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oil won't love you back (slrpnk.net)
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A photo of an offshore oil rig. The captions read "why is admitting climate change is real such a personal issue to so many people? Is your mother an oil rig?" There is a Greenpeace logo at the top right.
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[–] 40 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The yt channel Technology Connections made a video on solar and made a great point that stuck with me

If oil was so precious and valuable and important why do we light so much of it on fire?

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  • [–] 26 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I mean, I think it’s precious for its ability to be lit on fire

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  • [–] 31 points 6 months ago

    We still need things like grease, lubricants, and plastics. We rely heavily on oil products that are not burned and oil is a finite resource, yet we like to light most of it on fire anyway even though we have energy alternatives that are more cost effective in the long run.

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