'What Percent Of The Atmosphere Is CO2?': Doug LaMalfa Stumps Pete Buttigieg On Climate Question

During a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) questioned Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the Biden Administration's climate objectives and electric vehicles.
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[@nobodyhere4961]

It's all about CONTROL of the people!

[@douglemay7989]

There is no planet b.

[@davidgraham2673]

Sheep will believe whatever the government tells them Sheep are easy to control.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Exactly.

[@jakerazmataz852]

@@douglemay7989 There is no need for one. I could pick and choose temps that show the climate going down. It's all fake data to rule us. And China is building a dirty coal plant every week. It' OK for China to "pollute" but not us? 🤦‍♂

[@djpickle68]

You think the Kock brothers aren't controlling your life? With their coal and oil profits the bought Johnson and Johnson..... think about it.

[@whatThaWho]

The actual sales of EV’s directly contradicts everything Pete says. A mandate is not a revolution. 😂

[@markkeeney4917]

Global sales are up 40% compared to 2022 with a global market value at nearly $700B. by 2030 based on current trends. What are you even talking about?

[@Firebert79TA]

@@markkeeney4917 the current stagnation happening on dealer lots. (Non-tesla) EV's sell because of tax write-off incentives not offered to other cars. For established manufacturers, EV's are often a loss-leader meant to help fleet mileage targets (think Fiat 500e which could be leased for 200/month).

[@jedclampett4215]

@@markkeeney4917 EV's sales for 2022 were 14% of the 67+ million cars sold globally and 6% of the 13.7 million sold in the US in 2022. EV sale are also assisted by generous government subsides.

[@markkeeney4917]

@@jedclampett4215 Source? Or I call shenanigans!

[@markkeeney4917]

@@Firebert79TA You can't make USA the center of the economic universe and claim what's happening here is universal. Source? Or I am calling shenanigans.

[@sweenyamada7915]

Why invite the Secretary to answer your questions and NOT let him talk?

[@s51curtis]

They don't want answers, they want airtime. This congressman obviously got that, just not in the way he wanted.

[@beaglechester]

Because the way these work is the guy asking the questions has the added advantage that when the answer doesn't go his way, he can use the bully tactic.

[@jchan9761]

Damn, Buttigieg made him repeat “autumn” multiple times before torching him. 😂

[@beaglechester]

He did. And what a stupid statement to make. "Autumn." A 10 year old knows the seasons are not climate. PB was very respectful in his answer I thought given the low level of understanding shown by the bearded guy.

[@stevecornelia6817]

When you put UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE IN CHARGE WE GET UNQUALIFIED RESULTS.

[@juneyshu6197]

When They put em in...

[@saltedllama2759]

People didn't get to vote for these administrative bureaucrats. The czars and secretaries, along with the alphabet institutions are appointed by the corrupt-in-power. They aren't appointing incompetent or unqualified people; they are appointing people who will carry out their agenda.

[@rsvette99]

Truth...

[@robindelude3787]

Peter is a diversity hire. He's not actually qualified to do anything.

[@markthomas207]

Yeah, did you enjoy his silly attempt to parry the question. "Excuse me, excuse me, what? .....oh, I'm not an expert on the atmosphere", he said something like that. All he would have to do is read a page out of a high school earth science book to know more than he knows now. He fears being questioned by his children, as to why he didn't do more to stop climate change. What a cheap conman!

[@terribedford7729]

Why doesn’t anyone mention about the cost to replace parts, especially the batteries.

[@macca8562]

Which will need changing roughly every five years, and the batteries are the largest chunk of the price of a car, so in other words we won't be able to afford one, and that is what it is all about, global change is all bollox.

[@EPICSOUNDTRAX]

Oh please because they are magical and last forever 😂😂😂

[@monk3yboy69]

@macca8562 who told you the batteries need replacing every 5 years? Mine is 3 years currently and on 92000 miles already , so not sure where you get shot like that

[@MrLuffy9131]

@@EPICSOUNDTRAX Because maybe we have to "mine" scarce lithium?

[@sheila2919]

Not to mention the electric bill to plug the darn thing in!

[@kathyanngallagher2430]

How nice of Pete to include his family in his rebuttal. Spare me!

[@Sideler74]

#toggaf

[@luckydog7226]

🤢

[@lindaamelung145]

Stop trying to copy Joe! Interjecting your family antidotes!

[@ericahl]

I see he took a break from chest feeding.

[@UnkleRuckusNoRelation]

He said he had kids when in fact he has had 1 child for about a year which isn't even his because nature seems to frown on his lifestyle.

[@JadyGrudd]

If "the EV revolution is coming with or without us" (Buttigieg), then why does the government see the need to legislate the EV revolution into existence?

[@1donofrio1]

Because other governments see how the world market is going and recognize why....they DO mandate...we have goals

[@JadyGrudd]

@@1donofrio1 What other countries? So the United States should impose restrictions on its populace because other countries do? Planned economies are socialist economies.

[@1donofrio1]

@@JadyGrudd CHINA, which has a 'New Energy Vehicle' (NEV) mandate. EU, which is imposing CO2 limits on vehicles. California has one, but it includes gas/hybrids in 2035...(meaning gas cars will still be on the road around 10 years after that date). I did not say the US should impose restrictions---I said goals. You're thinking there's not, and has never been regulations on our economy? There have been since 1929...BECAUSE of 1929.

[@JadyGrudd]

@@1donofrio1 1. The mere fact that others issue government decrees is not a justification to issue our own. 2. Traditionally, free-market economies perform better than planned economies. 3. 1929... Nowhere near the same thing, and a poor example - we ended up with a Federal Reserve that is OWNED by the banks.

[@1donofrio1]

@@JadyGrudd You misread... #1-I did not say for us to issue our own. I said we have goals...not mandates. #2 Correct--and I wholly support the free market....but to say we do not have regulations and incentives in our economy is not correct. Even our oil companies get subsidies. #3 How did we end up with the Fed? And to say they are 'owned' by the banks is misleading. Banks own stock in the Fed and the Fed is controlled by a Board of Governors appointed by the President.--Banking Act of 1935. You're also leaving out the FDIC and Social Security as well as several other laws, both State and Federal that regulate what companies can do - environmentally and financially.

[@jasonwebster8027]

Hey Pete, what if someone doesn't have a garage to charge their EV? What about the forgotten millions of people, since you are unaware, that live in apartments, condo's, dorms, etc. ?

