Musk just paid $44 Billion for Twitter - Anyone else see a problem here?

that's a lot of money for a bunch of hot air!

I don't see a problem. I see the problem when you choose to not elect the main guy waving his arms and making movies about the ravages of climate change. I saw that problem and thought it might lead to greater problems. But no, but that unsafe at any speed guy was out there vacuuming up votes because Republicrats.

Rinse and repeat. More thoubles.

Now you have a president hanging on by his fingernails to try to save our very democracy. So let's attack him.

See, I'm still jocular RgrF. I'm still cool.

You mean you'd TRUST the government with even MORE of our tax dollars????

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I see the problem when you choose to not elect the main guy waving his arms and making movies about the ravages of climate change.

The only silver lining here is that Musk (through Tesla) is going to make a significant dent in climate change.

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You mean you'd TRUST the government with even MORE of our tax dollars????

Weren't you paid by tax dollars?

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I see the problem when you choose to not elect the main guy waving his arms and making movies about the ravages of climate change.

The only silver lining here is that Musk (through Tesla) is going to make a significant dent in climate change.

So what will generate the electricity to power all the new all-electric cars/trucks/buses and how far will that extra coal burning go toward obviating any gain in emissions?

I don't know, that's why I'm asking.

Surely you understand EV’s are energy agnostic, and that even when you use fossil fuels to provide that electricity, you’re dramatically cutting back on their consumption (versus burning them in a ICE vehicle)?

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Surely you understand EV’s are energy agnostic, and that even when you use fossil fuels to provide that electricity, you’re dramatically cutting back on their consumption (versus burning them in a ICE vehicle)?

I do. The question is how substantive the trade-off will be and whether it can be in place in time to make any real difference.

Now you have a president hanging on by his fingernails to try to save our very democracy. So let's attack him.

V - This is about national priorities, not political strategy.

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Surely you understand EV’s are energy agnostic, and that even when you use fossil fuels to provide that electricity, you’re dramatically cutting back on their consumption (versus burning them in a ICE vehicle)?

I do. The question is how substantive the trade-off will be and whether it can be in place in time to make any real difference.

Now you have a president hanging on by his fingernails to try to save our very democracy. So let's attack him.

V - This is about national priorities, not political strategy.

It's all political all the time unfortunately. Otherwise, everything would be solved.

“ researchers say average “lifetime“ emissions from electric cars are up to 70% lower than petrol cars in countries like Sweden and France (where most electricity comes from renewables and nuclear), and around 30% lower in the UK.
They say the picture for electric cars will become steadily more favourable as nations shift to clean electricity. “

[www.bbc.com]



“ How electric vehicles and other transportation innovations could slow global warming, according to IPCC “

[www.pbs.org]


“ whether it can be in place in time to make any real difference “

As opposed to what, exactly?

By all means, let's complain about imperfections in the solutions and do nothing.

Wife dumped on me royalty today for failing to check the temperature before we departed in my car on an outing. The ICE generator in my Caddy kicks in at 32° which was exactly the temperature. Her Volt’s ICE doesn’t run until it hits 15°. I heard about it all the way there. Unfortunately, two hours later when we left to return home it was still 32° until we got just down the street from where we live when it rose to 33°. Lesson definitely learned.

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Musk just paid $44 Billion for Twitter - Anyone else see a problem here?

Nice juxtaposition and exactly what I was thinking to retort before I opened the thread...

If you think the US government doesn't have enough money to fight climate change, send in the armed forces - they know how to fight! :-D

(The DoD has 16 times more budget for fighting... so it's just a matter of the Commander in Chief directing them towards the right target!)

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I once heard a podcaster rant about Musk's obsession with going to mars. The podcaster said something to the effect of, "Nobody wants to go to Mars. What we really want is a skinny pill. Why can't Elon dump his money into that?" As much as I love space projects I have to admit I'd take the skinny pill first.

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I once heard a podcaster rant about Musk's obsession with going to mars. The podcaster said something to the effect of, "Nobody wants to go to Mars. What we really want is a skinny pill. Why can't Elon dump his money into that?" As much as I love space projects I have to admit I'd take the skinny pill first.

Eat less, it’s cheaper than a skinny pill and better for the environment. On the other hand it does require perseverance and will power and that is problematic in a country not blessed with an abundance of those qualities . (See peopleofWalmart.com)

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I once heard a podcaster rant about Musk's obsession with going to mars. The podcaster said something to the effect of, "Nobody wants to go to Mars. What we really want is a skinny pill. Why can't Elon dump his money into that?" As much as I love space projects I have to admit I'd take the skinny pill first.

Eat less, it’s cheaper than a skinny pill and better for the environment. On the other hand it does require perseverance and will power and that is problematic in a country not blessed with an abundance of those qualities . (See peopleofWalmart.com)

Nah, we want the skinny pill. I'm tired of working out all the time.