@Nemo13
The demand for oil is not going to disappear over night. Those were NOT part time jobs. A part time job IS NOT one that you work 50-60-70-80 hours a week for weeks on end, for years on end. Every single square inch of that project was WALKED by environmentalist Naturalist, Wild life EXPERTS Every square foot is measured and is assigned a cost , Where more times then not Those square feet are added up and Separate land is purchased and is set aside as conservation land and is given a dollar amount to preserve that land.. Now heres what gets my goat . Stop that process and give it back to the farmer the rancher or home owner where they have no rules no regulations. No conservation put up a garage, a mall a shopping center where people throw there trash right out the window. Look at our highways. These men and women Live away from their home and family to make a living . You can't even fathom what it takes to put gasoline in your dads car or when you turn up your thermostat.
iI's going to come from somewhere. the United States has some of the most stringent ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN THE WORLD . i am in Utilities and i know what I'm talking about . i am not building pipeline HOWEVER its the same rules . rules that Russia China Iran Saudi Arabia do NOT have you want to protect nature? learn what your talking about . Your generation is going to need people who truly know the WHOLE picture. The xl pipe line .. yes ... ever been there ???????? it's not quite desert but most is open plains..... ever see grass growing on your driveway ? Mother nature CANT BE STOPED. AND THATS PRIMARILY THE TERRAIN OUT THERE G R A S S she will reclaim everything .You want to do something for the ecology FIGHT THE ELITES. I'll go out on a limb here and say there's not one person here who wouldn't want to have a small compact car that gets 100 miles per gallon to drive to work in . What do you think is stopping that thought?????? Maybe the taxes the insurance,. if you only had to pay for insurance on the car THAT YOUR DRIVING / we could cut consumption down by 70% over night. people could afford to drive these small cars and still have a large car to tote the kids around to baseball and ballet. And if you like the words that come out of john kerry just remember he has more square footage in his homes then you will have together your entire life. x2 If he was serious about his efforts he would not fly 13,000 miles in a private plane to receive an award they could mail the piece of paper and glass to him . I don't mean to poke at you as much as those around you have pushed what they know nothing about. You do not destroy JOBS as the president of the united states in the middle of a pandemic quote un quote without making jobs before hand . Trust me your tune would be much different if your dad was one of those workers. They were making 100,000 to 250,000 dollars a year as skilled, trained HARD workers something most people have no clue what that is......... doing very dangerous work for very long hours and to only have people think they know better and say on no we have to stop the pipeline as most of the energy needed to push the oil is GRAVITY it has no carbon foot print unlike trucks and trains.
And for a 13 year old to state cry about the cdc cry about dangers of a pipe line he knows absolutely nothing about , as you sit in your warm home is NIEVE BEYOND MY PATIENTS
Well said BUDD...
As a retired union electrician I've worked around many of those pipe fitters, mill workers, welders, etc. Those people are highly skilled. They probably would say the same about my skills. Every man (or woman) to their own trade.
All those welds are tested, x-rayed to the highest standards. Not just anyone is allowed to just throw a bead around a pipe. I've seen stainless steel pipes welded together that were so big you could walk through them. I do a little welding, but I definitely don't have the skill to weld stainless.
I served my 42 years and now I can sit back comfortably and wreak the benefits, including medical and dental for me and my wife.
Nowadays the word pension is not even a thing. Wait until they get into their 60's with no pension and if their lucky, lousy government healthcare, their body feeling the wear and tear, and they realize they can't retire. They have to work until they drop dead.
I've worked on some big power plants and paper mills. They are super strict on everything you do. The standards are high. Someone is always watching what you are doing. Engineers are there to check your work during and after. Safety inspectors are always nosing around. Break a rule and you're gone. No exception.
One of the things that get my goat is these advocates for electric cars. Maybe some day we will get it right, but for now, the technology is just not there.
I can only imagine what damage has been done to the environment to produce those huge banks of batteries. That's some really toxic stuff. Then, they only last so long and get dumped into the environment. Maybe some of it is recyclable, but I'm betting not much.
Then these ignorant people think the electricity to constantly charge them comes out of thin air. "Oh, I'll just plug into one of those charging stations while I shop at the local designer outlets".
Believe me, a few windmills and solar panels are no way going to keep up with the demand. People use their cars...a lot.
So, where does the electricity come from? Coal, natural gas, propane, nuclear. Very little from "renewables".
Look at the radical State of California. All the major power outages lately. All caused by the premature shift to "renewables".
Rant over...sorry...
