144 responses to “Sandbox – 23apr15”

1. 

   Jon

   24 April 2015

   Of course that’s your opinion on tar sands. The plumbing may be rusting for quite a while. There is no clear path to the West for Tar Sands oil right now across the Canadian Rockies toward the BC Coast, and no clear path via XL. A legal and moral logjam. You should visit BC sometime and find out the sentiment. You know, I don’t want anyone buying tar sands oil.
   Oh, deflection of what may I ask?

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   Ben Emery

   24 April 2015

   Forgot the link
   http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/october19/jacobson-energy-study-102009.html

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   Walt

   24 April 2015

   OH!! Sorry Brother Fish. But can’t you take them in? That’s what family does in hard times.

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   Walt

   24 April 2015

   “no clear path via XL”
   “O” is in control of 10 feet of pipe. The part the crosses the boarder.
   The studies and approval process has been completed. All the excuses for holding it up are gone. “O” just wants to be a dick about it.
   There is plenty of oil pipe all over the place out there as it is. ( go find the map)
   Canada will have no problem getting over the mountains. This IS the 21ST century.
   If you can’t go over them,, go through them.
   Hell we could tap the bottom of Lake Tahoe if we really wanted too. (horizontal drilling works great)
   BTW,, how many oil trains owned by big LIB Buffet have gone off the rails? How many environmental disasters has he alone created? ( His trains, his damage.)
   “O” and Co. won’t even demand upgrades to tank cars, because it will cut into Buffet’s profits.

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5. 

   Don Bessee

   24 April 2015

   Wow, what a kool aid drinking Pelosi talking point spewing piece of work ‘jon’ or whatever is. The draft?!?! Really! Think progress.org as source what a joke. Geologically speaking having regular little quakes keeps the stresses from building. Lets not forget that it was not that long ago (in geologic terms) that the mid west had a massive earthquake that had the Mississippi reverse flow for a bit. Better we process and export the Canadian oil to friends than have it shipped to china for it only to be shipped back here as smog from a country that does not have any pollution limits on its business. State owned is the name of the game in china. ‘moral logjam’, ha. Ol’ ben best get an update on the actual power produced at the giant solar farms v. projections say the giga-plant in so cal or the whole British wind- solar efforts. In spite of the billions thrown at the issue they still do not make financial sense. I know if only we go back to subsistence farming we would not need such a big distribution system that gobbles fuel and causes global warming. Cow farts to that. lol 😉

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6. 

   Todd Juvinall

   24 April 2015

   Ben Emery, do you know there is enough energy from our sun hitting the earth everyday to power the place? We only have to figure out how to harness it for use without BKing the planet/ You are still at your, “I hate the two big parties” mantra and it really does not concern me. I am a proud Lincoln Republican and will do what I can to bring my political brethren into power. I support oil and gas as the engine of progress and wealth to our country and the world’s people. So, I am truly immune from your bashing. But you do provide me with some very enjoyable belly laughs with your infantile political posturings.
   Here Ben Emery and other interested readers. See how much energy (BTU converted) hits the planet every year.
   http://www.ecoworld.com/energy-fuels/how-much-solar-energy-hits-earth.html

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7. 

   Jon

   24 April 2015

   Walt, you don’t understand about Canadian process do you? If BC and/or the First Nations don’t want the pipe, it will never happen. Several other coal, oil and gas projects have already been shelved due to opposition. The majority of BC, the Govt. of BC, and 130 of the First Nation tribes do not want it. Neither Ottawa nor Enbridge or Kinder Morgan cannot force it through. BC is a progressive Province, much like WA and OR.

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8. 

   Jon

   24 April 2015

   Warren Buffett is a Big Lib because he supports a fair tax system? Hilarious.

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9. 

   Jon

   24 April 2015

   Don, that’s about as uninformed as it gets.
   1. ThinkProgress is not a source, its a publisher of material such as scientific studies.
   2. Everything I said is correct about the current state of the Enbridge pipeline in Western Canada. Yes, a moral issue as well as legal and logistical- you can read about more the First Nations.
   3. CA is on track to hit 30% of its energy sourced from renewables in advance of 2020, and because of the speed of the transition, Gov. Brown has now set the goal of 50% by 2030. Nothing to laugh about, but rather to be lauded. Gas prices didn’t go through the roof relative to other states, as predicted in January, even accounting for the lower price of oil.

