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posted by janrinok on Monday January 16 2017, @10:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-all-about-the-money dept.

An article in CleanTechnica describes how we are in a carbon bubble. Renewable energy sources are expanding quickly at reduced cost, leading to a likely mass stranding of fossil-fuel related assets as fossil fuels become more expensive than renewable sources of energy.

The current push for natural gas (and with it the related push for hydrogen fuels) is the last gasp of the fossil fuel industry. Hydrogen as a fuel source can only economically be produced from fossil fuels and hence provides no net reduction in carbon emissions, but the fossil fuel lobby are trying to convince people that it is a viable alternative to electric cars.

When the carbon bubble does burst, the impact on asset valuations is likely to be huge, with consequent impact on the larger economy.

Where do you plan to be when the carbon bubble pops?


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday January 16 2017, @11:22PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday January 16 2017, @11:22PM (#454595) Homepage

    I got bad news for you honey, that "cow" you milked that one time was really a bull.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday January 17 2017, @12:15AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 17 2017, @12:15AM (#454623) Journal

    I got bad news for you honey, that "cow" you milked that one time was really a bull.

    High protein food anyway.

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday January 17 2017, @02:37AM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday January 17 2017, @02:37AM (#454683) Journal

    Since when do bulls have four squishy penises hanging off a big fleshy bag? SOMEONE here failed biology and it's not me. But do tell us of your bull-milking exploits, since you seem to have extensive and detailed experience with the procedure :)

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday January 17 2017, @02:53PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 17 2017, @02:53PM (#454902) Journal

      Just because you have gone to college and studied the difference between cows and bulls doesn't mean that others have.

      Twinkie farmers use large machines to go through the field, row by row, harvesting the delicious nutritious twinkies.

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