I am less aware of the specifics of HS2 but, as a Frenchman back living in France, you won't find me objecting to a strong (electrified) rail network!

Also, in order to continue they would need to have actually started...

That's still a travesty of parlimentary democracy: you could have 74% of representatives in favour of a position and it would not pass if a majority of the majority party is against (so if all Dems plus 49% of Republicans are in favour) - as it will then not be brought to a vote...

Thanks!

I completely fail to understand Ash's joke in response, though...

In my case, my disagreements would be mostly on nuclear (we will need some and should not see it as antagonistic to renewables) and not leaving NATO before Europe has created a solid military alliance.

Both things could be debated with civil discourse of course!

Indeed.
I had a recent conversation in which my friend said he was ambivalent about generative AI because he could see the harm it was causing but was hoping that technology could help us solve climate change or cure cancer.

You might make a claim that quantum computers could help, but LLM?..

Yes. I don't agree with him on EVERYthing (most things, though), but I sure wish that more politicians, whether on my side or not, were like that.

Let's persuade electors of our views rather than try to dismiss the messenger!

It has - it's called impeachment...

as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office.

open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Well, there IS a techno that concerts CH4 in black carbon (C) and hydrogen (H2).
No greenhouse gas
I'd argue that in that way, yes you can have oil and gas and fight climate change. But I guess then it's a fossil input, not a fuel.

You'd think that sort of rule should not need to be made explicit...

Did someone ask Grok to provide the most compelling example of what the word "cringe" means?

Je respecterai son choix d'absence tout en guettant son retour, tant sa voix est importante dans un monde qui manque de journalistes partageant son intégrité et son professionnalisme.

On est souvent plus prompt à critiquer qu'à soutenir. J'espère qu'elle sait aussi combien elle est admirée. 2/2