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10. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    “Several other coal, oil and gas projects have already been shelved due to opposition”
    Uhhhh,,, Nooo…. Try hyper regulation. How many earthquakes do you think would happen when you try stuffing CO2 into the ground? ( What happens to CO2 under pressure?,,Hint. it freezes.) You know,, that carbon sequestration gimmick that doesn’t work. But is “mandated by the EPA.
    Sorry pal,, the EPA is the one gumming up the works. Not the dope smoking ECO hippies.
    See you pals protesting AGW in the snow storm?

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    Walt

    24 April 2015

    LOL!! Buffet is a “fair tax” guy.. What the hell does he care? He has one foot in the grave and the other on an inline skate. He’s on the top ten list on anyone’s dead pool.

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12. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    #3… How many dead endangered birds fits into that equation? Now that we are out of water, hydro-electric is going to take a BIG hit.( yup,, that’s renewable)
    Spewing BS statistics for what “might be” is a fools errand. Brown says that crap just for people like you to fawn on, and others the pay for.
    Frisco tried to sell ” guaranteed green” power. ( @ twice the added cost) and got no takers. Funny how that happens.

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13. 

    Jon

    24 April 2015

    Walt, BC is in Canada. British Columbia to be precise. YES, other projects have been shelved already in that province. (Some have even been shelved in WA and OR on this side of the border- mostly coal ports). Hyper-regulation is stopping Enbridge? Where do you read that? Come spend a month in that region like I did, and learn. BC is not enamored by the promises of these extraction and pipeline outfits. Earthquakes, the EPA and snow storms have nothing to do with BC pipeline opposition. At this point, you are honestly ignorant of the issues in Canada, so take the time to read about it. Best to stick to your domestic right wing news and sources.

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14. 

    George Rebane

    24 April 2015

    Jon 1154am – ToddJ’s geologist bro-in-law did not refute OK’s EQ studies. Attacking a hill not defended?
    BenE 324pm – Your link does not really provide the numbers that could be analyzed for confirmation. I am very interested in the numbers and hope you will provide the link; I will report on my analysis.
    BTW, I am more than happy to see you again in these debates vigorously contending your ideas. I take it to mean that your treatment is progressing satisfactorily to give you the energy and enthusiasm to join in the good fight. Prayers answered.

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15. 

    Don Bessee

    24 April 2015

    Still not addressing the main issue that so called renewables are not. They are a money pit that waste the peoples money. Dig deeper on Think progress. org. They are a shill that is part of the network that has been set up to hype the soros friendly or funded groups. Group a issues study, group b writes an op ed on the piece and another in the network that hawks for one view cites it as peer reviewed facts. People who fell for that game have heard the truth about the fudging on the models and active suppression of any inconvenient facts as shown in their own emails. Hell you guys are so afraid of the truth that your high priests are now advocating for legal suppression of those who’s opinions do not buy the Brooklyn bridge being sold by your gang. When you are afraid of the press allowing debate you have nothing left mr lefty. That’s why the issue is now off the radar of the worlds population now after having gained traction for some time. If BC is such a wonderful bastion of progressives world views I am sure you have a place at the social services table. Oh the first nations say so huh, that would not convince my humming birds. So nothing on your lame draft post? Me thinks you are the chicken hawk here who postures about issues you have nothing to do with. I think the view of the actual professional warriors matters more than some chardonnay sipping (insert boutique craft brews as appropriate) dilatant. The boogie man of a new draft continues to fail as an anti war straw man. People now know what a professional military can do.

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16. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    “jon”,, I take what you say with a grain of salt. Can. doesn’t listen to the ECO hippie.
    But I have seen where they have thrown them in jail.( Nope, no Constitutional protections like we have here.)
    I recall when Can. was in finical trouble, and they “drilled their way to prosperity”, despite the anti oil crying hippies. And Can. is pretty damned Left politically. ( as I remember.)
    And THIS from just a few days ago.. So much for getting “shelved”.
    http://trenchlessonline.com/2015-canadian-oil-pipelines-report/
    Is this what you are hanging your beanie on?
    http://www.wsj.com/articles/canadas-own-oil-pipeline-problem-1429479110
    I direct you to the pie charts in that story. Not a pretty picture.
    Yup,, the underclass and uneducated can be fed a bunch of crap fear mongering.
    No education, no jobs, food is scarce, and live like a 3RD world country.
    And it’s people like you that want to keep them that way.

