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NoOneMan

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43. That's the kind of narrative people weave to justify buying an overpriced box in the sky

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Mon Dec 17, 2012, 12:47 AM

Dec 2012

Now we are way off topic.

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Where can investors who worry about climate change put their pension? [View all] wtmusic Dec 2012 OP

Thank you for posting this. Control-Z Dec 2012 #1

Choosing The Right Clean Energy Mutual Fund or ETF OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 #8

You have to be careful wtmusic Dec 2012 #10

Why would anyone worried about climate change be investing? NoOneMan Dec 2012 #2

Jesus, zat you? wtmusic Dec 2012 #4

So is what I said true or false? NoOneMan Dec 2012 #5

It's neither, or both. wtmusic Dec 2012 #6

If fuel sources are switched to renewables, atmospheric carbon could head down eventually NoOneMan Dec 2012 #7

"it takes dirty production to even make the renewables" wtmusic Dec 2012 #9

Is the amount CO2 that heads skyward just to make a solar panel that works 13% of the time justified OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 #13

With residential solar it's justified wtmusic Dec 2012 #14

“I would venture to guess a nuclear plant pays back invested carbon in the first week of operation.” OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 #16

You guys are quite the dreamers. wtmusic Dec 2012 #18

Sometimes growth in one sector leads to a decline in another. tinrobot Dec 2012 #48

And sometimes you just lead to more growth overall NoOneMan Dec 2012 #51

K&R limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #3

As a member of the credit union, you should have access to their annual report OnlinePoker Dec 2012 #19

Pump manufacturers. Concrete makers. Food stocks of all sorts will rise in value as AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #11

But if market places loose stability, it makes investment incredibly risky anyway NoOneMan Dec 2012 #12

So would currency. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #15

Yes, but probably less so NoOneMan Dec 2012 #17

Societal collapse is a long way off wtmusic Dec 2012 #22

Follow the food NoOneMan Dec 2012 #23

What if we face unpredictable, non-linear psychological impacts from climate change? NoOneMan Dec 2012 #25

Unlikely, because it's going to take a while. wtmusic Dec 2012 #26

They could put it into planting trees. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #20

Because no clean energy, advanced battery, or mass transportation is ever financed by Wall St. wtmusic Dec 2012 #21

Of course they have. Wall St has done many good things. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #27

+1 wtmusic Dec 2012 #28

But isn't the market consolidation because of Wall St, not in spite of it? raouldukelives Dec 2012 #46

It doesn't have to be. wtmusic Dec 2012 #47

Increase carbon sequestering vs increased carbon emissions NoOneMan Dec 2012 #24

Thinking about this... NoOneMan Dec 2012 #29

Sounds like the Mayan Calendar climate change scenario wtmusic Dec 2012 #30

AKA science NoOneMan Dec 2012 #31

Who said we could beat it? wtmusic Dec 2012 #32

Maybe with all your grand profits you'll be able to pay for the imported wheat NoOneMan Dec 2012 #33

Like I said, it's a personal decision wtmusic Dec 2012 #34

I don't think so either (regarding the mattress) NoOneMan Dec 2012 #35

But that is an investment. wtmusic Dec 2012 #36

"I don't know what working toward food security means" NoOneMan Dec 2012 #37

Yours will be the place to go for Canadian Waldorf salads. wtmusic Dec 2012 #38

Haha NoOneMan Dec 2012 #39

Well there you go. wtmusic Dec 2012 #40

What the climate may or may not do probably doesn't significantly affect demand yet NoOneMan Dec 2012 #41

I thought it was a rush of of Chinese from Hong Kong, wtmusic Dec 2012 #42

That's the kind of narrative people weave to justify buying an overpriced box in the sky NoOneMan Dec 2012 #43

So you would disagree with Forbes assessment: wtmusic Dec 2012 #44

Absolutely NoOneMan Dec 2012 #45

Most people don't have the capital to buy 40 acres and farm it. tinrobot Dec 2012 #49

I don't either NoOneMan Dec 2012 #50

The "system" is far more efficient than everyone having their own farm wtmusic Dec 2012 #52

Our system is far less efficient NoOneMan Dec 2012 #53

You mean those indigenous peoples who slaughtered each other at the slightest provocation? wtmusic Dec 2012 #54

Yes! Those brutal savages are the ones I am referring to NoOneMan Dec 2012 #55

Ah..experts in sustainable farming. wtmusic Dec 2012 #56

Kill him NoOneMan Dec 2012 #57

What if this Kayapo has bought an AR-15 with proceeds from his mutual fund investments? wtmusic Dec 2012 #58

Keep him away from our civilized children NoOneMan Dec 2012 #59