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Phoenix61

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3. Most of the coastal states are against offshore

Sat Oct 24, 2020, 10:35 AM

Oct 2020

drilling. They know it’s not “if” there’s another Deepwater Horizon spill it’s “when.” Crashing their tourism and fishing industries will hurt their economy more than adding oil will help it.

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Biden did NOT slip up with "transition from oil." [View all] yellowcanine Oct 2020 OP

Global warming is the #1 issue for a lot of voters. yardwork Oct 2020 #1

Very astute way of looking at this n/t DonaldsRump Oct 2020 #2

Most of the coastal states are against offshore Phoenix61 Oct 2020 #3

Yep. Texas, Florida, Georgia, Carolinas, California, etc. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #4

Yep, anyone who cares about the bayous knows Phoenix61 Oct 2020 #11

People in rural NC used to be anti-fracking. I don't know when Politicub Oct 2020 #43

these days there is more wind in tx than oil. mopinko Oct 2020 #5

Probably earned him a few far left votes who might normally stay out. Wounded Bear Oct 2020 #6

Also Green Party folks I think. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #7

I doubt it. Green Party folks hate Democrats. They don't give a damn about the Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #13

Talking about voters who sometimes vote GP. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #19

Why is there more focus on Green Party voters than Obama-Trump voters? JonLP24 Oct 2020 #22

I think that is a "unknown known" as Rummy would say. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #27

Sexism as well pandr32 Oct 2020 #34

Their "radical left" campaign always encourages me to vote for Democrats JonLP24 Oct 2020 #10

No, people who care about these issues are already voting for him JI7 Oct 2020 #25

It is also the right thing to do...how refreshing to have a candidate who says what he means Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #8

K&R Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #9

Biden is right for the same reason that Tesla is the most valuable car company on Earth. PubliusEnigma Oct 2020 #12

Tesla even puts solar panels on cars. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #20

Bing, Bing, Bing! We have a winnaa!! paleotn Oct 2020 #36

It Just Reflects Reality On the Ground modrepub Oct 2020 #14

And when you have these monster ⛽ guzzlers Duppers Oct 2020 #41

It's just another statement blown out of proportion Shermann Oct 2020 #15

Articulated fine. "Transition" means slowly change. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #21

You are right...let's not leverage contradictory positions in the Republican platform nt Shermann Oct 2020 #24

It's no secret, Southern lefty Oct 2020 #16

There is NO wealth on a dead planet. roamer65 Oct 2020 #17

Exactly! +1000 Duppers Oct 2020 #39

This "Biden made a gaffe" is part of the same old "we must kiss the asses of a certain demographic" StarfishSaver Oct 2020 #18

I agree karynnj Oct 2020 #23

He should say he isn't going to let other countries get all the renewables business deals JI7 Oct 2020 #26

As a general statement, it is needed, however... NNadir Oct 2020 #28

Biden's Framing kurtcagle Oct 2020 #32

Electricity is a thermodynamically degraded form of energy. NNadir Oct 2020 #38

Good points! Sogo Oct 2020 #29

He said full transition would be achieved by 2050. colorado_ufo Oct 2020 #30

That's right, b/c owners, backers, workers of oil-based industries are a minority, just like the GOP bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #31

I'm not sure I understand why it was "controversial" Tom Rivers Oct 2020 #33

I'm skeptical of these "investments" by the oil companies Shermann Oct 2020 #37

He would only lose.... paleotn Oct 2020 #35

Anyone with even a little common sense knows Bettie Oct 2020 #40

Green energy is inevitable. We as a country can either lead, or buy the technology from others. Midnight Writer Oct 2020 #42