[@MylesMarrero]

Public EV charging stations??? These already exist

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

You're not hearing correctly

[@Caneyhead123]

Notice he said he had a Plug in Hybrid. Why not a full EV?

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

@@Caneyhead123 it sounds like you're feeling "told what to do" and how to do it. We have more choices now. No one will have their hands chopped off! The Clean Air Act is from the '70's. Drugs came over the border. Inflation was high. Abortion already went to the Supreme Court. We knew very little of any presidents children and their sex/drug habits.

[@AnAceism]

those are the ones who will own nothing , live in the pod , eat the bugs and pretend to be happy

[@RaptorJesus.]

government trying to fix a problem when they don't even know what the problem is...

[@maxapollo1]

its all about money laundering

[@markwestfall2934]

Dem politicians always trying to fix a problem they caused, always at the taxpayers expense.

[@chrisbraswell8864]

Or is it just a way for Big Al Gore to make a Rich living off Ideocracy.

[@gilwood7530]

They are causing the problem , then stealing our money to help their friends lie about the made up problem

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

It's about more choices, do you want leaded fuel back?

[@ouioui8593]

That's right kids. CO2 IS .035% OF THE ATMOSPHERE Nitrogen 78.084% Oxygen 20.947% Argon 0.934% Carbon dioxide 0.035%

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

Your point....that the kids can understand

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

Are the kids breathing nitrogen?

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

I do a great "Doug L." impression. Asking a question with four other topics slipped in.

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

What was it a hundred years ago? So, the Clean Air Act is from the '70's. Nothing new here. Unfortunately, like the war on drugs and abortion, we don't prioritize. We politicize so it looks like "we" did something. And it's slow. Twenty years from now you might be surprised....or a toothless wad of gum in the corner...

[@byran30]

And if one tenth of that CO2 was instead carbon monoxide we would all be dead within minutes. Even concentrations as low as 0.0001% of CO are fatal if you are exposed for an extended amount of time. Funny how such a small amount of gas can be something to worry about... But this congressman doesn't even understand the difference between seasons and climate, so I wouldn't expect him to grasp such an unintuitive concept as "trace gasses in the atmosphere can reflect infrared radiation" Edit to say: Just realized I forgot to move the decimal in my conversion of PPM to %. It's actually 0.01% of atmospheric CO that would be lethal to humans. My point still stands however. Trace amounts of gasses can't be written off as "harmless and irrelevant" simply because of their low percentage.

[@CoconutPalmPictures]

I like this video. It showed how smart Pete is, and how rude the congressman is; asks Pete questions then doesn't let him answer.

[@naybrann]

I’m 52. I never once ask my parents what they did for the climate. When I was a kid we were all supposed to freeze to death.

[@keensoundguy6637]

In other words, everyone should be profusely thanking your parents' generation for saving the next generation from a frozen death.

[@tonibauer8449]

My dad tried this shit in the 80s went to all electric and it cost a fortune.

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

Curious, was it a smoker's household?

[@jasonworingen8431]

I'm 42. I didn't ask my parents either. What good would it have done? They weren't educated on the issues.

[@naybrann]

@@keensoundguy6637 they were saying the same shit. Just a different outcome. Which just shows it’s all horse shit. I can thank my parents for not falling for that bullshit and not voting for the tyrants pushing it just to gain control of the people.

[@petermannix1772]

People should have a choice in this revolution. We can all play a part. Not forced compliance!

[@chipwebsterplaysdrums9850]

Wrong. There is no room for private sector ingenuity when Leftists are in charge. You will simply comply for the greater good.

[@takanara7]

Most Americans support a transition to renewable energy

[@idontreadyourrepliesever8032]

@@takanara7 Renewable? Batteries are not renewable. Stop taking the bait.

[@DavidH-yb8iv]

@@takanara7 To what “renewable energy” are we “transitioning” - exactly?? What’s going to take the place of fossil fuels??

[@saltedllama2759]

@@takanara7 Not even close. The word "most" doesn't apply when it's 8% of the population, most of whom have been largely brainwashed. If an actual vote by the people happened, and it included real information and properly set expectations, your side would never win that vote. Fossil fuels are literally life-saving to an enormous percentage of the population, and were being harvested in a way that resulted in a net-zero carbon contributing footprint under Donald Trump. The use of fossil fuels means less deforestation as people no longer need wood for energy. It means carbon emissions that function as plant-food. It means lower cost for everyone, and there are at least 300 years worth of deposits for the entire world on US soil alone. You don't think in that time a better or more "sustainable" energy production method could be developed? Stop taking the bait. There is nothing in place for a renewable source that will help the planet or the people who inhabit it, and it would kill millions to try and transition quickly.

[@Mahhhdeee]

It’s funny how u ask basic questions to these climate activists and they don’t know. They’re so passionate yet don’t know the basics😂

[@charlesgall7829]

It's the definition of a liberal.

[@4Everlast]

It's hard to tax us all even more and take our freedoms in behalf of the climate crisis if there is no crisis, and there isn't, so you got to make one, as they are, using fancy sounding 70+ year old tech. The US is pulling the rope of the weather it self on one side, China on the other, and what you get is crazy weather, drought and floods, otherwise, the exact thing they need to convince us there's trouble with the environment. 100% BS

[@cobracharmer6178]

The news said; ‘New York City is flooded. The worst in 100yrs.’ 🤔

[@zxq9419]

A phenomenon common to many cults (splitting hairs here with an edit... but it is worth exploring the difference between a cult, a religion and a philosophy, as they can all three inhabit the part of the mind that seeks transcendent meaning in varying ways).

[@ScienceSpams]

It's funny how the Republican guy spoke 90% of the time. Don't mock everything.... You will see development. Americans make it happen. Don't you agree with that? You do not want to hear the truth.... Ever heard that before... Anyway, you can never get another person to consider options by not allowing them access to all the pros and cons and potential areas of tech development. Shouting at a person makes them shut down. Teaching 101. Do not weaponize academia and information to make people appear stupid otherwise, you will never gain their respect. I want your respect and to have a look at other responses that Pete Buttigieg has answered. He might be a good Presidential Candidate for your country if you want to remain competitive and use that US ingenuity and quality that people around the world respect. You do have a lot of intelligent tech - engineers - and inventors in the USA as you well know. ( The ever-diminishing size of computers, airplanes, rockets, cars, med tech, pharma, electricity...)

