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The didn't like your brain so they replaced it.
They used engine grease.
That's illegal and can only be done on people with an IQ above 80.
Article explaining the real reason big oil companies supporting carbon tax.
http://google.com/gwt/x?wsc=ol&sour...-n2112135/page/full&ei=QY-sVo3aAsb0sAXdyojYDQ
Short version. It taxes their chief competition much more than it does themselves, giving them a competitive advantage. They're also asking for a reduction in corp inc tax rates for energy companies to offset the carbon tax. When you net it out, they would pay the same total taxes while gaining a competitive advantage over coal, their most important economic rival.
http://google.com/gwt/x?wsc=ol&sour...-n2112135/page/full&ei=QY-sVo3aAsb0sAXdyojYDQ
Short version. It taxes their chief competition much more than it does themselves, giving them a competitive advantage. They're also asking for a reduction in corp inc tax rates for energy companies to offset the carbon tax. When you net it out, they would pay the same total taxes while gaining a competitive advantage over coal, their most important economic rival.
How Climate Change Could Spread Diseases Like Zika
"Warmer temperatures could expand the area where mosquitoes can thrive
Florida Mayors Tell Marco Rubio to Take Climate Change Seriously Record Heat Wouldn’t Be Happening Without Human Influence, Study Says
For thousands of years, humans have taken every precaution to avoid mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, from Malaria to Zika. But while techniques for fighting the insects have improved dramatically over time, scientists say long-term climate change could soon make protecting humans from mosquitoes much more difficult.
The link between climate change and mosquito-borne illness centers around how rising temperatures may expand the area in which mosquitoes can thrive. Most such illnesses can only be transmitted at temperatures between approximately 16°C (61°F) and 38°C (100°F), according to a World Health Organization report. Perhaps more significantly, the time it takes for mosquitoes to develop decreases significantly the closer temperatures are to around 30°C (86°F). The average global temperature is expected to rise by at least 2°C (3.6°F) by 2100 even if countries take dramatic action to limit their greenhouse gas emissions. In some areas, that shift will be much more dramatic.
Shifts in precipitation levels caused by climate change could also have an effect on where mosquitoes can successfully reproduce. Mosquitoes breed in still water habitats and remain for a week after heavy rainfall.
Still, researchers say that the many variables at play make it difficult to predict exactly how global warming will affect mosquito populations in any given area. A 2013 study in the journalPNAS describes the “complex feedbacks” between climate and mosquito-borne illness as highly “location-specific.” Some areas where policy makers have never had to worry about mosquitoes will likely face diseases unthinkable just decades ago. Other areas may become too hot for mosquitoes to thrive as they have in the past. “It’s hard to predict the details of this,” said Durland Fish, Yale University professor of forestry and environmental studies. “We don’t have very good climate change models at the local level.”..."
http://time.com/4200851/climate-change-mosquitoes-zika/
"Warmer temperatures could expand the area where mosquitoes can thrive
Florida Mayors Tell Marco Rubio to Take Climate Change Seriously Record Heat Wouldn’t Be Happening Without Human Influence, Study Says
For thousands of years, humans have taken every precaution to avoid mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, from Malaria to Zika. But while techniques for fighting the insects have improved dramatically over time, scientists say long-term climate change could soon make protecting humans from mosquitoes much more difficult.
The link between climate change and mosquito-borne illness centers around how rising temperatures may expand the area in which mosquitoes can thrive. Most such illnesses can only be transmitted at temperatures between approximately 16°C (61°F) and 38°C (100°F), according to a World Health Organization report. Perhaps more significantly, the time it takes for mosquitoes to develop decreases significantly the closer temperatures are to around 30°C (86°F). The average global temperature is expected to rise by at least 2°C (3.6°F) by 2100 even if countries take dramatic action to limit their greenhouse gas emissions. In some areas, that shift will be much more dramatic.
Shifts in precipitation levels caused by climate change could also have an effect on where mosquitoes can successfully reproduce. Mosquitoes breed in still water habitats and remain for a week after heavy rainfall.
Still, researchers say that the many variables at play make it difficult to predict exactly how global warming will affect mosquito populations in any given area. A 2013 study in the journalPNAS describes the “complex feedbacks” between climate and mosquito-borne illness as highly “location-specific.” Some areas where policy makers have never had to worry about mosquitoes will likely face diseases unthinkable just decades ago. Other areas may become too hot for mosquitoes to thrive as they have in the past. “It’s hard to predict the details of this,” said Durland Fish, Yale University professor of forestry and environmental studies. “We don’t have very good climate change models at the local level.”..."
