Know a lot about fossil fuel subsidies?

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Permalink Reply by The Flying Atheist on June 15, 2012 at 8:58pm

Hey, Ruth.  This is a non-functioning link.  Can you repost?  Thanks!  Carl

Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on June 15, 2012 at 11:30pm

Thanks for the heads-up. I repaired the link.

Permalink Reply by The Flying Atheist on June 16, 2012 at 1:13am

I also got 50%.  6 right and 6 wrong. 

On a side note, I never understand why the big oil companies lobby against alternative forms of energy.  Energy is their field and their product.  They should be investing in future avenues for their companies.  Much like horse-carriage makers evolved and got into auto manufacturing (Studebaker) or Coca-Cola getting into bottled water (Dasani) for a health-conscious market.  It's a natural extension of the business.  Am I being too naive and missing something?  Perhaps the big oil companies want the little guys to make all the initial investments and then swoop in and buy them out once the technology has been perfected.  It seems the auto makers did that with electric car technology.       

Permalink Reply by Chris G on June 16, 2012 at 10:24am

That was interesting I got 8 correct (64%). I think that if the military was taken into account that Oil subsidies would be higher than stated in this test.

Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on June 16, 2012 at 11:15am

Interesting point, Chris. Military fossil fuel purchases, which are huge, are an indirect subsidy. It's tax money pouring into oil company coffers too.

Permalink Reply by Chris G on June 17, 2012 at 1:21am

I meant the military cost to keep oil regions stable and the military costs to keep shipping lanes open.

Permalink Reply by Joe Meyer on June 16, 2012 at 3:10pm

I also got 50% on the quiz.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on June 20, 2012 at 5:03pm

I got the same grade. I need to learn more I suppose.