[@chrisstrout90]

I always thought it was stupid to do this whole electric push when our nation isnt currently set up to handle mass electric recharging. Its stupid on so many levels

[@youtubernaz1scensoredbythe201]

"Yeah, it's called Autumn" 🤣😂

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

That was great and took mayor petey by surprise. 😆😆😆

[@garypellerin5576]

@@HollyMoore-wo2mh There's a reason why it took him by surprise. It didn't make sense.

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

@@garypellerin5576 I understand what you were saying.

[@nathansmith7153]

Thanks for proving you are clueless

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

@@nathansmith7153 YOU are the clueless one honey.

[@andyfrost7287]

.04 of a single percent! We are foolishly wasting funds that could help improve the environment

[@loyalbusse4864]

So another 2grand to put a charging system in your house if you own it.

[@MASS1866]

It is not freedom of choice if you’re lied to about the reason for doing it.

[@OpenCarryUSMC]

Or forced by communist regimes like commiefornia

[@corrysmith]

The carbon they want to control is us.

[@Guitarman7133]

FINALLY. ANOTHER HUMAN THAT KNOWS!

[@rorycannon7295]

your fear is allowing others to control you with the climate change activist boogeyman

[@BPond7]

The carbon they want to ELIMINATE is us.

[@horustrismegistus1017]

The encroachment on "CO2" is the equivalent of the encroachment on "aspects" of firearms. Inching in, from the outside. Step by step. Except they want to move from car restrictions, to number of livestock (unless corporatized), and, number of hours you can drive, or be outside. No worries, you've got Netflix. Note that NONE of this ESG in line with The Constitution, and that it ALL violates the spirit of The Constitution. That little rat in the suit, being examined.. he's literally an agent for an anti-american campaign to force us, by the pen, under China.

[@rorycannon7295]

@@horustrismegistus1017 your comment reeks of fear manipulation

[@scherrieenglish778]

You mister don’t care what hardships we have! Especially as a senior citizen!! We live in a 65 year old house you don’t care that it would cost thousands of dollars to build a charging station! I am sick of these people who don’t live in our world!!!!!!!

[@pancaked7777777]

You know how much we subsidize oil companies?

[@danielmatuska795]

Just as much as you get subsidized by have dependent and interest deductions to you income tax.

[@exm1dog48]

I will NEVER buy an Electric Vehicle!!!

[@noobandfriends2420]

You will own nothing and be happy, or else...

[@nicolehastings4879]

Me either I'd ride a fucking horse to work first

[@aliveandwell829]

Where are the other two replies????

[@haganlife]

More for me! They are so fun, driving a rental gas vehicle really sucks now. Makes me feel like a peasant when I have to fuel a Mercedes.

[@Dan-sc7us]

You don't know how much fun you're missing!

[@someone-jt5rm]

Love how this guy says what he says and youtube puts a climate change note on the video

[@wannabecarguy]

Growing up in the 80s I worked in the summer. Filling oxygen bottles for medical applications. We had an oxygen sensor. And I was surprised to see what the percentage was. And that number hasn't changed.

[@someone-jt5rm]

​@wannabecarguy at least we still have some champions left fighting for the people and what might not always be what everyone likes, but do the right thing regardless

[@jamesclark4927]

Cause their marixs

[@RH-cv1rg]

Yes, and they slant the note by including the phrase, "mainly caused by human activities". I don't know if there has been a direct MAIN link between human activities and climate change.

[@bababasflambe1367]

@@jamesclark4927 Yur suh-murt.

[@tylerdurden4289]

I can confirm what this man says about CEOs being scared to death of these regulations. I work in the cement production industry for the worlds largest cement corporation, and took part in a European works council 2 or 3 years ago when these issues were first being pushed hard. Senior management at a global level were involved in the discussions, and it was clear that they were very concerned about the implications to the business, due to the high levels of CO2 that our industry produces. The fact that cement is absolutely necessary to build houses etc that will last decades is not taken into account either. I got the impression that they had been told to toe the line or the company would get carbon taxed into oblivion. The political weight behind this is frightening.

[@1donofrio1]

Just like anything else.....wait long enough & the tech will catch up to the problem. Hopefully, soon. One point---the goal has to be 'carbon-neutral'.....human emissions balancing with nature and carbon capture...not total elimination of emissions, which isn't needed and not practical.

[@bababasflambe1367]

Yeah no you can’t. You just “confirmed” that you’re a secretary and you’re still falling for the same shit. “I got the impression” translates to “I agree with what Fox News told me.”

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@bababasflambe1367 "“I agree with what Fox News told me.”" Yes, Fox News is vastly more accurate and reliable than, say, CNN or MSNBC. It is still a good idea to validate claims where possible.

[@bababasflambe1367]

@@thomasmaughan4798 Of course!! That $3/4 BILLION lawsuit was from being TOO ACCURATE! Thanks man. It’s not often people provide their OWN owns! (Although, that Ingraham interview with the sock puppet who witnessed voter fraud WAS hard-hitting journalism).

[@bonniej2609]

Hey PETE~ HOW MANY PEOPLE DONT LIVE WITH A GARAGE???

[@garthmorgan1232]

He is so right. Well done in asking the simple Q of normal CO2 %. He doesn’t even know that. Then ask him how the Earth came out of any ice age without humans to cause global warming?

[@bababasflambe1367]

Wow. This is so stupid it hurts. “Durrr. If nothing sticks to Teflon, how does Teflon stick to the pan!?” Does inbreeding hurt?

[@alexanderhalavais8837]

He's so right? A guy who doesn't know what "climate" means is right, but the world's scientists are wrong? What am an embarrassing lack of discernment.

[@user-hl1tw8rs5g]

Very simple. The orbit of the planet and it's proximity to the sun and the tilt of the earth are what typically cause the climate to change and it takes THOUSANDS OF YEARS. What is happening now has only taken about 150 years. And, the CO2 levels naturally LAG the increase in the earths surface temperatures due to being released by thawing permafrost. This time, CO2 levels are LEADING climate change. Once it gets warm enough to release the stored CO2 in permafrost we are really going to be screwed. That is starting to happen now.

[@Pwecko]

The goal is not to have everyone driving electric cars. It's to have the rich and powerful driving electric cars and everyone else walking, cycling or taking the bus.

[@Lateralus504]

Not true. Elites are driving in gas vehicles. Look it up. Rules for thee, not we.

