Comments on: I see a green wash and I want it painted black http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:55:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Creative Greenius http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22772 Creative Greenius Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:35:05 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22772 As a Californian I especially resent Chevron's bogus claims of somehow being so closely tied to our state's history and the fabric of our well being that they actually care about any of us - which of course they do not. That's why they pollute our air and contaminate our water and soil and then pose as a hero And they don't just destroy our health here in the Golden State but in every other place they operate. When are they going to take responsibility for that? I say tax and fine them right now for their contributions to greenhouse gasses and for their continued sale and profit of a carbon producing-product. Since they've so heavily profited at the same time they've helped raise the CO2 level to 385ppm, tax them through the nose to pay for it. Then force them to stop producing that toxic product and mandate that they put their greenwashing money where their big mouth is by directing their profits into production of renewable energy. If they don't like that they can go out of business. We can put their employees to far better use. And by the way - those Chevron commercials with their nauseating and smarmy voice over always sound more like they're for a mortuary or cemetery, which in a very big way they really are. What kind of morons would find that crap convincing? As a Californian I especially resent Chevron’s bogus claims of somehow being so closely tied to our state’s history and the fabric of our well being that they actually care about any of us – which of course they do not. That’s why they pollute our air and contaminate our water and soil and then pose as a hero And they don’t just destroy our health here in the Golden State but in every other place they operate. When are they going to take responsibility for that?

I say tax and fine them right now for their contributions to greenhouse gasses and for their continued sale and profit of a carbon producing-product. Since they’ve so heavily profited at the same time they’ve helped raise the CO2 level to 385ppm, tax them through the nose to pay for it. Then force them to stop producing that toxic product and mandate that they put their greenwashing money where their big mouth is by directing their profits into production of renewable energy. If they don’t like that they can go out of business. We can put their employees to far better use.

And by the way – those Chevron commercials with their nauseating and smarmy voice over always sound more like they’re for a mortuary or cemetery, which in a very big way they really are. What kind of morons would find that crap convincing?

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22604 David B. Benson Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:44:18 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22604 Bob Wallace --- I left off the :-) Bob Wallace — I left off the :-)

]]> By: Bob Wallace http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22601 Bob Wallace Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:46:12 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22601 Naw. Nationalize and then there's a governmental interest in keeping it going. Spend our tax dollars on solutions that don't require imported petroleum, or petroleum of any kind. Especially use our tax dollars to speed up the development of transportation that stops so much of our money going to other countries for oil. That will mean much more tax generated by sloshing dollars around in-country. The Chevrons of the world can either change their business or go under. We don't want our government being pressured by governmental employees to keep some outdated industry afloat.... Naw. Nationalize and then there’s a governmental interest in keeping it going.

Spend our tax dollars on solutions that don’t require imported petroleum, or petroleum of any kind.

Especially use our tax dollars to speed up the development of transportation that stops so much of our money going to other countries for oil. That will mean much more tax generated by sloshing dollars around in-country.

The Chevrons of the world can either change their business or go under.

We don’t want our government being pressured by governmental employees to keep some outdated industry afloat….

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22598 David B. Benson Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:36:37 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/20/i-see-a-green-wash-and-i-want-it-painted-black/#comment-22598 Maybe Venezuela, Saudi Ararabia and so on have the right idea. Nationalize! Maybe Venezuela, Saudi Ararabia and so on have the right idea.

Nationalize!

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