I haven't looked at the details of financing the ORCA project, but its current financing isn't all that important compared to the importance of the technology itself.
When it comes to planting more trees or doing direct carbon capture and storage (CCS), it's not an either/or situation. It's both. All the pathway scenarios that lead to maintaining a relatively safe climate involve planting a s$%t-load of trees and also developing direct CCS technologies.
We know how to plant trees, but the direct CCS technology part is really, really hard. It's harder than EVs and renewable energy. It's harder than sustainable low-carbon agriculture. It's harder than producing "green" concrete. CCS is probably the toughest challenge we've got.
Anything happening in the CCS space today is just an experiment. And these experiments need a LOT more funding. Because if we don't figure out how to do it economically, mankind could go extinct.
Step one should be figuring out how much carbon has to do with warming. Scientists currently have absolutely no idea.. .
No, they really don't. They know greenhouse gases tend to raise the surface temperature over time. They have no idea which ones do it by how much... There's a reason the climate models are all wrong and they continually have to doctor the data retroactively to make them work. Science has absolutely no idea how the climate actually works and the typical green nut couldn't name the primary greenhouse gas if they had a gun to their head...
How can the idiot liberals on here still support the senile fool Biden. Even CNN is stopping make excuses for this pos. What is amazing is that no matter how bad the economy gets, the fools keep digging their own graves. The next election is going to be something to behold. Biden will go down in history as by far the worst US president.
Scientists understand this very, very well. The basic science has been understood since the Lincoln administration.
Spending trillions to reshape the global economy is the only option we've got.
And as a side effect of saving humanity, we get cheaper, more abundant power, cleaner air and water, and a much higher standard of living.
No, they really don't. They know greenhouse gases tend to raise the surface temperature over time. They have no idea which ones do it by how much... There's a reason the climate models are all wrong and they continually have to doctor the data retroactively to make them work. Science has absolutely no idea how the climate actually works and the typical green nut couldn't name the primary greenhouse gas if they had a gun to their head.
Who's "we"? Your green policies will kill MILLIONS of people in the 3rd world. The people you'll force to abandon fossil fuels and go back to burning sh*t for fuel would disagree with you.
The climate models have been very accurate and they keep getting more accurate over time. Even the climate models created by Exxon in the 1970's were pretty good at predicting future warming.
"We" is everyone on earth. Green policies are needed to save humanity.
No, they really don't. They know greenhouse gases tend to raise the surface temperature over time. They have no idea which ones do it by how much... There's a reason the climate models are all wrong and they continually have to doctor the data retroactively to make them work. Science has absolutely no idea how the climate actually works and the typical green nut couldn't name the primary greenhouse gas if they had a gun to their head.
Who's "we"? Your green policies will kill MILLIONS of people in the 3rd world. The people you'll force to abandon fossil fuels and go back to burning sh*t for fuel would disagree with you.
The climate models have been very accurate and they keep getting more accurate over time. Even the climate models created by Exxon in the 1970's were pretty good at predicting future warming.
"We" is everyone on earth. Green policies are needed to save humanity.
Don't look up.
You can keep asserting that but it simply isn't true. In the 70's the concern was global freezing. In 2000 it was hockey stick graph which has been debunked repeatedly.
Nowadays, they just cherry pick the data to match the models retroactively.
Scientists have no idea what the variables for climate even are let alone how they all interact.
31,000 scientists reject global warming and say "no convincing evidence" that humans can or will cause global warming? But polls show that of scientists working in the field of climate science, and publishing papers on the to...
The climate models have been very accurate and they keep getting more accurate over time. Even the climate models created by Exxon in the 1970's were pretty good at predicting future warming.
"We" is everyone on earth. Green policies are needed to save humanity.
Don't look up.
You can keep asserting that but it simply isn't true. In the 70's the concern was global freezing. In 2000 it was hockey stick graph which has been debunked repeatedly.
Nowadays, they just cherry pick the data to match the models retroactively.