[@ladivamp]

The “potential” control ability will be endless

[@bobahern8380]

@@ladivamp One small rolling brown out in a city.

[@aleghirox2363]

Correction: walking, cycling or taking the electric bus

[@republicansthatdidntvotefo1605]

@@aleghirox2363 Imagine that new world? Too late for me, Hopefully for you..

[@greggg2301]

Well folks, once they twist our arms into buying a EV, theyll limit your allocation of electricity

[@ajourneysaved4311]

They already are.

[@markthomas207]

Not to mention the EV driver will have to be squeezed for the state revenue lost from the taxes on gasoline. In the state of California those revenues add up to about $7 billion a year.

[@minigunner1218]

Already starting to happening in California. EVs are straining the grid, so the State has been strongly recommending that people charge their vehicles in off-peak hours, during the middle of the night. Sure, it's not a mandate, but eventually it will be as the number of EVs grow and the grid capacity decreases with an insufficient replacement of traditional energy generation with wind and solar.

[@johnrhoads7058]

Energy consumed generating electricity: about 38 quads. Energy consumed for transportation: 27 quads. To displace that 27 quads of essentially fossil fuel transportation energy will require doubling electricity generation.

[@Dough29]

Why would "they" want to limit your economic value? Aren't "they" the ones who benefit from the taxes you pay?

[@darinp1965]

There are many people who never buy a new car because they can’t afford it. What do they do? They can’t afford a 60k vehicle. He’s absolutely correct.

[@pleasy13]

Get a bus!

[@stanw909]

So many great comments here. Knowledge is power.

[@Recovering_Californian]

I remember the "high speed rail" vote. Was right before I left the state. I voted no. Here we are over a decade later and still no high speed rail ... where did all that money go?? ...lol

[@aliveandwell829]

Check the Newsome family off-shore bank accounts.

[@crissynunyabznz]

To the underground hsr. Or better yet to ukrain to be 'washed'

[@fauxque5057]

Florida just installed a non high speed high speed rail. It costs around $70. to go from Miami to Orlando when they get that part opened up. While that isn't too crazy of a price times that by 4 for a family of four. Now you're at almost $300. and you will need a rental, or an Uber when you get to your destination. Or I can fill up my gasoline vehicle and load everyone in the car and not have to rent a car when I get there.

[@SR71GIRL]

Great question! Where is all the money going to help the homeless also?

[@chrisbabbitt4202]

It is a fascinating journey to see where the rail was determined to be built, and who purchased the land right before that decision. And of course it is bought up by the state via eminent domain. How amazingly profitable it was for the friends and family who happened to get super lucky in those last second land purchases.

[@Rockhound6165]

You all have to understand one thing. The goal isn't to get you into EV's, the goal is to get you out of cars and into government transportation.

[@ramassist2]

The goal is public transportation and greatly reduced travel.

[@MindGroper]

Business has already seen the future and car makers are already anticipating the switch to electric cars regardless of what armchair theorists and self interested politicians say. It's not another conspiracy but a natural progression in how things are going to work.

[@collumjiggas]

@@MindGroper nothing natural when the government subsidizes electric cars.

[@richslonaker2768]

@wilkowmajority has been saying this for years. Spot on.

[@ComedyAintPretty]

@@MindGroper Next time you see train cars carrying loads of coal, you're looking at fuel for EVs. And when you see the Lithium-ion battery packs for EVs, you're looking at material that was mined by child slave labor, primarily in the Congo. Meanwhile Greta Thunberg whines that **her** childhood was stolen.

[@y2kmadd]

If you have a superior product you don't need mandates. It would sell itself.

[@climate_anti-hoax]

Modern humans have never lived through 0.0427% CO2 in the atmosphere. The last time the atmosphere surpassed 0.0400% was about 3 million years ago.

[@carolekelley23]

Just wait till you need the 4000.00 for new batteries.

[@asraiSOA]

Much, MUCH more than $4k.

[@chhansen9813]

$4000? Some are over $10,000

[@SR71GIRL]

No one has thought about that waste either. Same with the solar panels. I'm convinced that these people are just plain 😳

[@bsmith8950]

I think you mean $24,000

[@kentd4762]

Thank you, Representative, for attempting to get real (and heaven forbid, truthful) answers out of Petey.

[@chrisbraswell8864]

Just be quiet and ButtyButt talk. He knows a lot just listen to him tell you that.

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

He answered everything, what are you talking about?

[@djpickle68]

It's sad you think that was a reasonable exchange. The republican rep should know better, but is doing right wing theater to try to dismiss the impending climate disaster. Sad.

[@nix4644]

@@djpickle68 "Sad"...just like your spelling skill set. The left is as usual using fear to manipulate the masses. There is no "impending" climate disaster.

[@kentd4762]

@@djpickle68 Go back 20 or 30 or 50 years ago and see what the climate alarmists were saying. None of it has come true.

[@kenlowe8659]

The average American ask “why push the EV car”? Democrat answers “we know better than you plus we want our returns on our investments in China”.

[@Barefoot433]

Yep, and not a single Chinese car bomb should ever enter our land. They blow up all over China.

[@rt-uh6mt]

What investments in China? There are numerous American companies in this space. I'm not fully sold on EVs yet. But this post is b.s.

[@Squidbush8563]

@@rt-uh6mt The largest Lithium mining companies are Chinese.

[@1mikmillion]

​@@rt-uh6mtWhere is your lithium? Oh yeah, China and Africa. Are you still appearing on the Muppet Show?

[@oSnapMillerTime]

You got it

[@hebber1961]

Get it through your heads if not there already..... the powers that be don't want ANY vehicles on the roads. EV or otherwise. Less travelling, less people, less consuming. Only for those who'll afford it. They know the limits of EV and the strain on the grid it would make and they know most most be able to transition for cost alone.

[@erskasuurland5518]

Well you learn something every day.......what a brilliant speaker, I feel he got his point across quite well

[@kenlowe8659]

Let’s not forget what president Regan said” The most terrifying words - lm from the government and I’m here to help”. Translated: I’m making my life better, and destroying your rights with your tax money

[@Silverheart1956]

Regan gave us more rights and less taxes. I liked that

[@kenlowe8659]

Oh for sure but he also knew that that governments on all levels can screw up the simplest of task.

[@Silverheart1956]

@@kenlowe8659 Certainly ! It could (and has). Just glad Regan didn't do that.

