Liberals' Love-Hate Relationship With Science

[Webster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQXhe8PtgI
PJ Media: Liberals Love-Hate Relationship With Science

Thoughts?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Excellent.

 

[+paradox]

actually, chris rock is right, our cars and technology can be a lot better and there are technology out there that's not being used due to big far-right considerations that want to keep certain technology out of the hands of the public... this is nothing new... so republicans are the ones that dislike curtain technologies and science... especially the greedy oil companies and the health sector...

 

[Webster]

actually, chris rock is right, our cars and technology can be a lot better and there are technology out there that's not being used due to big far-right considerations that want to keep certain technology out of the hands of the public... this is nothing new... so republicans are the ones that dislike curtain technologies and science... especially the greedy oil companies and the health sector...

Wow....the only thing that's halfway understandable there at first glance is the Chris Rock reference and Alfonzo in the video's correct in saying that if we did build cars like we did the Space Shuttle, the average person wouldn't be able to afford them. Then again, that's usually the Left's rationale for most things: either make them so expensive the average person can't afford them or regulate them to the point of non-existence.

And no, Republicans - and conservatives - do not dislike technology and science; what most of us dislike is how science is used as a cudgel to ram through ideas and policies that, when brought to the light of day, usually don't work. Case in point: climate change.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Nobody left or right in the field of business wants to keep any technology out of anyones hands. New tech means a lot more money. It just takes time to develop it and make it affordable for the average consumer.

Case in point. Cadillac has a carbon fiber car coming out.

2016 Cadillac CTS-V Hits 200 mph with 640 hp

http://media.cadillac.com/media/us/en/cadillac/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2014/Dec/1222-cts-v.html

 

[+paradox]

Nobody left or right in the field of business wants to keep any technology out of anyones hands. New tech means a lot more money. It just takes time to develop it and make it affordable for the average consumer.

Case in point. Cadillac has a carbon fiber car coming out.

2016 Cadillac CTS-V Hits 200 mph with 640 hp

http://media.cadillac.com/media/us/en/cadillac/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2014/Dec/1222-cts-v.html

yeah, riiiiight...

case in point...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6KrWUQbd9I


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjqkHhWUKOU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydEkV-E0mP8
mythbusters botched yet another one... shame on them...

 

[Webster]

Nobody left or right in the field of business wants to keep any technology out of anyones hands. New tech means a lot more money. It just takes time to develop it and make it affordable for the average consumer.

Case in point. Cadillac has a carbon fiber car coming out.

2016 Cadillac CTS-V Hits 200 mph with 640 hp

http://media.cadillac.com/media/us/en/cadillac/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2014/Dec/1222-cts-v.html

yeah, riiiiight...

On this one, Justice, Liberty's right...there's also the CTS-V's racing cousin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxmM9qa2S_c

 

[+paradox]

like how the oil companies buying companies and patents to keep non-fossil fuel bases cars/others from being big?

 

[Webster]

like how the oil companies buying companies and patents to keep non-fossil fuel bases cars/others from being big?

You were saying, Freezy?

I was watching the television on Saturday night and would you believe there was a commercial about alternative energy? I was amazed. Alternative energy education right at home in my living room! As I sat there on the couch staring at what I believed was most likely the next neo-liberal campaign for conservatism, and not a truly educational 30-second bit, I was surprised by the ending comment and commercial sponsor: Chevron. Yes, one of the biggest names in fossil fuels is talking about anything but!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJZgGb_8pQw

So I decided to dig a little deeper into the idea of a major oil company investing in alternative energy. Actions certainly speak louder than words. Yet what I found to be the reality is that in this eco-revolution, the push for renewable and sustainable energy may have overlooked a major proponent: Chevron Energy Solutions.

Chevron Energy Solutions is a subsidiary of the Chevron Corporation, and is entirely owned by the company. The mission of Chevron Energy Solutions is to “to help clients use less energy and pay less for energy, and ensure reliable, high-quality power for critical operations.” So in pursuit of this mission, the Chevron subsidiary promotes alternative energy as a means for improving energy use in facility infrastructure. In other words, they seek to promote energy efficient technologies in public institutions and businesses. They accomplish this through the employment of projects and research in areas other than fossil fuels. Solar electric and stationary fuel cell technologies are among these projects.

As a group of engineers, project managers, energy managers and analysts, Chevron Energy Solutions harnesses the power and professionalism of the eco-friendly industries – all in its quest to promote alternative energy and technology. This Chevron subsidiary seeks to not only conserve natural resources in energy production, but to reduce greenhouse gases as well. This is accomplished through the reduction in demand for electricity that would otherwise be produced by fossil-fuel power plants.

Chevron Energy Solutions has also developed and commercialized advanced energy technologies. These technologies include fuel cells, as mentioned earlier. They also include photovoltaics and advanced batteries. The company has also claimed it is active in hydrogen fuel research and development efforts as well. In fact, Chevron is investing $300 million dollars each year into alternative fuel sources.

So what does all of this mean? It certainly sounds like a commercial for Chevron, doesn’t it? Yet the point of this article is that, in the name of environmental activism and the development of alternative energy, we tend to ignore the bigger picture. It is true that Chevron is part of the petroleum-based energy industry and is often touted as a member of “Big Oil.” And it is true that, as a Big Oil affiliate, Chevron is often suspected of resisting alternative and renewable energy technologies. However the reality is that even Chevron is embracing the development of alternative energy. Remember that as the environmental revolution rolls on our energy resources will continue to evolve. So we must not overlook all of those who seek to develop alternatives to petroleum-based energy resources: even the petroleum-based companies themselves. (Alternative Energy)

Now, there is a caveat here: the above article dates from 2007, so it is several years out....but if oil companies were thinking along these lines back then, imagine what they're thinking now...thoughts?