We've been subsidizing the oil industry since WW1.

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We've been subsidizing the oil industry since WW1.

Author: iairishcheeks (28893 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 4:34 pm on Feb 10, 2019

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If we're going to subsidize energy research and production, I think a shift from oil would be wise.

Replies to: "We've been subsidizing the oil industry since WW1."

I’ll give you an oil company perspective on Climate Change. Not for the weak. - PBHangingChad - 12:13am 2/10/19 (25) [View All]
- And fossil fuel alternatives are a bad thing? - golfernot - 1:09pm 2/10/19
  - My great grandchildren might have beachfront if they are lucky [NT] - PBHangingChad - 4:15pm 2/10/19
- The market created oil companies and will also create their alternatives. - iairishcheeks - 11:20am 2/10/19
  - Liberal taxes and subsidies always fail - CC72 - 3:06pm 2/10/19
    - Hemp? - LehighND - 10:41pm 2/10/19
    - Tell that to our ag and petro industries - Chris94 - 6:42pm 2/10/19
      - Whataboutism. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:35am 2/11/19
        No, he’s citing examples of where he feels they haven’t failed. [NT] - Frank L - 10:21am 2/11/19
    - We've been subsidizing the oil industry since WW1. - iairishcheeks - 4:34pm 2/10/19
    - Tell us about trickledown Econ. [NT] - jimbasil - 4:14pm 2/10/19
- So working at a gas station makes you an "oil guy?" - AlbanyIRISH - 9:34am 2/10/19
- I must have missed something. - LehighND - 8:30am 2/10/19
  - He just wants to show the dependency we have on oil. How deep/strong this dependency is [NT] - Eli - 2:14pm 2/10/19
    - Exactly. The green movement is being hyped as a solution within the next 50 years in replacing - PBHangingChad - 3:35pm 2/10/19
      - I don't even know what this means - - LehighND - 10:38pm 2/10/19
        "Mistakes were made'... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:43am 2/11/19
      - That's fine, but oil is a finite resource. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:49pm 2/10/19
        Then the climate starts to cool down? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:45pm 2/10/19
        
        Hydrogen, stop by any ocean with a bucket and drive on. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 6:01pm 2/10/19
  - Enjoy your first day without oil...you weak, weak man. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:04pm 2/10/19
- Re: I’ll give you an oil company perspective on Climate Change. Not for the weak. - Rooster - 1:13am 2/10/19
- Using oil goes beyond energy needs. Its byproducts: plastic, clothing, aspirin...are our basic needs [NT] - Eli - 1:02am 2/10/19
  - Don’t tell Ocasio-Cortez or her moron Columbia law professor advisor [NT] - CC72 - 3:08pm 2/10/19
- That’s actually an oil company perspective on the importance of having energy - Chris94 - 12:29am 2/10/19
  - You must have a strong constitution. - LehighND - 8:32am 2/10/19

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