Massive fire erupts at world's largest battery plant in California, forcing evacuations

[Q Wales]

It's all gravy, the environment's no longer a concern in the US ;-)

 

[jeffbert]

Ah, some more, "trust me, bro" garbage.

The transportation sector is the largest source of direct greenhouse gas emissions and second largest source when indirect emissions from electricity end-use are allocated across sectors.

Texas

Overall, Texas is responsible for the most carbon emissions in the United States, at 706.5 million metric tons.

Bonus:

• Agriculture – Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture come from livestock such as cows, agricultural soils, and rice production. Indirect emissions from electricity use in agricultural activities (e.g., powering buildings and equipment) are about 5 percent of direct emissions.

please do your research before joining a conversation. things go much smoother that way.

I heard that water vapor is the most plenteous of all greenhouse gases. Co2 does not even come close.

 

[hahahanoobs]

I heard that water vapor is the most plenteous of all greenhouse gases. Co2 does not even come close.

Hilarious...

 

[SpacemanSam]

I heard that water vapor is the most plenteous of all greenhouse gases. Co2 does not even come close.

You are absolutely right. CO2 absorbs less than 0.02% of the sun's energy. Water vapor absorbs more than 99.97% of the sun's energy. This is largely because CO2 molecules are linear and have only 2 ways (and 2 frequencies) they can vibrate at, whereas water molecules are V-shaped and can vibrate at 6 different frequencies. Also there is very much more water than CO2 in the atmosphere. You still think CO2 is a greenhouse gas????? What fantasy dream world are you living in?

Furthermore, in addition to having NO effect on the climate, CO2 (along with water and sunlight) is what plants make food from. A simple experiment that any 8th grader could do as his science fair project demonstrates that plants grow bigger, faster and more lush when raised in a CO2-rich environment. Depriving plants of CO2 does NOT make the world greener, it makes the world BROWNER. And hungrier.

Finally, the climate is NOT getting too warm. We are currently in the midst of a mini ice age caused by some major volcanic eruptions a few centuries ago. The records show that the climate is currently COLDER than it has ever been since we've been keeping records. If there really were some way of bringing us out of this mini ice age (which sadly there isn't), that would be a GOOD thing, as more of the Earth's land area (such as northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia) would no longer be essentially uninhabitable.

 

[jeffbert]

To borrow a line from the Python's 4 Yorkshire Men sketch,

Try telling that to people these days, they won't believe you.