[@markmccullough5873]

" I'm from the government and I'm here to help MYSELF."

[@kenlowe8659]

@@markmccullough5873 Oh so true.

[@rogerolsen19]

What your children will ask is, “Why didn’t we have a mother?”

[@davewhite113]

Best comment in these comments!

[@LawrenceTierce-pu3by]

​@@davewhite113hell yeah!!

[@davenoejoe]

Well bootsthatjig is no motherfuker

[@mitchellrothschild8592]

Thanks!

[@louskunt9798]

Pete is a mother!

[@Wilderness384]

It's called "Autumn!" Had me rolling....These democrats are nuts.

[@samuelmac-burns9422]

I love that what people are taking from this is the issue of CO2. The fact that the State of Cali is deciding to fund a major project worth $100B with an initial outlay of $10B of grants .. might just be the real issue here. Its like someone watching a pileup on a freeway and then turning to the sky and going.. “but what about Climate change?!”

[@BoomBoomBoom..]

EV runs on filthy dirty coal genius

[@NameIsDoc]

Hell most solar panels release more toxic pollutants into the atmosphere during production then a coal plant producing the proportional lifetime power of the panel.

[@johnhumphrey9953]

and nuclear, solar, hydro, among other forms. the truth is that they get cleaner year after year.

[@BoomBoomBoom..]

@johnhumphrey9953 What's the largest percentage used and will be used for EVs? Besides nuclear, all those are just as bad or worse for the environment then petrol genius

[@aliveandwell829]

@@johnhumphrey9953 EXACTLY!!!! Right there is the key!!! Energy gets cleaner and cleaner every year. So, when 100% of the energy needed to run the world is from "clean" and "renewable" sources, whenever that is, THAT will be the time to transition to EVs. NOT now! Doing it now is ill advised. Like building a sky-scraper on sand without a foundation.

[@johnhumphrey9953]

you are wrong, even if it was 100% coal it would still be better than oil. genius, and it is far less than 100% coal fired power. @@BoomBoomBoom..

[@Ratnoseterry]

Doug definitely hit all the sales points

[@Dough29]

Doug embarrassed himself. His argument was weak.

[@horsehide3039]

@@Dough29 Are you kidding? He demolished the Buttman

[@Dough29]

@@horsehide3039 I'm interested to know which part of his argument you thought was strongest, because to me all his questions were quite easily rebutted. The only question that wasn't answered clearly was that of the Co2 percentage, which as we all know, is completely irrelevant.

[@ScienceSpams]

Yer well your bias is showing with insulting language... You have more to gain by bringing people into a discussion than shouting over them and calling them fools. Repubs do not like it. Your economy needs to shift to EV and hybrid or similar to get transport moving. Don't let the oil industry shut down all new industries and please don't be fooled by them about where US dollars are going.( try not to be a homophobe in the year 2024. This subject could increase your standard of living. It's no joke) @@horsehide3039

[@paopao.]

Did that guy just say autumn is climate change??

[@johnnysatterfield4205]

They don’t want to Doug because the roads are trash

[@mannywilliams6409]

Remember this is the same guy who couldn't get the roads fixed when he was mayor! Now somehow, he's qualified to be Secretary of Transportation.

[@Rugelacharugula]

He wasn’t so stupid to confuse CLIMATE with SEASONS, Gomer!!

[@haydenmalesky2518]

@@Rugelacharugula Laughed out loud at that one.

[@biffDipstick]

The roads are racist. He didn't want to exacerbate the problem.

[@Rugelacharugula]

@@biffDipstick Huh???

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

It's because he's gay that makes him Sec of Transportation. I read about the horrible roads in IN.

[@simolari67]

JUST ONE TREE USES 48 POUNDS OF CO2 A YEAR AND THEN MAKES OXYGEN

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

And your point is...?

[@erichvonglahn5314]

Hey, don't bring facts into the equation. You'll make liberals heads explode 🤣

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

@@erichvonglahn5314 Actually, most liberals know much more facts about climate change than most republicans...

[@dcorman]

Shhhhhhhh! Zip it!

[@micklaws5520]

@@bjornfeuerbacher5514Cutting them down and storing them in air proof bunkers to stop CO2 is criminally insane. Look up this latest Billy Gates Scheme…

[@jc-ql1it]

Its disgusting how many empty seats there are.

[@markmccullough5873]

0.042 percent CO2 is the present percentage. It was over 7,000 ppm or 0.7 percent in the late cretaceous and yet here we are.

[@GregHassler]

You know that humans weren't alive then, right?

[@godsgrace5777]

😂 love it ! The “climate change is called Autumn.” 😂 he’s so correct. It really is.

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

Thanks for showing that you, exactly like him, have no clue what you are talking about.

[@JasonLawTravels]

Wow, I hope you're still in high school or lower. The climate, seasons, and weather are two VERY DIFFERENT THINGS.

[@erichvonglahn5314]

Well then, oh wise one. Please enlighten us. And while you're at it, can you tell us why none of the countries trying so hard to shove these pieces of down our throats, when will China, India, and Pakistan start doing their part? Just curious 😂

[@rorycannon7295]

@@erichvonglahn5314 they have lower per capita emissions than the US, why are you targeting them?

[@fredhughes4115]

@@JasonLawTravels Wow. I hope you're still in elementary school or lower. That was THREE things.

[@thesaneparty4079]

3 minutes to fill up with gas vs 3 hours to get to your next stop as long as a charging spot is open. There's also not one thing about them that is green. Cool performance is a plus, but the cons are tall.

[@Fstate]

One plant creating energy for a million electric vehicles is a source of pollution much easier to manage and reduce compared to a million cars pumping carcinogenic compounds all over the place. Sometimes you just have to use your own mind to think you know?

[@seanmcintyre131]

@@Fstate Correct! But it's unfortunate that you're bringing facts to a FU fight.

[@jacobwhitehead3396]

Where does electricity come from? How much electricity is lost in transit?

[@seanmcintyre131]

You sound horse and buggy riders getting mad at the Model T

[@WillCamx]

​@@FstateNo comment on 3 minutes to fill your tank or 3 hours to charge your batteries. And that's not taking into account how long you might have to wait before a charging station becomes free . If you run out of gas you can always walk a mile or two to a station and get some. You can't do that if your EV runs out of charge.

