I don’t make a habit of listening to other people’s conversations when flying, but this particular discussion was pretty hard to ignore, considering it was so loud you couldn’t concentrate on anything else.<\/p>\n
A young, male college student was having a conversation with a young mother who had her infant in her lap. They talked about random family and baby things, then the college student asked the young mother what her husband did for a living. When she told him he had a fracking business, the college student proceeded to shame her for having a hand in the destruction of the environment at the altar of profit. It is a shame you see to provide for your wife and newborn baby when it harms the planet.<\/p>\n
Fracking was bad. The Keystone pipeline was bad. Dams were bad. Basically anything other than green energy was bad.<\/p>\n
As the conversation unfolded, I found myself fantasizing about what I would say to the young, male college student, given the opportunity to do so. Here is what I developed:<\/p>\n
Let me ask you a few questions if you don’t mind…<\/p>\n
With or without a pipeline, the oil from Canada is being transported. Do you know how it is being transported?<\/p>\n
By train.<\/p>\n
Do you know what railroad is used?<\/p>\n
Burlington Northern Southern Freight<\/p>\n
Do you know what entity owns Burlington Northern?<\/p>\n
Berkshire Hathaway.<\/p>\n
Do you know what very rich man is at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway?<\/p>\n
Warren Buffet<\/p>\n
Do you know what political party Warren Buffet supports?<\/p>\n
The Democrat party.<\/p>\n
And what party is obstructing construction of the Keystone pipeline?<\/p>\n
The Democrat party.<\/p>\n
And isn’t that interesting how a very rich man supports the party that is making sure the oil from Canada is transported on his railroad?<\/p>\n
Now, I want you to do some research. I want you to research which mode of transportation is more environmentally friendly, rail or pipe. And when you find that pipe is more environmentally friendly, I want you to ask yourself why the Democrat party is obstructing a more environmentally friendly pipeline. Could it be that obstruction is in the interest of one of their most wealthy supporters? Isn’t that interesting?<\/p>\n
And before you go off and say we shouldn’t be using oil at all. I have some more questions for you:<\/p>\n
The blades on a windmill are made from resins and fibers. Do you know what raw material is used to make those resins and fibers?<\/p>\n
Oil.<\/p>\n
The generator in a windmill uses all kinds of lubrication and fancy things made from rare earth minerals. Do you know what raw material is used to make that lubrication?<\/p>\n
Oil.<\/p>\n
Do you know what powers the machines that dig up and transport the rare earth minerals?<\/p>\n
Oil.<\/p>\n
Windmills are painted a nice, bland shade of gray manlig-halsa.se<\/a>. Do you know what raw material is used to make that paint?<\/p>\n Oil.<\/p>\n So as you continue your journey westward on this giant, oil burning airplane, you have a lot to think about don’t you?<\/p>\n Flakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I don’t make a habit of listening to other people’s conversations when flying, but this particular discussion was pretty hard to ignore, considering it was so loud you couldn’t concentrate on anything else. A young, male college student was having … Continue reading