The oil industry is MASSIVE. The auto parts industry is MASSIVE. Even during covid when the government frigged things up worse than ever in history, we could still get parts. Took a while ... but we could get 'em!
From my cold, dead hands!!
Get ready for more gas stations closing
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BP Just Ditched Its Green Pledge--Why This Energy Giant Is Betting Big on Oil Again
BP Just Ditched Its Green Pledge--Why This Energy Giant Is Betting Big on Oil Again
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Barney hasn't been around in a while. I'm guessing he is a little depressed because his dreams of forcing everyone into an electric car and solar panels is crumbling around him.
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The Truth About Oil and Gas Subsidies
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warminmn
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I love the smell of Tesla's and their chargers burning in the morning 
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waytomany?s
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kerryman71
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Not sure which is worse, them burning or the process to mine the lithium.waytomany?s wrote: ↑Mon. Mar. 10, 2025 8:37 pm I wonder what the climate cost of burning lithium batteries is?
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waytomany?s
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Was just thinking that since they burned so long maybe they could be recycled in a coal fired power plant.kerryman71 wrote: ↑Mon. Mar. 10, 2025 8:41 pm Not sure which is worse, them burning or the process to mine the lithium.
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kerryman71
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May as well get some good use out of them.waytomany?s wrote: ↑Mon. Mar. 10, 2025 8:48 pm Was just thinking that since they burned so long maybe they could be recycled in a coal fired power plant.
