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  Nihilism: total and absolute destructiveness, esp. toward the world at large and including oneself: the power-mad nihilism that marked Hitler's last years. from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nihilist K-B/W-M is a bailout for coal, one of the industries leading denialists and derailers of meaningful climate change legislation, and empowers the financial industry that just brought the world to financial collapse by ignoring systematic risk, for instance. This is what you propose to support "meeting where they are." I believe if passed your legislation will meet with utter failure. You position reminds me of Chamberlain in 1938 announcing with passion he just reached peace with Germany and how good that will be for the children. Get real.On Calling all radicals: Unite for Kerry-Boxer posted 1 month ago 32 Responses

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  Josh, Nihilists like you who give in to the dirty corporate dealing in Washington make radicals look tame. Everytime I see one of these posts on gristwash motivates me to call my Sinators to vote NO on your lies that K-B is a positive step forward.On Calling all radicals: Unite for Kerry-Boxer posted 1 month ago 32 Responses

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  "Radical . . Acolytes" : atypical gristwash.On ‘No compromise’ faction attacks climate bill posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago 104 Responses

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  From an objective party, the bill is not yet even published online (nice link, gristwash), so let's support it because it has an environmental theme and Markey is in the title!!!  Mckibbon called it "low carbon."  Low, just like solar and wind?  What's the bar again, 350?  Really?  Certainly, the bill will deal away NSR rules, just like Waxman-Markey and Sean always says??  And the item of the relataionship (money changing hands) between Grist.org and RED and it's officers and family comes to mind, and if cogen is such a good deal, why does there need to be such huge subsidies?  If the people don't want to spend taxpayer money on dirty smokestacks (how many years is the payback on cogen?) rather than wind and sun, why do enviros have to shove it down their throats?

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  obvious, apolitical truths:

  1. Unless you’re an energy producer, high energy prices stink.
  2. No matter who you are, volatile energy prices stink.
  3. Not withstanding points (1) and (2), high and/or volatile energy prices encourage greater energy efficiency.

  1.  Not necessarily.  If the price comes without externalities included that affect you, high price can be good.

  2.   Not necessarily.  Many don't give a shit what the price is, especially within the boundaries of current politics, just the way they like it.

  3.  Not necessarily, see 2.  Also, efficiency doesn't decrease demand or externalities in real terms. 

  You might want to re-examine your truths.

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