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Wounded Bear

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12. Generally only opponents make claims like that...

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 25, 2019, 04:37 PM

Apr 2019

Eco-warriors actually do have a broad front strategy to attack overuse of fossil fuels, particularly in transport and generation, where everybody on the eco side are working to reduce emissions.

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Study casts doubt on electric vehicles' climate-saving credentials [View all] KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2019 OP

Yeah, interesting, but still a lot of variables... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #1

WB, I don't think anyone is advocating not producing electric cars, but instead... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2019 #16

Maybe... playaseeker Apr 2019 #2

It warns that electric vehicles are "no panacea" against climate change gratuitous Apr 2019 #3

Generally only opponents make claims like that... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #12

I think you're correct gratuitous Apr 2019 #15

But how about a reduction in localized emissions such as urban areas? Kaleva Apr 2019 #4

the study is pretty limited, though fishwax Apr 2019 #5

Hey KY_Guy genxlib Apr 2019 #6

Agree, GenX but I would have liked for them to have made the point..... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2019 #11

As somebody who has lived in an Asian megacity: total lifetime emissions isn't everything Recursion Apr 2019 #7

What angrychair Apr 2019 #8

Car culture is killing our planet. hunter Apr 2019 #9

I commend you for your efforts and wish the world would think that way. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2019 #14

I don't have a car. Don't really need one. Kaleva Apr 2019 #18

interesting article Locrian Apr 2019 #10

We are on our second Fusion plug in. Sticking it to Shell and friends is good enough for me for now. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #13

Here is where the battery in your electric car comes from: a lithium mine ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #17