by Alex Onukwue
Among the early fallouts from the US withdrawal from the Paris Deal has been the resignation of two members of Donald Trump’s advisory council, Disney’s Bob Iger and Elon Musk of Tesla/Space X.
In particular, Musk’s decision to finally step off the Trump train is significant as he had shown a willingness to play the role of possibly getting Trump to change his mind on Climate change. The South African-born billionaire, whose electric cars, solar panels and recyclable rockets are produced mainly in the US (a good number in Republican domains) is recognised as a leading evidence of the feasibility of climate smart technology that can be trusted.
But Trump ultimately decided against Musk, and for all the focus on bringing jobs back to coal cities, the cold shoulder to the future technologies pioneered by Musk will be a trick missed.
In truth, the green business models of both Tesla and Space X have benefitted from Government support over the years, in form of tax credits and grants. As such, it is reasonable to understand Musk’s disappointment with Trump’s anti-Paris stance from an economic perspective. That said, that Musk’s bold innovations are inspiring a different generation of engineers to think ‘Green First’ is not to be underestimated.
With talk of disruptive travel modes such as the Hyperloop, Musk has been moving fast towards transformational technology that will solve traffic problems that produce pollution and disturb social life. Cue the shutdown of schools in India last year and the smog in Paris that led to the temporary use of the odd-even traffic rule.
If Musk had been radical over the years in changing the world’s view of technology, his job may have got a bit more difficult. But he’s gonna find another route, isn’t he?
NO!! Or Elon Musk, most garbage producing parks in the world! I bet they do not even recycle! Your park smell like CRAP! clean your own up before you worry about someone else. Over priced places for families to go broke! Never give back but want to tell us how to live!
Bye, have a great life and trip.
Good get the heck out!!
Musk in it for the money…sayonara baby!????
No, of course they are mad, they are going to loose a lot of money in their clean air investments.
Don’t need any thin skinned snowflakes on the council! If ya can’t take the heat stay out of the kitchen! It takes tough sacrifice to clean up a financial mess and it time to clean up America’s!
Did you even read the article? Snowflake my ass. lol He was trying to council Trump against this decision for economic reasons, but Trump doesn’t listen like the baboon he is. What’s the point of trying to talk to Trump if he doesn’t listen? Might as well go as Trump only wants a council that reinforces his already made decisions.
Elon Musk—In a Huff –He is for his company not what is good for America—He is so FAKE—We the People Are not —WEIGHING OUR DECISIONS ON THE LATEST NEWS PAPER OR TV —HISTERIA—-I AM APAULED AT THE MEDIA—They had no Creditability with the General public before the election—NOTHING HAS CHANGED on that front—MEDIA IMPLIES THAT we the people are not smart enough to discern —ANY THING ABOUT—CLIMATE WARMING– the latest FEAR—to get what they want—-
I’ve read the Paris Climate agreement. It’s absolutely terrible.
Basically, it says that developed nations have to dramatically cut our emissions, contribute technology and incentive payments to developed nations.
Developed nations can take as long as they need to reach whatever emissions maximum they deem is right for their own country, and then will be given time to slowly reduce their emissions, after reaching the maximum that they set for themselves, on the basis of their countries capability to pay, as defined by themselves.
Oh, and then something about emissions are bigoted against women and transgender people too, for no apparent reason.
If this were a boxing match, it would be like the US tying our hands behind our back, and buying China a set of solid gold knuckle dusters, letting them beat us half to death, and keep the gold when they’re done.
Mush is a hypocrite. Hus advice is not needed.
I thought we only had ONE president at a time and not a co-president or shall I say president Bannon and puppet Trump.
Musk went out of style in the early 80s
adios
Globalist bastards. Big scam artist.
Good riddance !
Thank You for leaving it was the best decision ever, Elon you talk like this great creator but yet when it came time to come up with a better paln and better strategy what did you do, turn tail and run, your true colors are not making a good showing and Iger he was poison from the start, so no loss there either. When you want to help there is plenty of room but since you just want to complain the have a file for that, don’t call us we’ll call you!
Get rid of these BIG BABIES … the US did without them in the past … guess what … we can do so again!
Musk is a liberl loon
Have you notice that the members of the Demonic Party are so delusional that they think they are the only ones with a right to an opinion. Must be the 8 years with the pansy president.
no. with these two alone, it should save the taxpayers huge amountsof money!!!! i cannot believe they cant see past their own greed. this was not good for america but only for their enrichment
Elon Musk wants us to stay in it because it will pad his wallet in the future. His company barely pays anything on anything with all the Government breaks and help for his electric car company. The man is making money off peoples exaggeration on global warming. I guess humans destroyed Mars’ climate too right?
You are WRONG. You really should read more about his ethical and socially responsible business practices. He puts a considerable amount of his own wealth into his R&D and also open sources it all so that others don’t waste time and money trying to invent. He is incredibly concerned with the environment, and so what if the government gives takes breaks to citizens so we can afford new technology that is clean.
Elon Musk has been the recipient of about 5 billion dollars for his ventures, and now this may come to an end. If his ideas are so great, why don’t the billionaire investors jump in ? Oh, that’s right, when getting money from the government, he doesn’t have to pay it back.
Advisory Board… That’s all it is. Apparently Trump doesn’t think their advice is good enough. I mean, they talk about how we have to curb Green House Gas but fly around in private jets, float along on diesel yachts and such, but think protecting the American Taxpayers money is no big deal. Good Riddance.
Goodbye Elon musk
All with half a brain are jumping ship lol
dont know what it is but i bet it cost a lot more money for usa than any other country
and herein lies the problem with trump supporters. But kudos to you for actually admitting it.
Most Donny supporters are in the same boat they just won’t admit “don’t know”.
No. Fuck Elon Musk. He can do what Micheal Bloomberg did and fight climate change with his own damn money. Somebody better fight nuclear proliferation. That will kill us way before climate change will.
yes it will, as soon as donnie boy finds just the right reason to push that button.
Think you better talk to Obama. He gave Iran a ton of money and did nothing about North Korea. You won’t be able to blame Trump when your shadow is burned into the ground.
Bill Hale Just stay a Donny parrot and don’t think on your own. Reading your posts is an echo chamber for BritBrat and Faux Snuz.
Can you speak English? I don’t understand your gibberish.
With your way of thinking, we might as well all become cannibals and start killing each other. The Earth’s future doesn’t matter anyway, right? Not only that, but those resources are going away eventually so the world will HAVE to switch, and also even without any thought of climate change pollution is just unhealthy. How fucking stupid do you have to be to support your side?
How the fuck are so many people hyped to help a few companies make a lot of money off of the rest of the country & world’s health?
Dude, you are a brainwashed idiot. Move to China or India if you want to see pollution. Do you even have a job? Anyway, elections have consequences to quote your hero. So deal with it or move to higher ground shit head.
Eat shit and die.
Ronald Gordon read your own, its a snowflake quote.
Good riddance to both those Commies. They had way too much influence anyway.
They’re the commies? LOL
Billionaire commies. I remember that definition when I majored in Political Science. Image you being agents environmental issues working in the petroleum industry.
so I guess they felt so entitled that they did not get what they wanted a yes man but a president who would listen to the advisors (key word advisors) and did what he felt was right. they need to put on their big panties and realize they do not have the power they thought. they have the right to resign but grow up and do not pout if you do not get your way
Goodbye?
“You didn’t do what I wanted, so I’m taking my ball and going home.”
“You didn’t do what I wanted, so I’m taking my ball and going home.”
Mickey Mouse and a BS’er. Adios.
No. . . people like him are a dime a dozen. He’ll be easily replaced or maybe doesn’t even need to be replaced. It’s his loss because when Trump makes the new deal he will have no say so except by going on a news show and telling the world how he would have done it differently. These type of people are more into pouting because Trump dared to save the American people Millions of Dollars.
Elon Musk a dime a dozen? ?
yes These climate freaks make me so mad. Why did they go to Paris and make an agreement again where the states get the shaft. For years they have talked about it but when you give poor countries money they don’t spend it on improving emissions and other things. Even Europe was getting money from us. Don’t these countries have any money of their own. Sometime i think we have become the world’s bank and our government has thought we had trees that grew it.
You are delusional
Not delusional, just uneducated and critically uninformed.
Under my constitutional right I get to block all Obama butt kissers.
Trump is like a street urchin selling newspapers on the corner compared to a man like Musk. Musk creates more wealth and in ovates more before breakfast than Trump has in his entire life.
Leslie Jester That’s right sweety, keep sticking your fingers in your ears and screaming “nanananana I can’t hear you”.
Saving millions is more important that clean air or water. Donny logic: I got mine to hell with you.
Well if you weren’t so stupid and ignorant our president plans to do both. He is planning a new Paris agreement where the US as usual is not going to foot the bill for most of the countries in the world. He is absolutely right and it is time some of them stepped up to the plate and carried their share of the load. Especially the European countries.
Ronald Gordon Won’t be me going to hell but then you wouldn’t know how not to get there with your abusive language. Bet your children have sewer mouth too.
No. . . people like him are a dime a dozen. He’ll be easily replaced or maybe doesn’t even need to be replaced. It’s his loss because when Trump makes the new deal he will have no say so except by going on a news show and telling the world how he would have done it differently. These type of people are more into pouting because Trump dared to save the American people Millions of Dollars.