Post #1643359

2026-04-24 22:17 UTC

Saying this up front: I hate Big Energy, and I would die happy if everyone stopped using all fossil fuels right now. Operation Epstein Shield, aka Trump's war of choice with Iran, is highlighting how unsustainable our system is. It needs to change immediately. Let's stop using plastic. Let's convert to local and regional regenerative agriculture. Let's make effective insulation available to everyone. Let's improve our transmission lines. Let's eat less meat. Let's make unsexy changes 1/

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@dnkboston@apobangpo.space 2026-04-24 22:22

But let's also stop bs'ing about solar saving us. You don't like gas station dictatorships and oil-fueled wars? Same. But do you know what's already happening in the name of getting the Rare Earth Elements needed for solar? Those places are even more poorly equipped to protect themselves. Sorry, but everyone in the "developed" world is going to have to start using less energy if we care about the health of ecosystems and people. There's no magic wand to stop that. 2/

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@claralistensprechen3rd@friendica.myportal.social 2026-04-24 23:06

@dnkboston Let's make soybean plastics sexy again. Let's make nylon from wood chips again.

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@gnomeoffender@mastodon.social 2026-04-24 23:12

@dnkboston The war in Iran isn't about having nukes but about oil.

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@timo21@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-04-25 19:46

@dnkboston countries are seeing how petroleum industry attracts criminals and their wars. Wind turbines should be getting a boost around the globe.

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