Do conservatives believe fossil fuel will last forever?

[zombiekiller]

Everywhere I go, I always see conservatives extremely resistant to renewable energy sources. From my perspective, they seem to believe that fossil fuel like oil wells will last forever and ever and ever. They hate every attempt at research for renewable energy sources.

Anyone here have any insight in the conservative mindset? Do they honestly believe that we will never run out of fossil fuel?

 

[72-Jay]

I can't see anyone honestly believing that we will never run out of oil/coal/etc...
The day will come when its just too difficult(ie: expensive) to get at whatever remains, so for all practical purposes, it has run out.

 

[Kyanimal]

They're not thinking with their heads (science). They're grasping their wallets, not seeing clean energy as a Profitable opportunity.

 

[SaskGuy]

It's not that they think it will last forever, they just think it will happen far in the future so who cares. Also, I think they think of renewable energy as hippy bullshit. To be fair though, when they see people talking about clean energy, usually it's some insane SJW screaming in the streets with a megaphone or something like that.
Another thing that turns people off is spokesmen like Al Gore, who does not practice what he preaches at all; he uses an insanely higher amount of energy than a standard household, then there's his private jet and all that bullshit... and then he buys those stupid "carbon credits" which don't do any good at all; it's just a money making scheme... and not only that, he owns the company so all he does is takes his money and puts it in a different place. It's hard to take someone seriously if they're a hypocrite.

Right now, a lot of clean, renewable energy is expensive and not very efficient, although hydro electricity is an excellent, very clean, very renewable source, and I think it's the best we have at this moment. Solar and wind are a very good start, but the problem is how horribly expensive they are, and how much land they eat up compared to the amount of electricity they put out.

 

[Benvolio]

Everywhere I go, I always see conservatives extremely resistant to renewable energy sources. From my perspective, they seem to believe that fossil fuel like oil wells will last forever and ever and ever. They hate every attempt at research for renewable energy sources.

Anyone here have any insight in the conservative mindset? Do they honestly believe that we will never run out of fossil fuel?

Forever is a long time, but fossil fuels, coal and oil are abundant enough for the forceable future.
Conservatives do no resist the idea of alternative fuels. That would be great. What we do resist is the growth of totalitarian power based on the ideology that the government must control everything that effects the environment. We resist the arbitrary closing of sources of fossil fuel when there are no alternatives yet. We resist using ecology as yet another justification for confiscating the earning and savings of those increasingly few who pay income taxes. We really hate the arbitrary and nearly totalitarian power that the non elected EPA wields.
Totalitarian regimes need an ideology to justify their total power. Nazis used race and nationalism; Communists us class hatred; democrats use racial hatre, class hatred and now the environment. They do not have totalitarian power yet, but they are working for a one party state. Notice that even the democrats in this forum would be eager to see the end of Republican opposition to the democrats.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

sofar check records
-checkin OOH_
up sec planet a mess so no matta wot labulls bunchs apees got pot a ons head
_tsktsk_

ans ya gots 10000 millions apeess no gona drop dead fit ins power tits play

tinku

 

[rareboy]

^ Really?

You are starting to sound ridiculously shrill.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Like "teh gays," there IS no "conservative mindset."

They are not a monolithic mindset any more than everyone on the left is a vegan or animal rights activist.

As to the question, there are several centuries of fossil fuels left to exploit. That doesn't mean we should, but it makes transition debatable for some, and an absolute abandonment of them now is a pipedream.

 

[peeonme]

Forever is a long time, but fossil fuels, coal and oil are abundant enough for the forceable future.
Conservatives do no resist the idea of alternative fuels. That would be great. What we do resist is the growth of totalitarian power based on the ideology that the government must control everything that effects the environment. We resist the arbitrary closing of sources of fossil fuel when there are no alternatives yet. We resist using ecology as yet another justification for confiscating the earning and savings of those increasingly few who pay income taxes. We really hate the arbitrary and nearly totalitarian power that the non elected EPA wields.
Totalitarian regimes need an ideology to justify their total power. Nazis used race and nationalism; Communists us class hatred; democrats use racial hatre, class hatred and now the environment. They do not have totalitarian power yet, but they are working for a one party state. Notice that even the democrats in this forum would be eager to see the end of Republican opposition to the democrats.

