[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Byte1

I don't believe in arguing a topic in circles. Either oil is a good fuel source or it isn't. For someone to say, well maybe/MAYBE we are supposed to use it for something else, is just circling the discussion. That's kind of like we shouldn't have used horses for transportation or for pulling wagons and plows before we had a combustion engine. And we shouldn't use a combustion engine because there might be something better to use that we just haven't thought of yet. Oil is a great commodity, an excellent form of power until someone comes up with something superior. Right now, EV autos are not superior, only different and have different means of producing the power required. Changing from fossil fuel to electric is not going to effect climate changing.

The whole term Climate Change is bogus. Man has no control over it, unless perhaps we had a nuclear war where fallout caused a nuclear winter. But, that too would eventually go back to normal. Let's be honest and just call it "Pollution Control" or something more truthful. If we control pollution, we can give longevity to the living and breathing. TO believe that we are like gods where we can control the climate or the rotation of the Earth, is being pretty arrogant. Yes, we CAN control pollution and that can be healthy and create a longer lifespan for living creatures. We are not going to raise or lower the oceans. We are not going to change the rotation of the Earth. We are not going to change the weather by using electricity versus fossil fuel. We can limit our infringement on the quality of our atmosphere.
Global Warming and Climate Change is a given. Man made Global Warming and Climate Change is just a gimmick. If one wishes to run amok shouting and protesting a "pollution" problem, go for it.

The oceans ARE rising due to the melting of glaciers. Scientists have measured the rise for years and it is increasing at a frightening rate. The military knows that Annapolis will be underwater by about 2060. These are not theories. They are measurable FACTS. And can be easily looked up by anyone. We live in an information society.