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colorado_ufo

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30. He said full transition would be achieved by 2050.

Sat Oct 24, 2020, 12:28 PM

Oct 2020

Don't these oil/gas/coal fans get that most of them will probably be retired or dead by then? How short-sighted can you get? Do they think 50 or 100 years from now we can stay with the same putt-putt gas burning cars and millions of gallons of fuel in planes and ships that gets dumped into the air and oceans? Think how special that would be in a 100 years!

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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