Toddsterpatriot
Diamond Member
Wow, I see this thread has the usual partisan nutcases chiming in. Honestly, you guys should spend more time researching and less time posting. First off, this was not some "omnibus spending". It was part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It passed with Bipartisan support, 69 votes in the Senate. Both the senators from North Carolina voted for the bill, both are Republicans.
Then the claim that these contracts are rewarded based on bribes runs counter to what you numbnut Trumpbots have been screaming about for months. Occidental Petroleum is getting the majority of the money. I thought all the oil exploration companies were closing up job because of Biden? I mean which is it? Are they closing up shop or do they have Biden in their backpockets? Consistency isn't you guys strong suit.
Then we get some rocket scientist that says we already have carbon removal technology, plants. Well Du- Huh, no shit. But this technology, called Direct Air Capture, is far more efficient, and it provides measurable results. The World Economic Forum has stated that DAC must be implemented in order for us to get to a net zero CO2 emissions position.
At this point, only the most ignorant of people can be global warming deniers. And what is really comical, if you love your gasoline powered cars, love your oil fired furnace, love your natural gas stove, and even support coal fired power plants, well damn, then DAC should be right up your ally. Because for every bit of CO2 captured with DAC, well CO2 can be released by all those sources.
So, want to bitch about solar and wind, go for it. But you can't support the burning of fossil fuels and oppose DAC. Like I said, consistency is not you guys strong suit.
First off, this was not some "omnibus spending". It was part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It passed with Bipartisan support, 69 votes in the Senate. Both the senators from North Carolina voted for the bill, both are Republicans.
Stupid spending, even stupid green spending, is a bipartisan failing.
Even something as monumentally stupid as filtering CO2 out of the air.
But this technology, called Direct Air Capture, is far more efficient, and it provides measurable results.
That's awesome! How much does it cost to remove a ton of CO2 from the air?