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17. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    Draft? LOL!! “O” and Co. are downsizing our military. Those that they don’t chase out are leaving. And talking to my fellow VETS not many would care to serve under “O”.
    They are telling their kids who want to join up, to wait for a new President.( Preferably a Conservative with a set of balls) Our Men are pure cannon fodder with “O” in charge, leading from behind. ( call a lawyer before returning fire!)
    In this day and age we should take a page from the Israeli playbook. Mandatory enlistment.
    It’s well past time the youth of today learn to grow a pair and stop being Progressive pussys. The LIBS of today have made the U.S. a joke in the world’s eye.
    There uses to be a time when a American was safe on just about ANY street in the world.
    NOT today.. Now,, they are targets.

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18. 

    Jon

    24 April 2015

    Wow, I wonder if any Republican candidate will take on Walt’s military service platform for 2016? I would love to see someone try it! And best of luck getting that Enbridge pipe through to the BC Coast. Enjoy the weekend.

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19. 

    Michael R. Kesti

    24 April 2015

    Walt 24Apr15 05:24 PM
    In reference to Canada: Nope, no Constitutional protections like we have here.
    Please perform a WWW search on “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” and report whether you still believe that.

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20. 

    George Rebane

    24 April 2015

    Any country that advocates the Bastiat Triangle of rights is and will always be a target for the bad guys. Liberty does not come free, therefore to enjoy it EVERY fit male should spend time on the ramparts as part of his coming of age process. It’s not a hard concept to understand, but we have had two generations that have been ‘educated’ out of that notion. An all volunteer ‘professional’ military ultimately becomes a Praetorian Guard.

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21. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    jon Boy must have missed where Ann Coulter was warned about Can. speech laws.
    ” University of Ottawa’s provost, Francois Houle, had warned Coulter before any of her Canadian appearances that the country’s free speech laws (and hate speech laws) are different from those purely American principles which emanate from the First Amendment. “Promoting hatred against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate, but could in fact lead to criminal charges,”
    And she was there to talk about the radical ragheads.
    Yaaa, jon Boy,, Can. has a 1ST Amendment just like us.
    Then this,,, “A judge has sentenced a trio of environmental activists to probation for their role in an oil pipeline protest near Stockbridge last July.
    The protesters attached themselves to heavy equipment at the Enbridge pipeline work site. They were convicted of trespassing and obstruction in January.
    The protesters could have faced up to two years in prison. ”
    Then some must like jail food.
    http://ecowatch.com/2014/04/17/tree-sitter-jail-time-highlight-injustice-tar-sands/
    LOL!! your ECO buggy still needs gasoline. ( and an EXPENSIVE batt. replacement somewhere down the road… and usually where one just can’t be found.)

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22. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    Another nail in the AGW coffin. It’s gotta suck when things just don’t turn out as ya’ predict.
    http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/24/global-warming-global-sea-ice-levels-defy-alarmist-predictions/
    At least the ECO boat didn’t need rescuing from sea Ice like last year, when they were out looking for melted ice. ( Nope,, they didn’t find it,,,but it found them…LOL!)

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23. 

    Michael R. Kesti

    24 April 2015

    You are amazing, Walt. Just amazing.

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24. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    Why THANKS! It’s about time you noticed.

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25. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    And some just didn’t want to believe what I said would happen.
    Well here is one example of my prediction.
    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/24/colorado-businessman-blames-stoned-workers-for-relocating-firm-to-south/?intcmp=latestnews
    But what the hell does a ditch digger know? I guess this is where I could say ” I told ya’ so.”

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26. 

    Jon

    24 April 2015

    Walt, it was Mr. Kesti challenging you on rights of citizens of Canada, not me. But I see it whipped you into a frenzy. Amazing is right Mr. Kesti, the guy is one of a kind.

