Oil companies want tax dollars to protect them against climate change

[billvon 3,131]

Yep, you heard that right. Texas oil companies, who for years have been denying climate change, now want the federal government to spend $12 billion to protect them from . . . climate change. Several organizations, including the American Petroleum Institute, Phillips 66 and Lyondell Chemical (a refiner) lobbied the state to request the federal funding.

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Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change

Aug 24 2018

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile “spine” of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Like other oceanfront projects, this one would protect homes, delicate ecosystems and vital infrastructure, but it also has another priority — to shield some of the crown jewels of the petroleum industry, which is blamed for contributing to global warming and now wants the federal government to build safeguards against the consequences of it.

The plan is focused on a stretch of coastline that runs from the Louisiana border to industrial enclaves south of Houston that are home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of petrochemical facilities, including most of Texas’ 30 refineries, which represent 30 percent of the nation’s refining capacity.

Texas is seeking at least $12 billion for the full coastal spine, with nearly all of it coming from public funds. Last month, the government fast-tracked an initial $3.9 billion for three separate, smaller storm barrier projects that would specifically protect oil facilities.
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[gowlerk 2,283]

Maybe they can use the money Trump wants for a border wall. A repurposed wall account.

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[DJL 235]

gowlerk

Maybe they can use the money Trump wants for a border wall. A repurposed wall account.

And they'll make climate change pay for it.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[rushmc 23]

They have to protect themselves against the political bullshit that is climate change somehow!

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[SkyDekker 1,465]

Attached is a visualization of the average annual temperature in Toronto from 1841 to 2017. The scale runs from 5.5C to 11C.

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SkyDekker

Attached is a visualization of the average annual temperature in Toronto from 1841 to 2017. The scale runs from 5.5C to 11C.

That's 42 to 52 degrees Fahrenheit for the 'mer'cans, and 278.65K to 284.15K for aquaphobic folks.

Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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rushmc

They have to protect themselves against the political bullshit that is climate change somehow!

Right, they're building coastal defences to keep the politicians out.

I think this could be your best post ever. Maybe you're envisaging Al Gore launching an amphibious attack with his powerpoint projector.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

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Maximum lunacy.

[JoeWeber 2,968]

yoink

Maximum lunacy.

We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do

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rushmc

They have to protect themselves against the political bullshit that is climate change somehow!

Still waiting for the explanation of this particular nonsense, Rush.

How do sea walls designed to protect against climate change protect from the political bullshit that is climate change as you state?