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1. Disel is one of the dirtiest burning fossil fuels

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 12:40 PM

Nov 18

Decades ago, diesel particulates where classified as cancer causing.

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Disel is one of the dirtiest burning fossil fuels GoreWon2000 Nov 18 #1

Right. More immediately, diesel exhaust can cause heart attacks OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #2

No such thing as "clean diesel" GoreWon2000 Nov 18 #3

Uh, this is not "clean diesel" (like "clean coal.") OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #4

It's all snake oil GoreWon2000 Nov 20 #11

Please go back and read the OP - better yet, follow the links I provided OKIsItJustMe Nov 20 #12

Curious, where are your schooling and work credentials on this issue? GoreWon2000 Nov 20 #13

You have obviously mistaken me for an opponent OKIsItJustMe Nov 20 #14

My engineer father's credentials are totally relevant GoreWon2000 Nov 21 #17

Powering transport with "Green Hydrogen" OKIsItJustMe Nov 20 #15

Reading articles isn't actual expertise GoreWon2000 Nov 21 #16

You're NOT an engineer GoreWon2000 Nov 21 #19

My engineer father was way ahead GoreWon2000 Nov 22 #21

Your engineering credentials are to make such comments? GoreWon2000 Nov 24 #30

Snake oil would work too! FullySupportDems Nov 23 #27

The fossil fuel that currently creates most electricity will run out GoreWon2000 Nov 23 #24

Bio-diesel is not a solution GoreWon2000 Nov 23 #23

Green hydrogen is the solution GoreWon2000 Nov 24 #29

But bio diesels have much different emissions FullySupportDems Nov 23 #26

Bio-diesel involves growing corn or sugar cane GoreWon2000 Nov 24 #31

I understand, it's not a good use of resources FullySupportDems Nov 25 #32

No we're not OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #6

Look, I fully recognize that nuclear power will not... NNadir Nov 18 #7

Six words stopped nuclear power OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #8

I guess you don't bother to try to understand things you don't want to OKIsItJustMe Nov 18 #10