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  1. According to Top Gear, going around corners is a problem with US car design as they are only able to go blisteringly fast in a straight line :)

  2. Re:Still safer then nuclear ... on Strong Wind Topples a Wind Turbine in Japan (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Indeed, quite agree

  3. Re:Still safer then nuclear ... on Strong Wind Topples a Wind Turbine in Japan (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    to work out which is really more expensive, you'll need to factor in running costs over that period, not just build costs.

  4. Re: And who consumes the shit that China manufactu on Summer Weather Is Getting 'Stuck' Due To Arctic Warming (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    China is in the lead with getting renewable up and running. And the poster was saying it's upto YOU to stop buying cheap Stuff from China, it's the citizens fault for continually buying cheap derivatives from China instead of more expensive locally produced goods. Nothing to do with the Orange President.

  5. how can you trust the view/clicks number unless your site keeps the same metrics? They shouldn't charge for views as you have no idea if the person actually saw it, it could have scrolled off the screen without being noted.

  6. Re:Climate has never stayed constant on World Is Finally Waking Up To Climate Change, Says 'Hothouse Earth' Author (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    aha... an alternative facts fan

  7. Re:Science has a pretty good record on World Is Finally Waking Up To Climate Change, Says 'Hothouse Earth' Author (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Is Drudge or whoever wrote the article an acclaimed scientist?

  8. Re:I hope Tesla gets it on The Man Who Jailbreaks Teslas (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    They are already supporting coach builders who are creating station wagons out of the saloons in Europe so it might happen

  9. Re: right to repair need to give 3rd party's the c on The Man Who Jailbreaks Teslas (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Might be difficult installing carburettors on a Telsa.

  10. Or chop the reactor and related part in to small bits and the nuclear supporters can bid to buy a bit for their mantle in the living room - win win - get rid of the parts and pay for the decommission at the same time

  11. not necessarily, they are starting to invest heavily into renewables https://www.forbes.com/sites/m...

  12. "more than 10-20 years" that would seem the case for all economies, even "advanced" ones especially when you have an administration trying to get coal usage back on the up.
    "Those countries could switch completely to renewables for energy generation and they still would be far from carbon neutral." - you'll have to explain that sweeping statement

  13. errr.. what points?

  14. Re:Leftists are bigots on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    ROFLMAO - sounds like the NRA, along with delusional religious nutjobs, white supremacists etc who all seem very far to the right

  15. Re:Seems a bit Malthusian ... on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If shoppers were willing to pay the real price for things made in their country then there would be no need to outsource or use automation. The target is to make everything as cheap as possible for the masses.

  16. Re:Seems a bit Malthusian ... on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    there is no-one stopping you from innovating or creating new industries....

  17. Re:No it won’t. on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Really? that say more about your ability than anything else

  18. You win the "Right Wing and Ignorant Bigot of the Day" Award.

  19. "there is no conceivable political or economic way that China, India, or African nations would agree to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions" thats why China is the world leader in renewables.... https://futurism.com/china-new... - it'll just take a longer time due the size of China.
    and India is chasing to be second in the table https://economictimes.indiatim...

  20. Re: If you want folks to give a damn about this on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Houses in Germany are probably a lot better insulated than the USA so don't have to turn on heaters/ACs that often

  21. Re: Follow the lead of the USA on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    they do and 95% of scientists say AGW->true

  22. Re: Follow the lead of the USA on Planet At Risk of Heading Towards Irreversible 'Hothouse Earth' State (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    do you know what "per capita" means? https://www.ucsusa.org/global-... read and try to understand the difference between a whole country's emissions in total and "per capita"

  23. Re: great,but still needs baseload power on Samoa Plans Switch To 100% Renewable Electricity -- Using Tesla's Batteries and Grid Controller (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Is you'd done some research, you'd have found this... "Here is the first Fully Electric-Powered Airplane that is in mass production now and available to buy. It has a price tag lower than Tesla Model S (P100D) and 10x cheaper to run than its gasoline equivalent." https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  24. Re: "I have friends who own coal mines..." on White House Proposal Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards, No Exception For California (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    yes, but Trump wants more "exports" to the EU, not locally made EU vehicles

  25. Re: "I have friends who own coal mines..." on White House Proposal Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards, No Exception For California (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    we were talking about the fuel economy of ICE vehicles as they are the ones that burn fossil fuel