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Magoo48

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42. Extraction, vulture capitalism's engine burns fossil fuel

Wed May 13, 2026, 05:07 PM

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as it plows through.Earth’s resources creating massive wealth for the few while leaving destruction and suffering for the masses. The madness fostered by wealth hoarding and power wielding addiction, if left unchecked, will destroy our planet.

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BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing [View all] demmiblue 22 hrs ago OP

OMFG Chicagogrl1 22 hrs ago #1

MTG got ridiculed for saying the same thing... regnaD kciN 22 hrs ago #2

He's never seen the solar path lights they sell in the stores dalton99a 22 hrs ago #3

I have four different sets of them in my garden and by my door. niyad 21 hrs ago #11

Thanks for that. I don't have outside outlets and would like to have lights outside. Just hadn't thought it through Amaryllis 15 hrs ago #75

You are most welcome. There are so many kinds available. Have fun choosing! niyad 15 hrs ago #76

Costco has had some pretty ones in the past. AllyCat 13 hrs ago #86

Dollar store even has them NHvet 1 hr ago #105

Burgum wanting a rational discussion on subject he doesn't understand. txwhitedove 22 hrs ago #4

you can't understand something when your livelihood depends on ignorance DBoon 21 hrs ago #23

... eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #58

He understands it. He misinforms, gaslights, obfuscates, lies by design. LuvLoogie 18 hrs ago #61

Sinclair Lewis understood Burgum's ilk charliea 17 hrs ago #66

He cannot possibly be this stupid mcar 22 hrs ago #5

Of course he can! Why do you think the puppeteers chose him? niyad 22 hrs ago #7

He, like the rest of the minions, sold his soul to TSF mcar 22 hrs ago #9

You are assuming that they had souls to sell? niyad 21 hrs ago #12

Good point mcar 19 hrs ago #54

Disagree! Ray Bruns 4 hrs ago #95

He is not stupid. Disingenuous yes but stupid he is not. Botany 2 hrs ago #101

One of two things is true of Burgum meow2u3 22 hrs ago #6

He could be that dumb, and still helping to line the pockets of the niyad 22 hrs ago #8

Extraction, vulture capitalism's engine burns fossil fuel Magoo48 20 hrs ago #42

He seriously just might be that dumb Seinan Sensei 19 hrs ago #49

Both could be true... AZ8theist 9 hrs ago #92

Actually, the belief that batteries are sustainable is... NNadir 22 hrs ago #10

What are suggesting instead? MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #15

I willingly take some flak for my position that there is... NNadir 21 hrs ago #19

Nuclear has a role to play liberalgunwilltravel 21 hrs ago #22

I am an expert on this topic, having studied it for decades. NNadir 21 hrs ago #25

Nuclear is fine as part of the solution liberalgunwilltravel 21 hrs ago #28

I am always asked this question, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. NNadir 20 hrs ago #36

For the uninitiated (like me), DME stands for dimethyl ether. TheRickles 19 hrs ago #52

I do not support DME from dangerous natural gas. As is the case with hydrogen itself, exergy is destroyed under... NNadir 19 hrs ago #55

I heard that we can't produce the steel needed for SMRs anymore. SonOfNebanaube 15 hrs ago #79

Chornobyl converted me from being an uneducated antinuke to a well educated nuclear advocate. NNadir 6 hrs ago #93

If you remember the remark made by the nonscientist, Louis Strauss, the "bad guy" in the movie Oppenheimer... NNadir 6 hrs ago #94

The finest minds of the 21st century understand that nuclear energy is not the only form of sustainable energy. thought crime 13 hrs ago #84

We have a Nuke plant in Kansas and we've been RAPED by it on rates since 1985 Bengus81 4 hrs ago #98

Nevertheless the planet has been raped by fossil fuels. NNadir 3 hrs ago #99

How much do you pay for electricity? hunter 1 hr ago #107

Maybe nuclear? Mossfern 21 hrs ago #20

You need power liberalgunwilltravel 21 hrs ago #30

Thanks Mossfern 19 hrs ago #59

Hydrogen, whether generated by clean nuclear power or by so called "renewable energy" is a terrible idea as a... NNadir 20 hrs ago #41

Thank you Mossfern 19 hrs ago #60

Well the good thing about admitting one knows little - the excellent thing in fact - is that one's mind is open. NNadir 18 hrs ago #63

This message was self-deleted by its author MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #16

I'm Sorry but what you say is not the whole story. liberalgunwilltravel 21 hrs ago #21

At Field Station Berlin we used lead-acid batteries in our powerhouse jmowreader 19 hrs ago #48

