New Posts For Thread: Grease Traphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_TrapSo the Senate is scheduled to vote today whether to end the big tax breaks to the petroleum industry.www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/26/107797...A majority of Democrats (I'm told) want to end them, but the bill is getting "filibustered" by you-know-whThe environmental activist Bill McKibben estimates that if we did away with all fossil fuel subsidies world wide, we'd be about halfway to solving global warming.abcnews.go.com/US/teen-girl-exorcism-squ...In petro-producing countries such subsidies ahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518322795#518322795The environmental activist Bill McKibben estimates that if we did away with all fossil fuel subsidies world wide, we'd be about halfway to solving global warming.abcnews.go.com/US/teen-girl-exorcism-squ...In petro-producing countries such subsidies aFri, 06 Apr 2012 09:17:25 -0500The votes are in. The oil companies win. The people lose.The measure to end the tax breaks was "defeated," 51-47.Wait a minute...there are 100 senators. 51 of them voted to end these larcenous tax breaks, and that's a majority.Only in the corporate mhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518221247#518221247The votes are in. The oil companies win. The people lose.The measure to end the tax breaks was "defeated," 51-47.Wait a minute...there are 100 senators. 51 of them voted to end these larcenous tax breaks, and that's a majority.Only in the corporate mTue, 03 Apr 2012 10:21:01 -0500I believe this vote (on ending tax breaks for oil corporations) has not been taken yet.The last I heard about it was on Monday. I just checked and there's no news.Of course the industry lobbying and bribing organization calls the call for ending thishttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518035269#518035269I believe this vote (on ending tax breaks for oil corporations) has not been taken yet.The last I heard about it was on Monday. I just checked and there's no news.Of course the industry lobbying and bribing organization calls the call for ending thisWed, 28 Mar 2012 19:22:51 -0500Hello,We all have slipped on the proverbial banana peel. There is lots of hyperbole and emotion here so let's give Ed a break and get back to the OP. Thank you.lovehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518034197#518034197Hello,We all have slipped on the proverbial banana peel. There is lots of hyperbole and emotion here so let's give Ed a break and get back to the OP. Thank you.loveWed, 28 Mar 2012 18:50:02 -0500That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.[/quote]The point is I actually "care" more than you guys do.... I know more about nature than you do... and I'm smarter than you.So I don't need your help in saving the planet. I'm doing just fine.All of yohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518033979#518033979That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.[/quote]The point is I actually "care" more than you guys do.... I know more about nature than you do... and I'm smarter than you.So I don't need your help in saving the planet. I'm doing just fine.All of yoWed, 28 Mar 2012 18:42:41 -0500That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.[/quote]The point is I actually "care" more than you guys do.... I know more about nature than you do... and I'm smarter than you.So I don't need your help in saving the planet. I'm doing just fine.All of yohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518028461#518028461That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.[/quote]The point is I actually "care" more than you guys do.... I know more about nature than you do... and I'm smarter than you.So I don't need your help in saving the planet. I'm doing just fine.All of yoWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:56:54 -0500That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.[/quote]The point is I actually "care" more than you guys do.... I know more about nature than you do... and I'm smarter than you.So I don't need your help in saving the planet. I'm doing just fine.All of yohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518028081#518028081That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.[/quote]The point is I actually "care" more than you guys do.... I know more about nature than you do... and I'm smarter than you.So I don't need your help in saving the planet. I'm doing just fine.All of yoWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:49:19 -0500That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518027871#518027871That'll show em!Nuke the gay baby whales.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:45:04 -0500“Cockemamie”...is the REALITY that what we are doing NOW is NOT sustainable, cockamamie to you? Is worrying about what we leave behind for future generation (you know, our own kids and grandchildren), cockamamie to you?You ever hear the shttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518027833#518027833“Cockemamie”...is the REALITY that what we are doing NOW is NOT sustainable, cockamamie to you? Is worrying about what we leave behind for future generation (you know, our own kids and grandchildren), cockamamie to you?You ever hear the sWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:44:29 -0500I'm just had it up to here with being preached to/lectured by hypocritesFuture generations are not going to pick up your torch, and since you only will have 50 years to "save the planet" you will require that future generations buy your bilge... thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29026689/Grease_Trap?post_id=518027193#518027193I'm just had it up to here with being preached to/lectured by hypocritesFuture generations are not going to pick up your torch, and since you only will have 50 years to "save the planet" you will require that future generations buy your bilge... theWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:32:09 -0500