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27. 

    Don Bessee

    24 April 2015

    As opposed to jonleftywhatshitsname who is many of a kind. Sounds like Kesti whipped you into a self gratifying lather comrade. No wonder bruce jenner became a trany, he was better looking than any of the kardasians when he was a man and they took his balls years ago! lololol

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28. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    Doesn’t really matter. The facts are the same. Far as I can tell, Kesti and “jon” are one in the same. One person can hide behind many a “name” around here.

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29. 

    MikeL

    24 April 2015

    Good news Jon, the Maldives are not going to inundated by sea level rise after all. Oh happy day….
    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-03/pacific-islands-growing-not-sinking/851738

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30. 

    Don Bessee

    24 April 2015

    CNET.com has an article about a Harvard group recreating woolly mammoth dna to cross into Asian elephants so they can roam the tundra to stop global warming????? Go fetch ‘jon’.

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31. 

    Ben Emery

    24 April 2015

    George,
    It is hard since the only developed governments that aren’t strictly controlled by industry are those pesky democratic socialist nations of Scandinavia and the democratic socialist-lites nations of France, Germany, ect… Any example I have given in the past with these nations is pooh poohed as not being valid since they are democratic socialist.
    Is this what you are looking for?
    http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Renewable_energy_statistics
    This article provides recent statistics on renewable energy sources in the European Union (EU). Renewable energy sources include wind power, solar power (thermal, photovoltaic and concentrated), hydroelectric power, tidal power, geothermal energy, biomass and the renewable part of waste.
    The use of renewable energy has many potential benefits, including a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the diversification of energy supplies and a reduced dependency on fossil fuel markets (in particular, oil and gas). The growth of renewable energy sources may also have the potential to stimulate employment in the EU, through the creation of jobs in new ‘green’ technologies.

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32. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    Hay Ben… Read THIS!
    http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-23127175
    Germany isn’t so “hip” to alternative power.
    When it rains, it pours…
    “Germany is building about 25 clean coal-fired power plants to offset the loss of nuclear and address Germany’s admittedly “unaffordably expensive and unreliable” renewable portfolio (Der Spiegel)”
    More bad news for “green”
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/03/21/europe-renewable-energy/2006245/
    Nope,, things are not that rosy on your Unicorn ranch.

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33. 

    MikeL

    24 April 2015

    Ben,
    The study that you posted was just a bunch of BS. The authors of the study said that we could switch all of our energy supply to be from renewables if we would build the installations that would cover 1.3% of the land area of the earth and somehow build transmission lines to transfer the power from the sunny side of the planet to the dark side so as to avoid the transient nature of wind and solar.
    This like saying in order to solve the California water problem all we need to do is have more water.. well duh
    It would have been great to have more information as to how the author proposes to accomplish this.

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34. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    Speaking of OPM (other people’s money) Hilary has sure got her tits in the wringer.
    Big LIB donors to the Clinton foundation are also demanding answers. They don’t want their names being associated with the Clinton monkey business. In other words,, the money tap is about to run dry.
    Seems the Left is going to be fresh out of candidates for President. Lieawatha said she isn’t going to run. That leaves the admitted Socialist. ( good luck with THAT guy)

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35. 

    George Rebane

    24 April 2015

    BenE 832pm – You may have misunderstood my 457pm. I was requesting a link to the Professor Mark Z. Jacobson and University of California-Davis researcher Mark Delucchi study you referenced, but only provided a link to a piece that briefly reported their study. Did you see the Jacobson-Delucchi study or just read about it?

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36. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    Funny thing about the “true believers”. Study money is supposed to be a one way street.
    THEIR Street. Only THEIR cause is to funded.
    Now that money is being granted to those that don’t buy into their fledgling religion,
    they get all sorts of pissed.
    http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/04/24/climate-activists-in-meltdown-as-sceptic-gets-australian-government-funding/

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37. 

    George Rebane

    24 April 2015

    Re Singularity – An interesting update of these pre-Singularity years in the Washington Post.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/04/23/the-coming-problem-of-our-iphones-being-more-intelligent-than-us/

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38. 

