I agree. But he doesn’t need an oil platform fire to do that. He’s been doing it all along and in the coal world too, but offers no alternatives.
“He’s been doing it all along and in the coal world too, but offers no alternatives.”
au contraire: He did offer his alternatives.
“We can’t have 5% of the world’s population and continue to use 25% of the world’s resources and expect the rest of the world to say that’s OK.”
and
“Under my plan, utility rates would necessarily skyrocket.”
The practical implications of these alternatives are obvious. But 52% of the electorate chose to ignore them.