Post #1140644

2026-04-12 13:56 UTC

We really, really, really need to stop using oil. It's destroying the planet, causing neverending wars, eroding countries' independence and crippling the world economy. It's no longer just an ecological priority, it's a national security priority and an economic priority. People of any political persuasion ought to be doing everything they can to replace fossil fuels with other energy sources ASAP.

Replies (8)

@josh@hactivedirectory.com 2026-04-14 02:39

@FediThing@social.chinwag.org @gwaldby@mastodon.social Thank god we made all those investments in the current administration for renewables and didnt sabotage anything at all or on purpose.

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@metin@graphics.social 2026-04-12 13:58

@FediThing Yes, at least for fuel purposes. Many, many other products are dependent on oil as well, that will be a difficult transition, but ceasing oil as fuel will be an important first step.

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@trebach@functional.cafe 2026-04-12 14:03

@FediThing Climate change was already flagged as a national security threat in the US, but at least half the politicians seem to be paying attention to it because of fossil fuel lobbying

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@milkman@dmv.community 2026-04-12 14:15

@FediThing Yeesssssss! 👏

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@seb321@toot.community 2026-04-12 14:42

@FediThing and yet

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@skewray@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-12 15:46

@FediThing Pretty sure the current American administration is doing its absolute best to shock the energy markets into giving up petroleum. What heroes!

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@knutson_brain@sfba.social 2026-04-12 20:07

@FediThing Dirty energy is murder.

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@nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social 2026-04-12 23:33

@FediThing Unfortunately, there is one political persuasion that you forgot in this: people paid off by oil execs. Sadly, that's most of them. They don't care if hurricanes rage across the globe destroying everything and everyone or if nukes are dropped tomorrow. Today they bought a new (gas guzzling) yacht and can party hard. Everything is someone else's problem.

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