Comments by "looseycanon" (@looseycanon) on "The REAL reason behind the PRICE of OIL (and it's not Russia) - VisualEconomik EN" video.

  1. You do realize, that eco-friendlyness is chief culprit for this mess, right? Where do you think, those regulations, which hit hydrocarbon sector come from? People fall en mass for a scam, that we don't need hydrocarbons, that we can live without them, that we'd be better off without them. You know, basic ecology talking points oversimplified. Polititians either fall for it too, and/or cinically use it to get reelected. Their electorate begins to demand an actual change, so they begin to move in terms of policy certain way, to appease their electorate, and banks either wait or begin to ditch oil ang gas in anticipation of further sector harming legislation... and we're, where we are. The whole problem with ecology, is that it has shrunk to one question alone. Global warming and refuses to see other solutions, then production equivalent of austerity, however, people who peddle this don't realize the reality of the situation. Say we'd stop using plastics at all. What would we displace them with? Could you imagine integrated circuits of computers with other carrier material than plastic? What about bottles? Imagine, how much would a your standard 2l bottle of your prefered bevarage weigh! How do you carry that on you at all times? In my travels, I used to carry on foot five leters of water just for my self. How much heavier would my backpack get, if I were to use glass instead of refilled pop bottles? And remember, glass is the only sensible alternative to plastic here! And what about lost merch as result of breakage? Who'd carry the losses from that? Companies would have to calculate that in to costs of final product too. There is this ted talk, you might want to watch: Why renewables can’t save the planet by Michael Shellenberger. I think, you'll find it illuminating.
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