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We literally do not know if we will ever be able to store enough energy to fly a plane with energy generated through wind, solar, etc.. We don't even know if it is possible through the laws of physics. Why not focus on cold fusion instead? Why not incentivize harnessing power from the rainbows farted by unicorns? Governments incentivizing one action, by definition, detract from opportunities to invest in other areas. Relying on government to pick winners while government officials keep their hands off piles of money in their control won't work. It never does. Government's most impactful and viable role should be to make sure those willing to invest in "green" are not impeded by outside forces interested in stifling them. It's possible that Beetlegeuse has already gone supernova and that the gamma rays from it are careening our way. If that's true, however unlikely, we'll soon be extinct. Just in case, shouldn't government incentivize a deflector beam device to save us all?

That's simply not the core problem. If we knew for a fact that solar would be viable in 10, 30, or 100 years it would be receiving the comensurate level of attention and investment. If we somehow knew that fossils would be the only form to ever work, then the focus would be on cleaning up the process. In fact, leaving batteries around isn't very healthy in the long run but that is currently required by "clean" energy. The core problem is that a certain amount of energy is demanded by our society and currently the only way to supply it is via fossil fuels.

Normally I’d find that ad scary, stupid, ridiculous and disgusting on many levels. But it was posted in Canada so.......

And Lee Ermey wasn't?

You're mixing up Tibs and Pooj again.

Bull from Night Court

How much time is enough time to create a technology that will: allow us to travel at the speed of light create personal supplies of food and water that follow us around so no one will ever starve stop any virus like Covid before it starts prevent any asteroid from ever hitting the Earth deflect gamma rays from distant supernovas I want all of the above now so the government should tell big companies to make it so. The point is that 30 years won't be enough simply because we wish it to be. We can absolutely stop using fossil fuel five minutes from now. We went thousands upon thousands of years without using it. If we stop in 5 minutes the results would not be pretty but humanity would survive in some form. Those advocating 30 years instead of 5 minutes are either stupid, advocating it simply as a method of exerting/gaining control and/or using the rules to tilt economics to allow profiteering in their own favor. 30 years has no more basis in reality than 5 minutes does. This game is as old as the hills. Only the subject matter has changed. The best alternatives are: Allow people the freedom to develop technologies as they see fit. If green energy is where they choose to be then fine. Government should aggressively combat any monopolistic behavior to designed prevent development. Along with the above, truly assess and measure the impacts of fossil fuel use from all angles, including how many will die without it. We clearly don't have the technology or the will to be 100% accurate in that regard but give it a shot. This way we will be as informed as possible. Wishing for a solar powered 747 in 30 years is preposterous and the politicians currently pushing it are the same ones who want to eliminate the rich. How will that work exactly? Will some middle class dude in his garage tinker around with solar jet engines until they are perfected and hand them over to AOC so she can save the world?

The core problem is that nobody knows if 2050 is enough time to develop so called green energy. There is no indication at all that we are capable of getting there by then or any other specific date. None. Solar airplanes? It's a joke. The green part is also a myth as even solar has negative environmental impacts. Forcing companies to invest does not make something happen. If there is a visible path toward success, companies will be tripping over themselves to invest. Right now no one sees that path. Why not force companies to stop mining gold and invest in genetically engineering ducks that will crap out 24 karat eggs? This way there are no holes in the ground and no duck poop to clean up.

Daniel Tosh

Wasn't it Pat Williams? Both?

Thanks God they didn't try to walk when they were chewing that gum.

The old dude in this video is basically Joe Biden's debate coach:

Pretty intense until Milano pulled a hammy in the second inning.

Really? I know she probably had work done but geez. Has anyone shown this to Tim McGraw?

At recess during the kickball game? What is this the third grade?

Agreed. Sit Milano so he can be ready to play well into the 2nd quarter against NE before he gets hurt again.

When Pasta said singer I'm pretty sure I got it and that I had somehow seen that photo before so I think I'd be cheating if I answered it. Edit: I looked to make sure I was right. I thought it was Cobain but that turned out to be wrong as near as I can tell. Based on that I'll go with Anne Hathaway.

What was your first clue? The six weeks that have gone by with no one getting it? Uncle.

I believe it's spelled Tube-in

But they have Vander Doodle

Or 6-9-1 Wow

These last two weeks are on Beane IMO

2 minutes later Bradshaw is polishing Wentz's knob.

Still alive. Can't add too much else without spoiling for you or others.