires are ready to work together to screw the
American people. Alex Kotch reported at Alternet that so far,
fully one-third of the Trump team has ties to the Koch brothers.
But where does it look like the Kochs are trying to influence
Trump the most? The Koch Brothers are Smiling... [img
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