Scientists have no idea what the variables for climate even are let alone how they all interact.
You don't understand science. You apparently think it's all a huge global conspiracy.
The climate models have been very accurate and they keep getting more accurate over time. Even the climate models created by Exxon in the 1970's were pretty good at predicting future warming.
"We" is everyone on earth. Green policies are needed to save humanity.
Don't look up.
You can keep asserting that but it simply isn't true. In the 70's the concern was global freezing. In 2000 it was hockey stick graph which has been debunked repeatedly.
Nowadays, they just cherry pick the data to match the models retroactively.
Scientists have no idea what the variables for climate even are let alone how they all interact.
How can the idiot liberals on here still support the senile fool Biden. Even CNN is stopping make excuses for this pos. What is amazing is that no matter how bad the economy gets, the fools keep digging their own graves. The next election is going to be something to behold. Biden will go down in history as by far the worst US president.
Doesn't matter who the president is during times like this. Democrat or Republican . History will always record the Orangeman as the worst US President. Biden won't win for 2024. I'm looking forward to Larry Hogan to announce an official republican run for 2024.
You can keep asserting that but it simply isn't true. In the 70's the concern was global freezing. In 2000 it was hockey stick graph which has been debunked repeatedly.
Nowadays, they just cherry pick the data to match the models retroactively.
Scientists have no idea what the variables for climate even are let alone how they all interact.
You don't understand science. You apparently think it's all a huge global conspiracy.
Don't look up.
The scientific method is a thing.
If you cannot predict and reproduce the results of a system you do not understand the system.
You're told what to think and you think it. It has NOTHING to do with science.
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You don't understand science. You apparently think it's all a huge global conspiracy.
Don't look up.
The scientific method is a thing.
If you cannot predict and reproduce the results of a system you do not understand the system.
You're told what to think and you think it. It has NOTHING to do with science.
The scientific method is something you obviously don't understand. As I've already pointed out, the climate models have been quite accurate in predicting future warming.
The scientific community overwhelmingly accepts anthropogenic global warming.
Given that fact, there are three possibilities: 1) The scientific community is made up of stupid people. 2) The scientific community is engaged in a global conspiracy. 3) The scientific community is made up of smart people who know how to do their jobs and are therefore very likely to be correct.
Those who think they know better than the scientists are picking #1. For example, you might hear someone say something to the effect of "Don't you know that some of the thermometers are in urban areas? It's hotter there."
Those who are paranoid are picking #2. For example, on talk radio I often hear, "The global warming crowd is out to destroy capitalism. It's all a hoax!"
If you cannot predict and reproduce the results of a system you do not understand the system.
You're told what to think and you think it. It has NOTHING to do with science.
The scientific method is something you obviously don't understand. As I've already pointed out, the climate models have been quite accurate in predicting future warming.
Given that fact, there are three possibilities: 1) The scientific community is made up of stupid people. 2) The scientific community is engaged in a global conspiracy. 3) The scientific community is made up of smart people who know how to do their jobs and are therefore very likely to be correct.
Those who think they know better than the scientists are picking #1. For example, you might hear someone say something to the effect of "Don't you know that some of the thermometers are in urban areas? It's hotter there."
Those who are paranoid are picking #2. For example, on talk radio I often hear, "The global warming crowd is out to destroy capitalism. It's all a hoax!"
Those who are well grounded in reality choose #3.
You pointing out your own baseless opinions isn't useful to anyone but you....
The models were laughably wrong until recently. They are only even remotely accurate recently because they went back and tailored the data to make the model say what they want it to say. It's literally garbage in garbage out.
The scientific community is made up of people who need money to operate. When the left attacks anyone who doesn't support the narrative you either toe the line or work on something else.
There is a TON of money in global warming.
The same "smart people" who you think are infallible today were wrong about virtually everything they told Al Gore for his idiotic movie.
Anyone who says they know how the climate works is a moron.
