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Wyoming governor’s speech erupts into
fight over future of fossil fuels, carbon capture

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Posted By: Ida Lou Pino, 11/27/2023 10:21:44 AM

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon sparked a backlash from state lawmakers when he discussed plans to make the Cowboy State carbon dioxide-neutral during a talk at Harvard last month. “It is clear that we have a warming climate. It is clear that carbon dioxide is a major contributor to that challenge. There is an urgency to addressing this issue,” Gordon said during the “Decarbonizing The West” talk. The governor added that the problem won’t be solved by turning off fossil fuels, and he promoted the use of carbon capture and sequestration.

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This guy is an infuriating doofus. He said, “It is clear that we have a warming climate." Oh, yeah - - how is it clear? Have you seen the results of multivariate statistical analysis of scientifically-gathered data - - which shows a 99% likelihood that human activity is warming the entire planet? No, you jerk - - you have not - - because it doesn't exist. RINO dopes like Gordon cause us major despair.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Gordon Mills 11/27/2023 10:27:57 AM (No. 1605752)
Are WY voters just as stupid as PA voters?
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Reply 2 - Posted by: happywarrior 11/27/2023 10:38:49 AM (No. 1605757)
Do these fools even know what they're talking about? Carbon capture and sequestration my rear!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Quigley 11/27/2023 10:40:28 AM (No. 1605759)
Agreeing with the poster, i would like to see a cogent and auditable statement of the evidence he relies upon for his unqualified clarity. IPCC research results: “xxx could possibly cause anthropomorphic warming” IPCC Summary for Policy Makers (of same research): “xxx almost certainly causes global warming” News Report on the SPM: “we’re gonna die unless we spend $$$ trillions and it’s none of your business where it goes!!!”
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Reply 4 - Posted by: commonsence 11/27/2023 10:46:32 AM (No. 1605768)
#1 Hopefully the WY voters will show there not in the next election
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Starboard_side 11/27/2023 10:55:41 AM (No. 1605773)
#3, good recap. I've noticed how they always have qualifiers (would, could, might, likely, expected) instead of definitive statements of fact based on analysis that can be openly shared and posted for everyone to review.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Mizz Fixxit 11/27/2023 11:18:41 AM (No. 1605786)
Regarding Poster 1, Gordon has been a pretty good two-term governor. However, conservatives expressed misgivings about Gordon’s candidacy in 2018 due to his contribution to the Kerry campaign in 2004. In 2008, Gordon donated to a democrat candidate in a Wyoming US House race.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Kate318 11/27/2023 11:19:48 AM (No. 1605789)
It is NOT clear that we have a “warming environment.” We’ve only been recording outside temperatures for less than 200 years. Carbon dioxide is necessary for all plant life on the planet. Is it a requirement or a glitch that people on the left don’t have two brain cells to rub together?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: WV.Hillbilly 11/27/2023 11:20:10 AM (No. 1605791)
There's a reason Wyoming residents have the second lowest electric rates in the nation. And it ain't because the state isn't carbon neutral enough.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Mizz Fixxit 11/27/2023 11:28:52 AM (No. 1605796)
Poster 8, a 29 percent electric rate increase in Wyoming is under consideration. Rocky Mountain Power denies that their proposed rate increase is due to company investments in green energy.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: cold porridge 11/27/2023 11:35:55 AM (No. 1605799)
“Without question, most of the world believes that we need to reduce CO2,” Case said. I disagree with that statement. Maybe most governments of the world buy into the lie, but I think the majority of the world's citizens do not. The earth has been warming since the last ice age. It is caused by THE SUN. There also used to be mush more CO2 than there is now thousands of years ago. Man is not killing the planet. Stop believing their hoaxes. Besides. I live in a northern state and welcome a warmer planet.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: cold porridge 11/27/2023 11:36:43 AM (No. 1605801)
oops! I meanr "much more" not mush more.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Luandir 11/27/2023 11:54:24 AM (No. 1605820)
Guv, this all started when you made the Hajj to Harvard and tried to mollify the socialists. You should have known they will never be appeased. I wouldn't be surprised if you're shown the exit via the Cheney Door.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: 2assume 11/27/2023 12:11:09 PM (No. 1605829)
Products made from crude oil. I guess we should get used to not having these products No more phones, computers, cars, electricity, wind mills solar power, food, shelter. Roads. You can Google practically anything and you will see that crude oil is used in one way or another. We might as well not allow us to use fire while we are at it. And don’t even think about inventing the wheel. I am getting a headache just thinking about it. I can’t take an aspirin because it too is made from crude oil. Climate change happens normally. For 50 years we have blamed us. The solution agreed upon has done more damage than the so called problem itself. If we are in danger, it is to late to do anything about it so let us enjoy a comfortable life in the few years we have left,
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Mr. Know-It-All 11/27/2023 12:36:14 PM (No. 1605847)
Warming climate? Yeah, probably. We have been on a steady warming trend since the end of the "Little Ice Age" in the 19th century. The alarmists would have us accept that the warming trend is rapid and accelerating, but they have also been "adjusting" past temperature data so we can't trust what they claim. CO2 is a major factor? Really? CO2 makes up 0.04% of the atmosphere. It is a trace gas. Not buying that they small increase of a trace and beneficial gas is the major cause, especially the very small amount that humans produce. Not buying. The planet as warmed and cooled many times in it's long history, all of them caused by purely natural factors. There is no proof that this trend is anything out of the ordinary.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Corndoggies 11/27/2023 12:44:19 PM (No. 1605850)
I listened to a podcast last night, James Delingpole had Hregory Wrightstone on and he’s a Co2 expert. He said Co2 levels are actually very low right now and we could use more. Mr Wrightstone also devoted an app called Inconvenient Facts that is chock full of information to counter libtards with.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: red1066 11/27/2023 12:48:10 PM (No. 1605854)
The climate may be warming, but it's not nearly as warm as it has been in the past. Since data for temps have only been around for about 150 years, basing climate activity on temps for such a short period of time is not accurate. Many studies using ice core samples indicate we're still recovering from the ice age, or the mini-ice age of 300 years ago. In any event, man has thrived much better in warmer climates than when it's colder.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: DiegoDude 11/27/2023 1:07:37 PM (No. 1605861)
One need only to look at voter demographics in places like Jackson, Cody and Cheyenne.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: weirdone 11/27/2023 1:18:02 PM (No. 1605869)
It is clear that Gov. Mark Gordon in no smarter that Liz Cheney. Oil, gas and coal production in Wyoming are by far the largest employers in Wyoming. Speak against those who put you in office and the Cheney effect will apply to you also.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Maggie2u 11/27/2023 1:48:52 PM (No. 1605892)
FTA...'“Without question, most of the world HAS BEEN BRAINWASHED that we need to reduce CO2,” . there fixed that sentence for ya. BTW...when running for office did governor Gordon run on a platform of shutting down all fossil fuel and making the state carbon dioxide neutral?
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Reply 20 - Posted by: curious1 11/27/2023 3:50:23 PM (No. 1605956)
Plants love CO2. We need more as the levels are nowhere near a peak. Oh, and CO2 levels are a lagging indicator of warming. An inconvenient fact the watermelons prefer to ignore.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: DVC 11/27/2023 9:53:26 PM (No. 1606094)
Impeach the governor. NOW.
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