Comments astetica has made

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I stand corrected. My prejudice appears not to be based on anything else except my passionate love of a medium grilled fillet mignon... As far as I can now see the evidence is that when properly planned it is possible to have children eat a healthy vegan diet..... Still, teaching a child the joy of a good steak should be part of any upbringing. Shoot me. On Educate yourself before going vegan posted 2 years, 6 months ago 39 Responses

Disgusting

Bringing up your children like vegans is equivalent to child abuse. It is the same as religious fundamentalism. Inexcusable. On Educate yourself before going vegan posted 2 years, 6 months ago 39 Responses

uh...

Zarkov,

Just because I work in "Big Oil" does not mean I have a database of numbers in my head. Since you state you already have the numbers maybe you can post these yourself?

With regard to your questions I would say it depends... It depends on the exact oil type and how it enters the environment. Is the oil released to sea, river, sediment or on land? Is it in the arctic or in the tropics? Is the oil freely available on tied to a solid substrate?

Synthetic oils it was hoped, would be less toxic in some circumstances but have turned out to be much the same to mineral oils.

Degradation of oils depends on many parameters. In general if oil is freely distributed in the sea it doesn't last that long and is readily biodegradable. Certainly the lighter oils do not last long.

Most oil released to the environment comes from non oil industry sources such as garages, domestic, etc... On Churchill, not Chamberlain posted 2 years, 6 months ago 58 Responses

troll?

Am I a troll? Or a "fossil fuel advocate"? I work in the oil industry. I believe the oil and gas industry is absolutely vital in delivering its final products. I am not a climate scientist but I am capable of understanding the science. I do not doubt the current knowledge of global warming. I even read the scientific publications rather than just the IPCC or the newspaper articles.

I work in the oil industry on environmental issues. Some people think that is a good thing as less damage to the environment is considered to be good. Other people think I am the bastard son of satan and Barry Manilow... After all my work reduces costs for oil companies and therefor makes it more economic to drill where otherwise they might not. I also fly a lot for my work.

I am a fossil fuel advocate. I think the world needs them right now. I think we should work very hard on reducing CO2 emissions. I also believe that caring about the environment in the "rich world" depends on a solid economy. It is a luxury problem for most people. If economic costs rise too much support will falter for any measures.

I am pragmatic and, I think, realistic. The human race is not going to do a 180 over night. There will be winners and there will be many loosers. Ignore the tiresome types and address the real questions. We all know it when we see it.

However, some people here have rather extreme views on what we should do and what the consequences will be of global warming. Where do we draw the line? Personally I find Zarkov quite amusing. I disagree almost always but at least it is imaginative. Good old jabailo is just having fun and winding people up. It's not like there are that many trolls here. Just make sure you do not let them steal the discussion.On Churchill, not Chamberlain posted 2 years, 6 months ago 58 Responses