Fracking and Natural Gas is Not the Answer
Updated 2024
The answer is not natural gas obtained by fracking. It is both polluting and expensive. It is certainly not a “bridge fuel” to renewable energy.
Read moreFossil Fuel Companies Lie
Updated 2024
Narcissistic fossil fuel and legacy auto companies as well as utilities have a long history of putting much effort and money to deliberately lie. Here is a good summary.
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Environmental Distractions and False Solutions
Updated 2024
Among the false solutions are natural gas, "clean" coal, nuclear, geo-engineering, hydrogen, and "carbon capture" or pulling carbon dioxide out of the air. All are designed to allow fossil fuel companies to keep polluting with the false expectation that a mythical mystery solution will save us all so we don't have to take any action now.
Read moreDemocrats are Not the Answer for the Environment
Updated 2024
While Trump and the republicans deserve no praise (see Beware the Trump Administration), that should not obscure the fact that the democrats have been disastrous for the environment. For the environment Biden has appointed Kerry to fight who said needed technology has not been invented yet (utter nonsense!), not changed massive fossil fuel subsidies at all, expanded fossil fuel drilling far beyond what even Trump proposed, is unaware or dishonest in talking about electric vehicles, and regards global warming as just one of many minor considerations he has to make token gestures for. Democrats still eagerly look for excuses to fail. See The Democratic Party is the More Effective of Two Evils and Beware the Biden Administration.
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Cost of Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Updated 2024
Massive fossil fuel subsidies far exceed renewable energy subsidies, healthcare, infrastructure, or defense spending.
Read moreCoal Is Bad
Burning coal is one of the highest producers of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.
Read moreThe Environment
Updated 2024
The environment is different from other issues. While other areas can be corrected for future generations, there is a strong and growing consensus among scientists that if we reach certain tipping points, there is no turning back. Future generations will judge us very harshly.
Read moreFair Winds and Following Seas…
Jeff Roby recently passed away. He wrote and maintained the Green Party of Florida website and wrote many insightful articles over the years giving the big picture. Jeff Roby was a lifelong fighter for justice. His dearly beloved wife Rose bravely carries on.
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