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There's still substantial political support for subsidizing fossil generation in the US. There's been a recent flurry of sanity but even that is fought at ever
by ZeroGravitas 4y ago
There's still substantial political support for subsidizing fossil generation in the US.
There's been a recent flurry of sanity but even that is fought at every step.
e.g. the latest on Manchin trying to make it easier for fossil fuels
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/us/politics/biden-manchin-inflation-reduction-act.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/us/politics/biden-manchin...
- PM_me_your_math 4y agoWithout fossil fuels everyone starves to death.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoJust to be sure, you know you're not supposed to eat them, right? I hope you're referring to the strangely popular misinformation that claims fossil fuels are a necessary component of fertilizer, which they aren't. But if they were, it would be yet another good reason not to burn them to generate electricity when we have alternatives that are cheaper and cleaner.
- PM_me_your_math 3y agoWhat a stupid thing to say. Of course these fuels are not edible. Back in the real world, 99% of global logistics, agriculture, and transportation rely on diesel and fuel oil. Baseline power generation requires fossil fuels. It is too bad people can't eat your self-serving arrogance. We'd solve world hunger for 10,000 years.