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I think they meant “valuable metal” … black gold is probably what they’re drawing an analogy, not actual gold.
by fnordpiglet 4y ago
I think they meant “valuable metal” … black gold is probably what they’re drawing an analogy, not actual gold.
- empthought 4y agoThat's a bad analogy too, because "black gold" is burned for energy and the process of using it is identical to carbon emission. Both real gold and "white gold" stick around even after we use them, and aren't greenhouse gases themselves.
- fnordpiglet 4y agoIt’s not a great article in any dimension really