[@calvinpeck7885]

TRUTH

[@johnnypines]

Funniest quote of the day "the EV revolution is happening with or without us"

[@stevelacombe5291]

The EV “revolution” is all about destroying the fossil fuel industry. Same thing happening with gas appliances and furnaces. My biggest concern is that China benefits from implementing much of this new technology, while they are among the worst polluters on the planet.

[@jchan9761]

Do you think it is a wise decision to allow China to have a running start on the EV race? Given that Europe wants to buy EVs, the answer seems obvious to any American.

[@paopao.]

This comment didn't age well.. Now we have solid state batteries for EVs.. The revolution is even faster than anticipated.

[@pablocruze9307]

This Administration doesn't have one qualified or knowledgeable person in it. Truly amazing.

[@300mphmartyr]

That’s because this administration is actually in the realist sense of the word, a regime.

[@warrenmurphy1858]

How much CO2 is released by soft drinks, & when are they going to try to ban them?

[@therealchayd]

Good point, and I think it's one liter of CO2 gas per liter of beverage. Also, when you breathe out you release CO2, so I presume the breathing will be either banned or taxed sooner or later 🤣

[@apollo2276]

C02 is heavier than air. C02 is plant food. Plants live at ground level. How can C02 get into the atmosphere if it is heavier than air, is it not subjected to the same laws of gravity as everything else? Food for thought.

[@upulor744]

@@apollo2276If that was the case we would all suffocate. The Earth's atmosphere is well mixed, not stratified.

[@apollo2276]

Its mixed yes obviously? the point I'm making is C02 is no where near the levels they claim them to be up' in the atmosphere. Confirmed by many, the lies exposed by many and the many speaking out, are far more qualified to speak on the subject than biden's puppet. Mainstream science? - follow the money. Climate change is natural, we all know this but what they are telling the world about climate change is bs, it's agenda ridden, they couldn't give a toss about the planet, that's why we are still burning fossile fuels in 2023 when we've had anti gravity technology since 1954 and more that could solve ALL the worlds poverty, pollution and energy problems pretty much immediately. The Lost Century and how to reclaim it?? Its all there, what technologies are supressed ! Going back to C02 my friend. They have stated that if UK alone cut all C02 emissions, it would be less than 1% effective. Only fools will listen to liars.

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

😆...🤫 It's being lined up as we text 😉

[@Thesiouxempirepodcast]

They cut off the best part of

[@desertisland7747]

The climate changed when there werent any people driving cars. Even a child that watches Ice Age knows there werent any factories then and still the ice melted.

[@randallsmerna384]

The vast majority of Americans are NOT willing to pay more for am EV and to wait longer for charging!

[@1donofrio1]

You need to do your research....You also should check out Plug in hybrids. Price? There are expensive ones and affordable ones....just like gas cars.

[@strykerentllc]

@@1donofrio1 You telling someone else what to do? Try this on--sit down and keep your opinion to yourself. See how that works? You want an EV; buy one and plug it into your toaster's outlet. A vast majority of Americans don't want EVs. Never mind the impact on the climate as the raw materials for the batteries are mined overseas, mainly China and shipped via diesel powered super-ships across vast oceans, then those minerals have to be refined which costs even more energy being fossil fuels before they can be manufactured into a battery and when that battery is dead, it goes into a landfill along with wind turbine blades. sAvEtHePlAnEt! 😐

[@alanmiller9681]

@@strykerentllcYes! All that dirty laundry you exposed and we are not supposed to talk about.

[@mikeklinger1712]

Whatever one neglects to mention is we don't have the damn power grid for this! A fleet of electric trucks takes more than an entire city power company's normal demand!

[@swiney82]

oh we will have it. only for the rich though. the rest of us won't be able to afford a car, so they do not care. it's already happening with our tax money..

[@haganlife]

Charging my EV at home is equal to about 10 light bulbs. Fast charging DOES require significantly more energy, so I get your point. The good news is that the sun produces more energy than we will ever need, for at least the next 5 billion years, for free. The infrastructure to capture that energy will cost a LOT. But no more than that the infrastructure we currently have invested in oil and refineries.

[@mrrey8937]

Buttigieg's BS, thats all it is........an exercise of listening to Buttigieg's BS as we watch the cost skyrocket and the cost of ownership skyrocket. Now we know why the vast majority of people hated him as mayor.

[@MrProfchaos71]

@@haganlife😂😂😂😂😂😂 Just Imagine how many trees and shrubs you have to cut down to build enough panels to harness it you 🤡. Which will vastly increase CO2 . Did you know that there are enough trees alone in Australia to completely offset their emissions and that doesn’t even include mangroves which eat up far more CO2 than trees. You dope 😂

[@republicansthatdidntvotefo1605]

The infrastructure bill... Rebuilding the power grid... Remember the one you voted against..😂

[@jperlman49]

Why aren't the skeptics asking what the result will be if we do nothing?

[@EliasHernandez-ov2jz]

I work in transport at a well known company’s distribution center in California. Our state passed a law forcing our company to keep count of how many vehicles are not electric or green entering and exiting our facility and taxing us. I work for a large pharmaceutical retail chain, a high percentage of our traffic comes from independent contractors who are dropping off loads for us. do you know where that money comes from? The consumer. Do you know where that money goes? Neither do we.

[@haidozo4732]

Where does it go? Down a govt. rat-hole. The whole scenario with "climate change" is another excuse for the weasels in govt. to put the squeeze on consumers, business, etc. for more $$$$ that they can pppissss away on unjustified "causes"....

[@arisen-s7]

Newspapers have been talking about the climate and what is perceived as dangers to planet since the late 1800's, it has been a topic that causes distress and stress to the public, something that was found to be a useful tool to manipulate and always, money involved, lots of money. When the sky is falling, see the panic and we must do something or else. That is the literal nutshell.

[@GerryDT]

This is not about climate change it's about who is investing in batteries fueled by the producers.

[@blakbanshee]

Bingo

[@joeblow123]

comrade biden sending American dollars and jobs to his bosses in china.

[@Dan-sc7us]

LOL! And the GOP is invested in big oil!!

[@sodman4874]

And who controls the coal and petro burning plants to charge those electric batteries, Renewables are only capable of making up about 30% of the electricity required. Never will be viable, ever....unless we go nuclear, but there's no perpetuating revenue from that option. Hydrogen's another good one, but anyone can get water right out of the ground.

[@Dan-sc7us]

@@sodman4874 Renewables will continue to increase, while coal will slowly but surely be replaced by natural gas! At the end of the day, EVs are about 90% efficient compared to gas cars which are around 30% efficient!