Know one actually knows which is why the models are all wrong. There's a reason they need over 100 climate models and none of them agree...
Imagine trying to get an airplane from New York to LA if there were 100 different equations for gravity floating around.
The more passionate someone is about the climate I promise you the LESS grounded they will be in reality.
Obama is not buying fully insured ocean front property because he actually believes it will be underwater in 10 years,
The scientific method is something you obviously don't understand. As I've already pointed out, the climate models have been quite accurate in predicting future warming.
Given that fact, there are three possibilities: 1) The scientific community is made up of stupid people. 2) The scientific community is engaged in a global conspiracy. 3) The scientific community is made up of smart people who know how to do their jobs and are therefore very likely to be correct.
Those who think they know better than the scientists are picking #1. For example, you might hear someone say something to the effect of "Don't you know that some of the thermometers are in urban areas? It's hotter there."
Those who are paranoid are picking #2. For example, on talk radio I often hear, "The global warming crowd is out to destroy capitalism. It's all a hoax!"
Those who are well grounded in reality choose #3.
You pointing out your own baseless opinions isn't useful to anyone but you....
The models were laughably wrong until recently. They are only even remotely accurate recently because they went back and tailored the data to make the model say what they want it to say. It's literally garbage in garbage out.
The scientific community is made up of people who need money to operate. When the left attacks anyone who doesn't support the narrative you either toe the line or work on something else.
There is a TON of money in global warming.
The same "smart people" who you think are infallible today were wrong about virtually everything they told Al Gore for his idiotic movie.
Anyone who says they know how the climate works is a moron.
Know one actually knows which is why the models are all wrong. There's a reason they need over 100 climate models and none of them agree...
Imagine trying to get an airplane from New York to LA if there were 100 different equations for gravity floating around.
The more passionate someone is about the climate I promise you the LESS grounded they will be in reality.
Obama is not buying fully insured ocean front property because he actually believes it will be underwater in 10 years,
So you are going with both #1 and #2. You think you know more than the scientists and those scientists are engaged in a global scientific conspiracy.
I like Joe, but his presidency is basically over. We got a pretty good rollout of the covid vaccine, a stimulus (that may or may not have been needed), and an infrastructure bill. He got a Supreme Court justice, and she seems fine, but the Court is basically a joke at this point anyhow.
The Democrats will get killed in the midterms, inflation and gas prices are the death knell. We'll have divided government for two years, so nothing will happen. I do hope we won't have to live through any bizarre, Benghazi-like hearings where Republicans try to score points on a guy who probably won't even run for re-election. It's not needed.
This seems like a cycle that will continue until the middle picks a side and sticks with it. Americans seem to be willing to give a party control for two years, then immediately flip flop and hand back divided government. That means that little gets done, particularly the hard issues that are screaming out for new legislation, like immigration. It's a crap way to govern, mostly by executive orders that will inevitably be rolled back immediately by the next person to hold the seat. I just don't see it changing, the extremes are too divided, and the middle can't decide what it wants.
I like Joe, but his presidency is basically over. We got a pretty good rollout of the covid vaccine, a stimulus (that may or may not have been needed), and an infrastructure bill. He got a Supreme Court justice, and she seems fine, but the Court is basically a joke at this point anyhow.
The Democrats will get killed in the midterms, inflation and gas prices are the death knell. We'll have divided government for two years, so nothing will happen. I do hope we won't have to live through any bizarre, Benghazi-like hearings where Republicans try to score points on a guy who probably won't even run for re-election. It's not needed.
This seems like a cycle that will continue until the middle picks a side and sticks with it. Americans seem to be willing to give a party control for two years, then immediately flip flop and hand back divided government. That means that little gets done, particularly the hard issues that are screaming out for new legislation, like immigration. It's a crap way to govern, mostly by executive orders that will inevitably be rolled back immediately by the next person to hold the seat. I just don't see it changing, the extremes are too divided, and the middle can't decide what it wants.