Hmm... the smell: would exposure be detrimental w all that lead or a short time there would prevent that electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #56

Once the lead is cast into plates and fixed into a cell it's no problem, so long as it stays there jmowreader 13 hrs ago #87

chemical batteries are only one type of battery lapfog_1 21 hrs ago #32

LFP batteries don't have cobalt (or even nickel) however. Disaffected 20 hrs ago #38

It's always something tomorrow. hunter 19 hrs ago #53

Fusion energy and the hydrogen economy are very iffy alright but, Disaffected 16 hrs ago #73

Magic in the sense that they would allow us to quit both fossil fuels and nuclear power. hunter 13 hrs ago #89

I don't think anyone is seriously claiming batteries will reach utopia, Disaffected 11 hrs ago #91

Sorry to disappoint, but "renewables" are less than 10% of China's primary energy... hunter 1 hr ago #106

"renewables" are less than 10% of China's primary energy..." Disaffected 46 min ago #108

The Trump administration is trying to boost nuclear energy thought crime 13 hrs ago #88

I have spent decades in the primary scientific literature and as a result, I have very little patience for handwaving. NNadir 18 hrs ago #62

Good grief, I'll not waste time trying to respond to all your "points". Disaffected 17 hrs ago #68

I think we have talked about this before. I am hearing that there are companies that PatrickforB 20 hrs ago #46

In applications that are not sensitive to energy density, USAF Brat 19 hrs ago #57

Rs also like to say when there's no wind blowing KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #13

🤣🤣🤣 ultralite001 21 hrs ago #14

I had an experience several months ago with a MAGA about wind energy storage. wnylib 17 hrs ago #70

He know that.. he's Trumps jester. BradBo 21 hrs ago #17

Literally... BurnDoubt 21 hrs ago #18

This old girl would just say, it seems it can get complicated. Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #24

Batteries are a regressive tax on low income people... hunter 21 hrs ago #26

LOL popsdenver 20 hrs ago #44

Hoover dam has never produced as much electricity in a single year... hunter 17 hrs ago #67

I guess popsdenver 17 hrs ago #69

The argument against renewable energy is an alternative form of climate change denial. thought crime 19 hrs ago #47

"the sole purpose of which is to assuage the guilt that affluent people feel for their environmentally destructive lifes DBoon 13 hrs ago #85

Doh! Dave Bowman 21 hrs ago #27

Well, batteries Manatee 21 hrs ago #29

Ouch! Chasstev365 21 hrs ago #31

My outdoor solar lights stay on all night. Are they possessed? twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #33

The lengths these... relogic 20 hrs ago #34

Yes, and when the sun goes down there is no photosynthesis and the plants all die. dedl67 20 hrs ago #35

+1 dalton99a 20 hrs ago #40

BURGUM... littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #37

An overly simple idea Crawford 20 hrs ago #39

Enough with these "The gentleman..." swong19104 20 hrs ago #43

"Are you a fucking idiot?I love that. Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #50

The same basic argument is made for wind jmowreader 20 hrs ago #45

I covered the absurdity of this argument previously, discussing the amount of cobalt required to cover a month of... NNadir 19 hrs ago #51

The Tesla 3 battery, the one "currently" manufactured Disaffected 14 hrs ago #83

We're saved then!!!!! A lot has been written about these batteries it turns out, and a full commentary... NNadir 4 hrs ago #97

Don't bother, Disaffected 2 hrs ago #102

Well, I'll comment despite your disinterest on the science... NNadir 1 hr ago #104

Good one. Please explain this very novel and new concept to me. Thanks. efhmc 18 hrs ago #64

He is his boss's servant D_Master81 18 hrs ago #65

Although Solar Syastems produce NO POWER at night... WarGamer 17 hrs ago #71

That moment of "sunlight" exposed Burgum to be oasis 17 hrs ago #72

According to Bergum, solar is "intermittent" and not secure Renew Deal 16 hrs ago #74

They are going to complain that some other power source is interruptable during RockRaven 15 hrs ago #77

Genius that one is BillJoeBobBeauregard 15 hrs ago #78

just have to put in this reply and a response to the reply: orleans 15 hrs ago #80

Is there a Nobel Prize for stupidity? Permanut 14 hrs ago #81

Yes. It's called the FIFA Peace Prize. Ray Bruns 4 hrs ago #96

For the next news flash - wind turbines stop generating when there is no wind! Aussie105 14 hrs ago #82

Australia can become a global energy powerhouse thought crime 3 hrs ago #100

You could put solar panels near hydro dams and applegrove 11 hrs ago #90

I'm guessing Burgum self-identifies as an energy expert Torchlight 2 hrs ago #103