And on other side we have hate the gays, the workers(you know they/you do), the dreaded immigrant, the poor (they are lazy, you know), the homeless and the government.

To answer the question before go totally of off the rails,
Conserves. claim that with mother being the necessity of invention when fossil fuels get too expensive that men will then find ulterior fuel sources, when the need is market driven the best answer will be found.
Personally I believe that as always greedy people run the show and to make a dollar they will put off
doing anything until the well runs dry.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

And on other side we have hate the gays, the workers(you know they/you do), the dreaded immigrant, the poor (they are lazy, you know), the homeless and the government.

To answer the question before go totally of off the rails,
Conserves. claim that with mother being the necessity of invention when fossil fuels get too expensive that men will then find ulterior fuel sources, when the need is market driven the best answer will be found.
Personally I believe that as always greedy people run the show and to make a dollar they will put off
doing anything until the well runs dry.

ooh so murch a say wot round a eons but ya gons a touch a wittlees it

tecnology mak a new toys
_but human apees stiss worksins million yera ago

anyway

back a buy great art at 1 billion dollar
*ans goins 2 time*
maybe not wook tacky on roof

tinku

 

[T-Rexx]

I don't think conservatives care about limited resources.

Most of them are old and will be dead by the time the world runs out of fossil fuels.

Same for global warming. I don't think they care about the people of the future - they'll be dead by the time we lose the southeastern states of the United States.

Altruism is not a characteristic generally associated with conservatives.

 

[Natello4]

Oh, that's my field, but I will answer shortly. The era of fossil fuels goes to an end and the future belongs to renewable resources. Investment into research is very important nowadays.

 

[paulmodibe]

I am too angry at some of the response on this thread today to comment. Conservatism is a no deposit, no return bottle, empty, useless, and worthless.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Anyone here have any insight in the conservative mindset? Do they honestly believe that we will never run out of fossil fuel?

Where do you think their money comes from?

 

[gsdx]

There is so much effort and research and expense put into hydroelectric power, wind power, and solar power, and their effects on the environment.

Hydroelectric generally comes from dams which create huge reservoirs with diversion tunnels which operate the turbines. The dams flood enormous amounts of land, though, and, in some cases, destroy history itself.

Wind power requires enormous amounts of land and, according to some, create numerous health problems.

Solar power, too, can use enormous amounts of land, but they also create instant crematoriums for thousands of nature's creatures who happen to wander into their reflective path where mirrors are used.

Then, of course, there is the constant NIMBY battle.

Yet, we rarely ever hear about water waves which can be used to generate electricity. It certainly wouldn't interfere with human existence unless the 'farm' is built on the shores of major public beaches.

And why couldn't generators be inserted into the earth beneath city streets? Pressure plates could be connected so that every time a vehicle passes over the plates, electricity is generated. It could operate street lights or traffic signals or even be added to the grid. Creating energy with the energy used by cars.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

And why couldn't generators be inserted into the earth beneath city streets? Pressure plates could be connected so that every time a vehicle passes over the plates, electricity is generated. It could operate street lights or traffic signals or even be added to the grid. Creating energy with the energy used by cars.

Because it would cost more energy to construct those than they would ever yield over their lifetimes.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

Because it would cost more energy to construct those than they would ever yield over their lifetimes.

-sumting hole in head a apees human got figa obvious 1 daaaaaaaaay_
wike no cost?
"neva figa it million yr"
lucky a death keep hopin new born figa fa next episode
! it not cancel cause? !
&ooh no weaaly?&

anyway

on wit a game

tinku

 

[Aron9000]

I will tell you why some conservatives hate clean energy. It all boils down to:

Obama has not been a friend to the coal industry, disinvestment is huge, they're closing down mines all over West Virginia, Tennessee, Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Pennsylvania. Putting a lot of people out of work in places where there are no other jobs. These are people who drove a truck, worked in the mine, made 50-100k a year doing dangerous, hard work. Now there is nothing for them, except to go work at Walmart for $10 an hour.

Same thing is happening in the oil industry further west as well, tons of layoffs, people were making 100k a year can't find a job. They blame all that "hippie clean energy bullsh!t" and the president for their problems. Although in this case its really Saudia Arabia flooding the market with cheap oil that's the problem, not the President's more stringent emissions standards that have made coal an outmoded and unprofitable fuel for power plants.