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Originally Posted by Daradon
The argument that green changes will hurt our economy in a large way is complete and utter bunk.
There will be change, there will be shift, but newer ideas and green solutions will take the place of old paradigms. It might be hard (and when I say hard I mean only SLIGHTLY more difficult than now) for consumers and industry for 5-6 years, but it will adapt very quickly.
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Riiight. Take away access to the largest or second largest reserve of oil on the planet and all we would have is a little shift.
If there were decent substitutes, they would have emerged, the next trillionaire on this planet will be one that can source energy that displaces oil on a large scale ... but it hasn't happened.
Back in real life, the planet needs oil. Environmentalists have the easy part, they can be populists and say less emissions and green green green! Politician are the one that have to deal with reality and need to actualy think about consquences of decisions.