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Bill Gates is such a turd:

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“Although climate change will have serious consequences […], it will not lead to humanity’s demise.” 

That’s a quote from Bill Gates, whose latest memo argues that our world’s near-term emissions goals shouldn’t come at the expense of tackling poverty and disease.

 

 

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22 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

Bill Gates is such a turd:

 

Bill Gates, who wrote a book titled How To Avoid a Climate Disaster, released a memo asking people to tone down the doomsday rhetoric around climate change yesterday, hours before a Category 5 hurricane—supercharged by climate change—unleashed its fury on Jamaica.

One of the loudest voices on the topic shifted his ideology ahead of next month’s United Nations climate summit:

Gates wants the world to focus less on (but not ignore) near-term problems like rising temperatures and the increasing number of extreme weather events, and more on humanitarian efforts in developing parts of the world.

The billionaire is asking those attending the summit to consider investing in climate adaptation, meaning “the areas where finance can do the most to fight poverty and boost health.”

#3155

The ardent capitalist doesn't change his stripes, it appears:

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People should take note that the Microsoft co-founder’s climate talking points align with his financial investments, Mann continued.

“Gates, in short, has talked down the potential for clean energy, and has instead advocated for unproven technology (in which he has invested for profit),” continued Mann, who also writes critically about Gates in his recent book with Peter Hotez, “Science Under Siege.”

Gates’ TerraPower, a nuclear reactor company, promotes small modular reactors as a cheaper, cleaner version of large nuclear power plants. Scientists critical of this alternative, including Mann, say they’re unreliable, still come with serious safety risks and still produce significant radioactive waste.

Gates has also backed the development of “sun-dimming” technology ― something scientists have raised ethical concerns about, warning it could create an array of new problems and cautioning against human interference with the planet’s normal processes.

 

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bill-gates-climate-change-memo_n_6900ef03e4b0a211575dde6c

#3156
16 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

The ardent capitalist doesn't change his stripes, it appears:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bill-gates-climate-change-memo_n_6900ef03e4b0a211575dde6c

For the record, I am all for nuclear power, both small and large scale. I think it is the only realistic bridge to renewables in the future. But yeah, Gates shouldn’t be doing that. 

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Interesting documentary on Netflix called The White House Effect, which shows how the Bush Sr. admin campaigned on making the US the world leader in combating climate change and even put a left-leaning environmentalist as head of the EPA, but then caved to big oil and abandoned the quest.  This effectively set the R standard for going against everything green and why we are where we are now.

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1 hour ago, brakeman said:

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I would say ebikes serve a distinct audience and they do have their benefits, but point taken.

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