Would just like to chime in to say Britain's average petrol price right now is $8.00/us gal.
We were always told that cars in Britain have extremely good MPG ratings, because their gas is much cleaner and more refined.... And we just don't have that capability, which is why we struggle to produce 35mpg in a car (14.88 KPL, 42 UK MPG).
I don't think we have the capability to produce as much oil as Venezuela though. We could have Natural Gas powered vehicles, since it's an abundant resource over here, or we could use Electric cars when the battery technology gets better. I think relying on an outdated technology is only empowering the oil companies more.
They're afraid black people will leave here and move to the suburbs.
Sure can't have that going on.
For some reason, they've always paid about double what we do. The cost to refine and transport must be significantly higher.
This is not possible because more than 75% of earth consists of water.
Okay, well first of all, we're not going to lose any water. Ever. It's like energy, it doesn't go anywhere, just changes state.
Secondly that article was stupid and didn't have any explanations in it as to where this chunk of water might go to.
If there's more water in the world from the ice caps melting, then there will be more rainfall - that's how the water cycle works. If anything, there will be mass flooding, not drought.
No, global warming is not a myth. There's no doubt that the global climates are changing. But you have to take a broader look at the entire picture rather than just with the last few decades, or even a few centuries.
Climate change patterns (such as this one) have been going on since the creation of the planet. The real question isn't whether it's happening or not (because it is) but whether it's man made or just a natural occurance that people are trying to BLAME on man.
Compare CO2 to temp changes over the last 30 years, its obv the carbon...
Compare CO2 to temp changes over the last 30 years, its obv the carbon...
You can't use the last 30 years and say it's carbon given Earth is thousands or Tens of Thousands or Hundreds of thousands of years old.