Status quo in Kern County isn’t exactly great at the moment, by the way. Pollution associated with oil drilling contributes to poor air quality in Kern County (worst particulate pollution in the nation, among the worst ozone pollution, both linked to oil drilling), and in a business-as-usual scenario, average annual…

They’ve assisted with industrialisation, true. And if we keep using them at the same rate as we are, the results are going to be genuinely bad. Just because something is good for a while doesn’t mean that it has no downsides or that it should be used forever even if a better solution comes along.

Indeed I have heard about him. It’s a pity he isn’t trying to secure a prosperous long-term future for his state, and is instead content to continue acting as a proxy for the coal industry. Our last Prime Minister was a bit like that. He took an actual lump of coal into the house of representatives to wave around as a…

I had to...

That’s what Norway’s sovereign wealth fund was built on (North Sea oil and gas).

How long are these crews working on well installation relative to the well life? Essentially, what is the amortized employment across the life of a well?

This is a failure of governance at a federal level. We have the same failure of governance here in Australia, where approximately two parts of fuck-all has been done to help fossil fuel regions transition to a post-fossil fuel economy, and as a result there are a bunch of people in coal towns who are scared about the…

Wait until your ears never stop ringing and get back to me about it. Tinnitus is a cunt.

Removal of the Box’s traditional timber bumper bar leaves the front looking rather more sleek, doesn’t it?

They both look a lot better than might be expected of a weird little van.

Or

You say that like it’s a bad thing...

I don’t think that attempted manslaughter is a thing - I think that manslaughter means that someone has been killed, and that it was not an intentional act which lead to their death. Attempted murder, or assault with a deadly weapon both seem reasonable charges.

Ah dammit. I should have scrolled down further.

Now I’m not saying this is a good idea. But I’m not saying it’s a bad idea either.

Almost entirely unrelated, but I was wondering whether Honda sold the new Civic Si in Australia. Just had a look on the Honda Australia site. They sell one trim level of Civic now, and it costs the equivalent of $32K USD. What the hell.

If your slogan is that bad at conveying your intended message, you should probably reconsider it.

Even "Less Cars" if "Reduce" has too many letters for a slogan or some such other half-baked reasoning.