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How the Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped the energy security debate: "fossil fuels are now intermittent and uncertain" (www.cnbc.com)
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[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago

Y'know, for somebody who really wanted to reboot the fossil fuel industry, he sure as hell succeeded more than anyone else in killing it off faster than anyone thought possible. Nobody thought you could kill off fossil fuel so fast, it couldn't be done they said, but he, king trump, did it!

All hail king trump!

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