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2026-03-21 00:12 UTC
@Sandra@idiomdrottning.org it’s cumbersome but oil is still vital for many petrochemical products. The lack of oil alternatives is still a big problem for other industries. Regardless of the transportsector.
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@Sandra@idiomdrottning.org 2026-03-21 07:09
@taymaz@mastodonsweden.se That was true in the seventies too. This dependence was something the oil industry and their bought politicians lobbied for, in the face of (by now) many decades of actively rejecting alternatives. Here in Sweden our current government deliberately and actively through legislation increased the propertion of fossil oil in fuels. That is not okay. Many oil products like plastics are also an environmental nightmare in many ways, including and beyond climate change. Plastic doesn't gracefully go away after its useful life and throughout that useful life it continuously sheds pollutants. That is not okay.