    Walt

    24 April 2015

    AH Shit… More bad news for the true believers.
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3052926/Our-climate-models-WRONG-Global-warming-slowed-recent-changes-natural-variability-says-study.html
    But HAY!! let’s pass some more radical laws to combat what isn’t happening.

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39. 

    Todd Juvinall

    25 April 2015

    Walt do you think the Daily Mail article you posted above will go viral? The left is simply using it to control people and pass regulations. The science is not important now.

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40. 

    George Rebane

    25 April 2015

    re Walt 945pm – The latest crop of medieval minds who believe in and tout “settled science” have not even the mental equipment to perceive information that counters their sclerotic assessments about man-made global warming. These are the ones who then burned new and conflicting ideas at the stake, and today seek criminal injunctions against voices who counter those who do not fall into line.

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41. 

    joe smith

    25 April 2015

    Walt, who refuses to use his last name 4/24 19:40
    Speak of hiding behind names, what is yours?
    Don Besee: if you don’t (can’t) understand the value of raw research, don’t bother trying to understand the incredible spin offs (yeah, GMOs to name one branch) from attempting to create a mammoth. Landing on the moon itself was probably the least valuable result of the race to get there.

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42. 

    Joe Koyote

    25 April 2015

    Corporate interests seek to wrest local control from municipalities:
    republicans seek to bypass local authority (ie laws) that might harm corporate profits.
    Exg. 1 – The town of Denton, Texas (the birthplace of fracking) passed a fracking ban (the town has 270 gas wells within its city limits) last November. Within hours petroleum groups filed legal challenges disputing the city’s authority to pass such a bill. Several bills are now in the Texas state legislature that would pre-empt localities from passing similar bans. In the meantime the fracking continues in Denton despite the ban.
    Exg 2 – After intense lobbying by the NRA, the republican controlled Pennsylvania legislature passed ACT 192 allowing “organizations” like the NRA to sue local governments that pass gun restrictions. This came about over a law passed by the city council of Jenkintown which required citizens to report any lost or stolen gun within 72 hours. According to the mayor, “We have a very small budget in this town and we really can’t afford to defend a lawsuit against an organization with deep pockets like the NRA. We really had no choice but to rescind this ordinance and take it off the books.” Jonathan Goldstein, NRA’s attorney in Pennsylvania, stated: “What’s at issue is that the municipalities have no right, have no authority, have no power to pass those sorts of laws.”
    Exg 3 – The city of Milwaukee passed a bill requiring companies to provide paid sick leave for their employees. At the behest of numerous “trade organizations” Scott Walker and the republicans in the state legislature responded by passing a bill banning any local government from passing a paid sick leave bill. That bill was picked up by ALEC as a model and spread to 10 other states.
    So the question is whether or not it is acceptable for corporations and their lobbying groups to meddle in local affairs and use their virtually unlimited funds to bully citizens? Is local control a joke in corporate America? At what point do the profits of corporations supersede the rights of citizens to determine how they want their cities and towns to function? In other words, what should come first, citizen’s rights or corporate profits?

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43. 

    Walt

    25 April 2015

    Seems our Lefty gang has taken an extra big toke from the bong upon the breaking news.
    Or did Al Gore fly into Nevada City airport to try and calm the true believers this morning? ( They DO keep that top secret these days)
    Not a Lefty to be found!
    Now on a more serious note, something has plugged up the plumbing within the Hawaiian volcano. More info and pictures can be found here.
    http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cams/
    The main crater vent may soon spill over. ( DAMN!! I wish I was there!)
    Even the “big girl” is now showing small signs of awakening from her slumber. ( MAUNA LOA) But that still may be years off. But who knows…
    But down in Chili, another volcano has handed the ECO buggy drivers another blow.
    OH the crap it’s spewing into the stratosphere. All that clean air work shot to shit in one minute.

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44. 

    George Rebane

    25 April 2015

    JoeK 1031am – Pray tell where did “corporate interests” (vs private property and constitutional interests) enter your cited frays? It seems such interventions are of exactly the same kind that legal organizations such as unions, ACLU,… , and eco-NGOs perpetrate against individuals, private businesses, and communities. As long as they operate within the law we can and should gripe, but our real efforts should instead go into changing laws that we consider unjust.
    Walt 1041am – a good addition to your comment would be to dig up the tons of CO2 one such eruption dumps into the atmosphere compared to man’s ongoing activities. And as we know, global volcanic activity also comes in waves since the earth’s shifting tectonic plates are all connected.

