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> As opposed to centuries of pushing oil and gas pollutants literally down our noses and into the public air? Frankly, that framing is deceptive. I really, re
by tablespoon 4y ago
> As opposed to centuries of pushing oil and gas pollutants literally down our noses and into the public air?
Frankly, that framing is deceptive. I really, really doubt people needed to be "pushed" to use oil and gas over the last "centuries."
- belltaco 4y agoUsing public money for supporting oil companies, drilling and subsidies is definitely pushing. So is externalizing the costs of the pollution. Imagine every factory is allowed to pollute land and water around them and people have to pay for cleaning it up or having to give up use of them. https://e360.yale.edu/digest/fossil-fuels-received-5-9-trillion-in-subsidies-in-2020-report-finds https://e360.yale.edu/digest/fossil-fuels-received-5-9-trill...