From Buck's article. "They worry about the unintended environmental consequences of building out the renewable grid. They don’t think they can afford electric cars. And often they bring up the idea that addressing climate change is a way of funneling more money to elites while hitting their own pocketbooks." The last sentence illustrates perfectly why fighting disinformation is important. The elites are indeed pocketing our money with absurd, bogus carbon capture projects. Some of our lawmakers gobble this stuff up.
Maybe US Government could require Big Oil that the subsidies provided for CCS be in addition to resolving the overwhelming Plastic container problem since both are a matter of pollution. It's time Oil Companies take responsibility for creating the worst invasion of the biosphere ever created.
This is the government/industry tactic in Alberta Canada as well. Our government forced a pause on renewables. The oil and gas industry is wet dreaming about government subsidies on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, nuclear and any other technology that will allow their pollution and profits to continue. Our government feeds the public disinformation and creates policies that destroy eco systems.
To think that calling out the brazen tactics of the FF industry is anything but a crucial lever of change serves as little more than a salve to soothe the pain of our task at hand. Governments have been wooed by industry titans for decades. Taxpayers will continue to line their pockets until more people are aware of the scam we’re being fed under the guise of progress. 🗣️Speak on it!
Turn the argument around, but keep it simple with Big Oil. Make it out to be a reward for 'good behaviour'. Sure use CCS, even though it's a bullshit industry extender- use it to create carbon credits that are tied to building Renewables that are likewise rewarded with carbon coin, that can be retained or invested long, or even spent on crypto coin that have to be powered by Renewables(they just built a shedload). Lure Big Oil to pretend out of pride that they are doing CCS, but then abandon and hellbent start building the Renewables with a keen backward glance to see their assets rapidly becoming stranded. Give them something to look forward to in place of the void they are currently staring into- and it ain't gonna stare back.
From Buck's article. "They worry about the unintended environmental consequences of building out the renewable grid. They don’t think they can afford electric cars. And often they bring up the idea that addressing climate change is a way of funneling more money to elites while hitting their own pocketbooks." The last sentence illustrates perfectly why fighting disinformation is important. The elites are indeed pocketing our money with absurd, bogus carbon capture projects. Some of our lawmakers gobble this stuff up.
Maybe US Government could require Big Oil that the subsidies provided for CCS be in addition to resolving the overwhelming Plastic container problem since both are a matter of pollution. It's time Oil Companies take responsibility for creating the worst invasion of the biosphere ever created.
This is the government/industry tactic in Alberta Canada as well. Our government forced a pause on renewables. The oil and gas industry is wet dreaming about government subsidies on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, nuclear and any other technology that will allow their pollution and profits to continue. Our government feeds the public disinformation and creates policies that destroy eco systems.
I do agree Geoffrey!
Great article 👏🏼 thorough and biting.
To think that calling out the brazen tactics of the FF industry is anything but a crucial lever of change serves as little more than a salve to soothe the pain of our task at hand. Governments have been wooed by industry titans for decades. Taxpayers will continue to line their pockets until more people are aware of the scam we’re being fed under the guise of progress. 🗣️Speak on it!
Turn the argument around, but keep it simple with Big Oil. Make it out to be a reward for 'good behaviour'. Sure use CCS, even though it's a bullshit industry extender- use it to create carbon credits that are tied to building Renewables that are likewise rewarded with carbon coin, that can be retained or invested long, or even spent on crypto coin that have to be powered by Renewables(they just built a shedload). Lure Big Oil to pretend out of pride that they are doing CCS, but then abandon and hellbent start building the Renewables with a keen backward glance to see their assets rapidly becoming stranded. Give them something to look forward to in place of the void they are currently staring into- and it ain't gonna stare back.