[@jamesborrelli1721]

1960 ford falcon,30, mpg

[@therealcnn5346]

And one of the biggest problems was that with the government spending so much money what were the kids going to do? Now they’re going to spend more and blame it on our kids going to live in the future if it wasn’t for us doing something? Except they’re just finding more reason to spend more money and more places

[@iviewthetube]

Politicians seem to know very little about science.

[@Dan-sc7us]

That's why they empower Agencies to make the rules!!

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

as evidenced by Mr LaMalfa's sincere line of questioning? Bwahaha.

[@lunaticfringe896]

Agree

[@iviewthetube]

@@Dan-sc7us It has mostly to do with getting funding and very little to do with the truth.

[@EdA-qh7qr]

Joe knows a 9 mm will blow your lungs out of your body

[@poodlescone9700]

We have blackouts in CA. No way in hell we are going zero emissions anytime this century.

[@stevenbeenaware]

Corruption at the highest levels😮. The system is totally broken!!!

[@user-tg1nl8ml6d]

Why does KZbin need to show their bias insert

[@adriangalysh]

I recently rode in a Tesla, which has some very cool technology going for it. However, I was very disappointed that a full charged battery only let us drive for 3 hours and 20 minutes before needing a recharge. Could have done double the trip with a full tank of gas.

[@user-hi4iw4pt6i]

any reduction when the air con or heating were switched on?

[@bsmith8950]

See how far you go at night with the lights and heating on

[@Rico-oy3dc]

The only reason to travel is for food and resources. It will not be a recreation in the future. A paradigm shift.

[@davenoejoe]

​@@Rico-oy3dcThat has always been that way for the poor. But if every body uses common sense it will all be good but these pushy scared Dems will have us them included in chains of overly far reaching restrictions and then it will not change climate an iota

[@davenoejoe]

Biden stopping the keystone pipeline then using rail to ship oil caused more CO2 than it ever prevented and that is par for most so called earth saving efforts cause more of what they are supposed to prevent and cause everything to cost 3 to 10 times more.

[@Dreadnought16]

I started asking people who believe in climate change if the know the percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere…I have yet to meet someone who knows it….everyone guesses about 3%……people are just drinking the Kool Aid….

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

Try asking me. I've known that perfectly well for decades. And now _you_ tell me how much the percentage of CO_2 in the atmosphere has changed in the last 200 years, due to us humans burning fossils fuels...? Do you know that?

[@matmclelland4701]

Since 1750 it has increased %50 from 280ppm to 420ppm, with about %60 of that increase happening since 1960. This represents an increase of atmospheric C02 level from about .027% to its current .04%

[@Dreadnought16]

Wow you seem very intelligent as well.....missing the entire point of my statement.@@matmclelland4701

[@patriciau6277]

Take the money from their salary!

[@keghinian]

Another cabinet secretary checked a box and received an important possession, yet he is not qualified to meet his job expectations.

[@taylorshelp5046]

Lower maintenance cost????😂😂😂

[@artvandelay837]

"better performance" HAHAHAHAHA

[@whereamiatnowtube]

Actually yes, there are far less moving parts in an ev. No oil change no spark plug change etc. It's cheaper to maintain.

[@danielmatuska795]

@@whereamiatnowtube

[@ascensionenergetics85]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 That’s what you get when you put unqualified people in office because you’re trying to fill a WOKE quota😂😂😂😂😂

[@craigschaffert]

Its not happening. With or without you. Definitely not without you.

[@dougdavis7171]

Dealerships are turning down allocations of EVs because they aren't selling. Their lots are full of cars and traffic is down because of high prices and interest rates.

[@mrbeez8631]

All the vehicle manufacturers are losing billions on EVs. I wonder why

[@skirtonbear1]

Yes, they’re being forced! The Reps. final comment is the point. BTW- plants need that CO2. We need those plants.

[@Cohen.the.Worrier]

Those plants were doing fine for millions of years without the extra CO2, thank you very much.

[@mikehenkes]

Actually CO2 has been going up for thousands of years. PS: Why do you hate rain forests? @@Cohen.the.Worrier

[@SailingAnja]

@@Cohen.the.Worrier they where doing better during the Jurassic period where thare was almost 30% more co2 in the air as now.. like 0.04 PPM.. you know what happens if we hit 0.02?.... plants die and we all die. Yeah lets get rid of all that CO2 huh

[@dingleberrysnigglefritz]

@@Cohen.the.Worrier The plants are a system equalizer. More CO2 leads to larger, more robust plants. Plants are CO2 sinks. When people grow plants in grow tents/greenhouses, sometimes to get more robust growth - to maximize plant growth - they will inject CO2 into the atmosphere. Higher concentrations of CO2 combined with higher temperatures exacerbates plant growth. I would love for somebody to point out the flaw in my assertion and its implied effects. I think climate change is a political catchphrase. It is a lever of control far more than it is a threat to a planet if CO2 is the measure.

[@richl2501]

CLIMATE CHANGE: THE REALITY behind the MYTH.

[@TheDumbpublic]

Sometimes I think " what if climate is the one thing dems aren't lying about?" Then I snap back to reality.

[@4Everlast]

It's hard to tax us all even more and take our freedoms in behalf of the climate crisis if there is no crisis, and there isn't, so you got to make one, as they are, using fancy sounding 70+ year old tech. The US is pulling the rope of the weather it self on one side, China on the other, and what you get is crazy weather, drought and floods, otherwise, the exact thing they need to convince us there's trouble with the environment. 100% BS

[@AB-mg5sx]

Haha, then you realize they been crying this tune since the 80s? Mean while china and other countries are pouring nasty stuff in the air and waters, but yet they are worried about what kind of car is on the streets of America, lol such BS

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

They aren't lying about it (probably). They are ignorant Useful Idiots who are mostly propaganda brainwashed into believing it. Yes there is corruption/ bribery also, but I feel that a lot of them simply have bought into the Conspiracy, -as Fact (being True).

[@4Everlast]

@@AB-mg5sx Not only that, they keep saying China's got a pollution problem, but THEY took their industry and gave it to China to use their cheap workers! The US is for a long time the land of hypocrisy.

[@Bobany]

One is the environment the other is the climate @@AB-mg5sx

[@tracypulley9785]

It’s called survival! Average people who do real work can not afford it!

