They're just pulling it up here, the pumping-into-the-air part happens somewhere else, right?
Yeah, it definitely pisses me off to read people saying that the government isn't changing the weather.
Climate change is human caused, and every government subsidizing carbon extraction has blood on their hands.
There is a colossal difference between "the government CONTROLS the weather" and "the government participates in climate change"
I've seen a great idea of reusing those oil rigs as wind farm platforms.
🖐️🔄 "These aren't the weather machines you're looking for"
- big oil, for the last 70 years, fully aware of the consequences of their greed.
Claim them and become your own nation
They are ready to be claimed. Hilarious! I never thought about buying my own personal man made island before. Turns out they are quite readily available.
Ok Boss.
And the ones in your garage.
Not to defend cars, but that's what, 7%* of CO² emissions?
While oil rigs have 100%. Ok, aside the gas rigs.
* fuck localized results by default, i find only results for EU and germany. Mind, the 14% of sector transport includes ship and flight too.
Ah, yes, the old "consumers are the problem" rhetoric when, in actuality, they only account for 10% of emissions.
Pretty sure it's "Fuck Cars" rhetoric
But it's also a 10% over which in western world we have quite a lot of control. You can vote for local governments that want to expand public transport. You can demand more bike paths and pedestrian friendly infrastructure in your neighborhood. There are multiple examples around the world (even in the USA) of communities or even whole cities significantly reducing car-centrism over several years.
It's wrong to blame people for using plastic packaging when there's no feasible alternative. It's wrong to force people to go beyond their comfort by using less electricity or heating because governments didn't transform the energy sources.
But each gram of CO2 matters and when reducing emissions doesn't require much effort or sacrifices (like voting) then we all absolutely should do our part.
That 10% created a demand that caused the 60% to happen. To decrease or even eliminate that 60%, the 10% have to change their behaviour as well, even after decades of being indoctrinated.
the ones used to haul people - I have no issue with. of course they must be replaced but in the great grand scale of things, they're at least hauling people to schools and jobs.
the assholes who look at internal combustion as their personality - the f1s, the nascar types, the tuner heads and vroom vroom fuckwits - they're doing it for FUN.
FUCK THOSE PEOPLE THE MOST. FUCK THEM EIGHT WAYS FROM SUNDAY. THEY'RE DERIVING THEIR ENTERTAINMENT FROM MAKING IT HARDER FOR CHILDREN TO BREATH. THEY DON'T EVEN FUCKING CARE ABOUT THEIR OWN CHILDREN, BECAUSE THAT'S WHO'S GOING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR THEIR ABSURD BULLSHIT.
Of course replace ICE wherever possible, do the work, but I ain't angry at some lady hauling her kids around in an ICE kia.
The fuckwit who's modified their carb so they spew more freedom smog - and the ones who want to watch them race in circles at full tilt - they're holding the species back. Please, remind them of this whenever you see them. They're fucking us all over.
