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lapfog_1

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1. I hope the price of fossil fuel energy goes so high

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 03:41 AM

Yesterday

that people embrace any other means of creating energy...

a) all forms of green energy
b) nuclear ( fission that I hope turns to fusion )
c) other

The 1970s oil crisis made us aware of the problems of a world oil economy and depending on middle east stability as a linchpin to the world economy based on fossil fuel. Clean coal is a myth. Climate change is real. We have had 50 years to change direction and remove oil and natural gas and coal from our energy generating needs and we basically ignored the situation.

time to wake the fuck up

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