WHY? THE GOAL IS TO WRECK YOUR LIFESTYLE, NOT THEIRS: Oil Trade Group Challenges Environmentalists: Enough Talk, Try Actually Living Without Fossil Fuels:

Since announcing the Fossil Fuel Free Challenge two weeks ago, we’ve challenged numerous environmental groups to practice what they promote. We’ve called on companies like Starbucks, Nike, Walmart and others that have pledged to do away with fossil fuels to try going just one week without.

The reaction we get is people saying they’ll ride a bike to work or that they already drive a hybrid. However, those still use considerable amounts of fossil fuels and components that only come from oil and natural gas.

As Patrick Richardson writes, “The people protesting against fossil fuels don’t really want to live in a world without them. They just want to feel righteous, a problem even some within their ranks recognize they have.”

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