At the end of the day, a lot of the things the climate cult wants are actually good ideas from an environmental point of view. Think about this: what if we could all drive EVs, and the skies would be mostly smog free? Remember during lockdown, when the air seemed so much clearer? I sure saw it, since, being an essential worker, I was going in every other week. It was great. Think about appliances which use less energy, are more efficient, are better for the environment, and cost you less. Makes sense, right?
Perspective: For climate change measures to work, they must be profitable
There is no path to fighting climate change without making the solutions profitable.
This is probably a shocking statement for many, but it’s actually fairly simple. With almost 10% of the global population living on less than $2 a day, and 13.4% of Americans living in poverty, people will always prioritize their survival, putting food on their table and providing for their families. As they should.
Unfortunately, the dialogue on climate thus far has largely been focused on ideas that appear solely applicable for the upper class. Electric vehicle costs are dropping, but they remain more expensive up-front than a normal internal combustion vehicle. People are being told that in order to save the planet, they must use energy sources that are more expensive than the alternative — a solution they can’t afford.
Now, some of the measures we have now, like refrigerators, were gradually mandated by government, along with companies simply making better products for consumers. Some things just make sense, and are beneficial. And affordable. That’s a much better word than profitable, at least at this time. Because most of the things being pushed are not affordable. They are for the rich
Examples of profit providing pro-climate results can be seen in our own homes, as well. Many Americans have switched to Nest, an at-home heating and cooling technology. Nest, which generated $726 million in revenue in 2017, allows everyday Americans to control their energy usage from an app. Families like mine have saved thousands of dollars in energy bills, lessened our overall energy usage and provided a profit for an up-and-coming company.
Except, that’s still for the middle and upper classes.
That’s something Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets right — climate solutions can’t just serve the upper class. Unfortunately, the AOC approach of more government control, more regulation and less competition for new technology only perpetuates this problem. We need climate solutions that work for all classes of people, not just the upper class.
Working-class people have to be able to fight climate change without thinking about it more, paying more and dramatically changing their way of life.
See, even if anthropogenic climate change is a big scam (it is), there wouldn’t be this massive pushback on “fixes” if those fixes weren’t so darned expensive, if they didn’t artificially drive up the cost of living, and didn’t require government taking our money and freedom. But, that’s what this is really about, government dominance over citizens. They don’t care about you. And they’ve brainwashed the peons into thinking that this is the way.
the problem with nest and it’s alternatives is they are online… and the gov can turn your ac off in tx in Aug because they don’t think you should keep your ac on or pre cool your home before you get home…
Joe perhaps you should consider going off grid if your local super or grid gives you cause for concern
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Yet we have one wealthy frequent commenter here who has declined to tell us what he, with the money to afford it, has done to fight
global warmingclimate change. The Hirsute One keeps telling us how plug-in electric cars are better and, over time, cost less to operate, but he has yet — unless I’ve missed it — to tell us about the Tesla or Chevy Dolt he has bought.The people busy telling us what to do won’t tell us what they have done!
Dana I have also not told you about the fossil fueled car that I am going to buy. Have you told us about how happy YOU are with your new 50000 dollar fossil fueled csr? Or how the “skyrocketing” ((why am I the only one using that word now?) Global price of fossil fuels? Ford GM and EVERY major worldwide car manufacturing company are building new factories to begin phasing out fossil fueled csrd. Dana this change is massive and can neither be done overnight or in a year or two. Tesla expects their sales in the USA to continue to increase by a higher percentage than any other builder. It will be more than Mercedes BMW Volvo.Ford has reopened reservations after stopping them at 200000 fir their EVs. People are willing to put a deposit down knowing thst their is currently almost a 2 year backlog in getting one. I am in my mid 70s I currently have no plans for ever buying Any new car and would be quite surprised if that changed
Gasoline has a global wholesale price it is not a regional one national one (excluding taxes) the price you pay is directly related to what other people pay to the multinational companies that control production and distribution. Worldwide tesla expect to sell about 1.5 million cars an increase of about 50%, again. Capitalists love Tesla look how much they value that stock. It is capitalists not lefties who say that Tesla represents the future of vehicles.
The Hirsute One wrote:
I haven’t told you about the new $50,000 fossil fueled car that I’m going to buy because I’m not going to buy a new $50,000 fossil fueled car. My gasoline powered 2010 Ford F-150 has 178,000 miles on it, is in pretty good shape, because I do radical things like maintain it, and I’d be perfectly happy if it lasted me until the day I go to my eternal reward. If I had to replace it, even though I’m better positioned than most people to buy a plug-in electric — because I have the secure garage in which to charge it, and the private parking lot in which to park it — I would still choose a gasoline, or diesel, powered truck.
I did have to make a trip back to the Keystone State in December, 624 miles each way, and other than change the oil — which was due anyway — and the tire pressure, I didn’t need to take any special measures to insure it would make the trip. Since it is gasoline-powered, I didn’t need to make any hour-long stops to recharge the thing. Trip went just fine!
Of course, because governments are mandating that silliness. Have you noticed that only about 2% of new car buyers are seriously seeking plug-in electric cars? Our distinguished host has pointed that out previously.
So, you are telling us that you are happy enough with your current fossil fueled vehicle that you’ll ride it off into the sunset if you can, rather than buying a new electric vehicle. Got it!
Two Year Study – Israeli study offers strongest proof yet of vitamin D’s power to fight COVID (repost)
https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2022/02/two-year-study-israeli-study-offers.html
Yes if you bothered to actually read the report vitamin D DEFICENCY certainly can increase severity/morbidity in covid patients The study makes no recommendations on having anything more than normal vitamin D levels. The study does not say that anyone already having normal vitamin D levels needs or should take supplements