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MtnBiker
07-23-2008, 04:38 PM
Al Gore made a challenge to rid the US of carbon based fuels in 10 years.

Is this even possible?
hjmick
07-23-2008, 04:58 PM
In ten years? No.
Little-Acorn
07-23-2008, 05:20 PM
From another thread on this board:

http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2008/cyb20080718.asp#1

On NBC's Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw, at least, gently suggested to Gore that "what you have outlined, in fact, is a goal that may not be achievable." But Brokaw agreed with the Democrat's thrust, telling Gore: "I don't think anyone doubts that we have to make some profound changes in this country...and maybe even suffer some pain." Brokaw also proposed new taxes: "Should there be a surcharge on jet fuel, cost for private aviation, which is expanding exponentially in this country and it leaves a very large carbon footprint?"

Gore loved it:
"Fine by me. Sounds like a good idea."

Writing on his group's OpenMarket.org blog, the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Myron Ebell added the context that eluded the big broadcast networks: "Utilities are having a hard time keeping up with population and demand growth, building every kind of power plant they can -- coal, natural gas, wind. Meeting all new demand in the next few decades just with renewables would be extremely difficult and expensive. Doing that, and replacing all current coal and gas power plants in ten years, is preposterous."

See:
http://www.openmarket.org/2008/07/17...ve-the-planet/

Does Gore have an answer to such criticisms? We'll never know, because the networks never bothered to confront him with such pesky details.
Yurt
07-23-2008, 05:44 PM
Al Gore made a challenge to rid the US of carbon based fuels in 10 years.

Is this even possible?

ask not whether al gore can get the US to rid itself of carbon based fules in 10 years, but ask whether the US can get rid of al gore in less than 10 years.
Hobbit
07-23-2008, 08:43 PM
The cost doesn't matter! Manbearpig must die!
hjmick
07-23-2008, 09:36 PM
http://newscoma.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/manbearpig_sketch.jpg

SHOOT ON SIGHT!
Yurt
07-23-2008, 09:59 PM
The cost doesn't matter! Manbearpig must die!

:lol:
avatar4321
07-23-2008, 10:41 PM
Al Gore made a challenge to rid the US of carbon based fuels in 10 years.

Is this even possible?

Considering nearly everything on this planet has carbon... not likely.