http://time.com/4200851/climate-change-mosquitoes-zika/
Poll: 91% Of Americans Aren’t Worried About Global Warming
A YouGov poll of 18,000 people in 17 countries found only 9.2 percent of Americans rank global warming as their biggest concern. Only Saudi Arabians were less concerned about global warming at 5.7 percent. The biggest concern for Americans was global terrorism — 28 percent of Americans polled listed this as their top issue.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/01/poll-91-of-americans-arent-worried-about-global-warming/
A YouGov poll of 18,000 people in 17 countries found only 9.2 percent of Americans rank global warming as their biggest concern. Only Saudi Arabians were less concerned about global warming at 5.7 percent. The biggest concern for Americans was global terrorism — 28 percent of Americans polled listed this as their top issue.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/01/poll-91-of-americans-arent-worried-about-global-warming/
Don't worry FC, the end is near:
Exxon Mobil posts earnings of 67 cents a share vs 63 cents estimate
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/02/exxon-mobil-reports-fourth-quarter-2015-earnings.html
BP reports worst annual loss in 20 years
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/02/bp-q4-underlying-rc-profit-196m-vs-2239b-in-q4-2014.html
Exxon Mobil posts earnings of 67 cents a share vs 63 cents estimate
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/02/exxon-mobil-reports-fourth-quarter-2015-earnings.html
BP reports worst annual loss in 20 years
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/02/bp-q4-underlying-rc-profit-196m-vs-2239b-in-q4-2014.html
Ha ha, rejoice! The end is near!
Wait, what?
Yeah, more gas was used than coal last year.
Wait, what?
Yeah, more gas was used than coal last year.
The real fight is for solar:
Who Owns the Sun?
Warren Buffett controls Nevada’s legacy utility. Elon Musk is behind the solar company that’s upending the market. Let the fun begin.
"Outside the Public Utilities Commission office, which is on the second floor of a modern, three-story building about 7 miles from the Strip in Las Vegas, a chorus of women are shouting to the tune of a Beastie Boys classic: “We’re gonna fight ... for our right ... to go soooolar!”
It’s Jan. 13, a crisp desert morning with high, wispy clouds. Cars zoom by on a nearby freeway. Across the street, construction workers are leveling ground in front of a subdivision. Local TV news crews close in on the women as several hundred other protesters wave signs that read “Don’t hog the sun” and “Save our solar jobs.” Another poster takes a jab directly at the local power company: “Don’t be shady NV Energy.”
Featured inBloomberg Businessweek, Feb. 1, 2016.Subscribe now.
Photo Illustration by Justin Metz from Photograph by David Brandon Geeting forBloomberg Businessweek. Buffett: Lacy O’Toole/Getty Images; Musk: Rebecca Cook/Reuters
Many of the protesters are employees or customers of SolarCity. Started a decade ago by Tesla Motors Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and two of his cousins, Lyndon and Peter Rive, SolarCity has brought renewable energy to the masses in more than a dozen states, generating about $350 million in annual revenue. The company designs, installs, and leases rooftop solar systems at prices that allow homeowners to save on their monthly power bills—and fight climate change along the way. For a 20-year commitment, SolarCity will set customers up with panels for no money down. After starting in California and expanding to Arizona and Oregon, SolarCity began selling in Nevada in 2014 and quickly became the state’s leading installer of rooftop panels..."
http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-solar-power-buffett-vs-musk/
Who Owns the Sun?
Warren Buffett controls Nevada’s legacy utility. Elon Musk is behind the solar company that’s upending the market. Let the fun begin.
"Outside the Public Utilities Commission office, which is on the second floor of a modern, three-story building about 7 miles from the Strip in Las Vegas, a chorus of women are shouting to the tune of a Beastie Boys classic: “We’re gonna fight ... for our right ... to go soooolar!”
It’s Jan. 13, a crisp desert morning with high, wispy clouds. Cars zoom by on a nearby freeway. Across the street, construction workers are leveling ground in front of a subdivision. Local TV news crews close in on the women as several hundred other protesters wave signs that read “Don’t hog the sun” and “Save our solar jobs.” Another poster takes a jab directly at the local power company: “Don’t be shady NV Energy.”
Featured inBloomberg Businessweek, Feb. 1, 2016.Subscribe now.
Photo Illustration by Justin Metz from Photograph by David Brandon Geeting forBloomberg Businessweek. Buffett: Lacy O’Toole/Getty Images; Musk: Rebecca Cook/Reuters
Many of the protesters are employees or customers of SolarCity. Started a decade ago by Tesla Motors Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and two of his cousins, Lyndon and Peter Rive, SolarCity has brought renewable energy to the masses in more than a dozen states, generating about $350 million in annual revenue. The company designs, installs, and leases rooftop solar systems at prices that allow homeowners to save on their monthly power bills—and fight climate change along the way. For a 20-year commitment, SolarCity will set customers up with panels for no money down. After starting in California and expanding to Arizona and Oregon, SolarCity began selling in Nevada in 2014 and quickly became the state’s leading installer of rooftop panels..."
http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-solar-power-buffett-vs-musk/
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Yes, obviously with oil prices way down the petroleum companies are going to suffer losses.
Keep in mind however, that these large companies will survive. They look at this down market as a positive thing from a market share perspective because it shakes out the smaller players and when the oil market recovers they will be more dominant.