[@usafret4709]

One reason and one reason only for EVs...control. Control the energy and when the cars are plugged into the IoT, they can shut it down when you don't comply.

[@JohnQuePublic903]

I(t only takes a few key strokes and a Over The Air update.. and your EV will refuse to charge or turn on.

[@somethingintheair5373]

Presupposing you can actually afford one in the first place!!!

[@norcaljim8535]

Doug represents rural California. A good conservative. Ty Doug for standing up to extremists.

[@hansgordy]

You can deny climate change all you want... but it won't stop it.

[@jf7078]

Concur

[@Fstate]

What are people confused about here. That burning gasoline releases vast measurable amounts of co2, or how the co2 measurably increases the temperature of the planet. Or are they confused that the ice core samples we have indicate a change this rapid has never occurred in history?

[@EPICSOUNDTRAX]

What cities are best in rural California and republican? Seriously want to know.

[@seanmcintyre131]

His understanding of climate change is also about as sound as the average Republican voter.

[@user-mb6lr9gs8o]

Renters have no where to charge their vehicles.

[@Steve-rr2mi]

Plus they suck in the winters....

[@matthewwallace9280]

Also in California - where we have been putting up wind turbines since the 1980s: wind power is currently generating 4.8% of the electricity capacity in the electrical grid. (2239MW from wind divided by 46,194MW total electrical capacity = 4.8%) Spoiler alert: Earth's atmosphere is made up of about 0.04% CO2

[@maryfries2147]

But the good thing about wind u also build backup power like gas or hydro or nuclear so wind and actually solar are worthless completely

[@tarafox6618]

And we contribute very little to that amount actually.

[@peterjermey7235]

Co2 is a greenhouse gas. We need it in the air to reduce heat loss to space so that we do not freeze to death. But the reverse is also true. If we put more of it in the atmosphere then less heat escapes and the climate changes. That's why we see more extreme weather events now than when we were children

[@Tom-xh8yj]

He knows exactly how much CO2 is in the atmosphere it's so small that normal people laugh at it. We actually need more CO2 in the atmosphere.

[@glenbard657]

And only about 3% of the 0.04% is manmade. That means that 0.0012% is manmade.

[@davidhoward7691]

Once again, thanks to KZbin for gaslighting me by continuing to set the record straight on the settled science of Climate Change.

[@rorycannon7295]

youtube isnt wrong. the science of climate change is quite settled

[@myvws2]

​@@rorycannon7295 Yep! It's called weather!

[@skidjs]

​@@rorycannon7295lol!

[@ethanclarke4127]

@@myvws2 and to be honest, not even that is settled. No such thing as settled science.

[@ethanclarke4127]

@@rorycannon7295 no such thing as settled science.

[@letsgoBrandon2024]

Majority of City living Americans. Anyone who drives 40 miles to and from work doesn't want these things.

[@stevewothers4209]

Not to mention the exorbitant cost of replacing the batteries in a few years after purchasing the exorbitantly priced vehicle too begin with

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

We had little sea shells everywhere in my yard in the Arizona desert. People are amazingly stupid.

[@andaimhineach4131]

And willingly so!

[@Sherlock-py2hh]

In 2050 his children should be asking why he did nothing about child-slavery, digging out materials for batteries in Africa.

[@aliveandwell829]

If things keep going the way they are, in 2050 they'll be asking their questions in Chinese. My guess is, they'll be asking if we did enough to maintain our sovereignty. And the answer will be a clear and resounding NO!

[@alanserjeant4947]

​@@aliveandwell829 China is facing catastrophic population DECLINE. Minus 850000 last year alone. In fact the world hasn't been breeding anywhere near replacement rates for quite a while now. Depopulation will be the problem in the future not overpopulation.

[@moabman6803]

In 2050 his children won't be talking to him because they'll realize he was a bad parent.

[@aliveandwell829]

@@alanserjeant4947 I'm sorry. I am struggling to understand the connection between Chinese breeding practices and their clear intent to remove the US as a superpower and take our country over....

[@rorycannon7295]

false dilemma fallacy

[@brushylake4606]

I live in Florida. If all vehicles are electric, what happens when hurricanes cause weeklong blackouts? What happens when police vehicles and ambulances can't charge because the power is out?

[@oldyeller7480]

If you sell 3 evs 1st year and 9 evs the 2nd year, evs sales are up 300%. Stupidty fuels the world

[@joemills3410]

EVs work if you live in a city and don't go anywhere. The rest of us need ICE vehicles. City vs. rural struggle continues.

[@Dan-sc7us]

Vast majority of Americans drive less than 50 miles per day! Each morning you have the equivalent of a full tank!!

[@jspur22]

Where does that electricity come from to charge it?@@Dan-sc7us

[@iamtheoffenderofall]

@@Dan-sc7us And for those that dont have garages and park on street? What about their "refueling" options?

[@medic1937]

@@iamtheoffenderofall He won't answer that one. It goes beyond his talking points.

[@kevinshaw7755]

I drive a tesla and it's great in the city and on long trips never had a issue with changing. Drove cross country from NC to Washington state no problems at all actually it was smother than my ice car ever was.

[@leakybean501]

Doug LaMalfa👏👏👏👏👏👏 He says that it is real and yet cannot answer a basic question on atmospheric co2

[@cree71cjm]

TRANSPORTATION Secretary. He doesn't specialize in this, John Kerry is the climate envoy. If He couldn't answer that question THEN you'd be on to somehting, but he isn't so this is a hogwash arguement.

[@robertwalker9130]

0.03% but it's what the co2 does in the atmosphere that matters.

[@leakybean501]

@@robertwalker9130 .0418% in 2022. It feeds plants.

[@AH-lw2bj]

0.042% which is up from 0.034% (pre industrial) which is an increase of 0.008% in 200 years 😂😂

[@mrbeez8631]

​@@robertwalker9130it doesn't do what you think it does. Its also a cooling agent. Weird, I know.

[@mikeballen]

co2 in a room 395 ppm ,outside in a field, morning time no wind about 350 ppm. i have 2 Prius ,prius and a plugin prius . it cost me 40 bucks each month for gas .. but a extra 50 in electricity. my moped lawn mower and snow blower cost me 5 gallons 20 buck a year to run .. got a electric bicycle cost me 26 bucks in electricity...each month.... what a savings

[@testy462]

the CA high speed rail is now approaching 150 Billion now....with no rail in sight.