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45. 

    Todd Juvinall

    25 April 2015

    Joe Smith forgets the eco groups that sue every single timber harvest here in California and elsewhere and they are all NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS! Jeeze you libs are too easy to whip on these pages. But since those types of corporations are the Joe’s cup of tea, it is all right for them to toss thousands of jobs outta here.

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46. 

    Todd Juvinall

    25 April 2015

    Oops that was for Coyoteman

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47. 

    Gregory

    25 April 2015

    JoKe, life’s a bitch. I realize you’d like folks to just say “yeah, all right” when some locals pass an intrusive left-liberal screed that may be above their pay grade, but democracy is a two way street and if the state government is GOP controlled, getting stepped on is a real possibility, and if it’s contrary to state or federal law (especially the Bill of Rights), the courts may step on it.

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48. 

    Walt

    25 April 2015

    Sulfur dioxide emission rates averaged 4000-7000 tonnes/day for the week ending April 14.
    and The sulfur dioxide emission rate from all East Rift Zone vents was about 850 tonnes/day.
    That’s just for Hawaii.
    They don’t even have a clue for the mass tonnage spewing from Chili. You can probably use cubic miles for SO2 and particulates.
    And on the equator line no less. Not much press was given to the volcanic eruption last year “down there”. That one was profound. It vented for weeks shooting crap into the outer reaches. Nope,, the AGW gang will never speak of the effects that could have… Everything is OUR fault.
    The “man” haters here are not interested in statistics from natural sources of “climate changing” crap. So my taking the time to list the amounts and from where is a waste of time.

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49. 

    Walt

    25 April 2015

    I found this statement a little funny. But coming from Frisco not surprising.
    ““This system has been set up in the city for many decades, as far as this steam loop. It doesn’t rely on fossil fuels or natural gas to heat these buildings. So in that sense it’s good,” Jue said.”
    it comes from here.
    http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/04/23/california-drought-san-francisco-drinking-water-steam-loop-heat-city-hall-buildings/
    So… Just how is that water heated to make said steam?
    Gotta love Frisco logic sometimes. Like actually voting to tear down their own water supply not long ago.

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50. 

    Russ Steele

    25 April 2015

    Walt, it is hard to estimate the CO2 emissions from a volcano, but here are some things to consider.
    Experts said the eruption of Holuhraun volcano in Iceland, which has been erupting since 11 September 2014 is emitting 150,000 to 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per day, a figure comparable to emissions released from a small industrial nation.
    The estimation is based on gas composition of an earlier eruption on a volcano adjacent to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. If figures are correct, the CO2 released by this volcano would be “150,000 tons per day,” Colin Macpherson, an Earth scientist at Britain’s University of Durham, said in an email to the AFP news agency. Patrick Allard of the Paris Institute for Global Physics (IPGP) said the amount could be as high as 300,000 tons per day. Both experts added that these were only approximate estimates.
    That said, studied have not found any blips in the CO2 emission as measured on Mauna Loa when there is a major volcano eruption. HERE is a sample graphic comparing some major eruptions.
    One of the reasons that land based volcano eruption do not show up in the emission measurement is the continous emissions from underwater volcanic vents is much larger. There are thousands of vents all along the earth’s 40,000+ miles of tectonic rifts. These vents are constantly emitting gas with carbon dioxide making up the major portion. HERE is an article on the arctic ocean vents.
    Guest essay by Martin Hovland, Geophysiscist and Professor Emeritus, Center for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Norway at WUWT.
    The newly released satellite OCO2-data indicates that there is CO2 input in tectonically active oceanic areas. This becomes evident by pairing seafloor topography and tectonic data with the recently published OCO2-results. Thus, in the released OCO2 dataset, showing the average atmospheric concentration of CO2 over a period of about 6 weeks late in 2014, there are three curious, relatively week, but distinct CO2-hotspots over oceanic regions.
    Read More HERE.

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