Post #731817

2026-03-20 20:51 UTC

In the 1970s oil crisis, governments (at least here in Sweden) responded by rationing the limited supply. 👍🏻 In the 2020s instead the governments instead are subsidizing the oil by lowering taxes (at least UK but here in Sweden the opposition is already arguing for it). Can I get off mad world, please? As oil and gas are burning and oil reserves are being opened and nothing is sequestered and the climate has a fever, this is not the response I want.

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@taymaz@mastodonsweden.se 2026-03-21 00:12

@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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@allen@rail.chat 2026-03-21 03:48

@Sandra@idiomdrottning.org With profits rolling in, North American oil companies are spending a whole lot of money and effort screaming, lobbying and trying to cover politicians and citizens' ears... To prevent them from hearing the obvious and readily available solutions to the problems of oil dependence.

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@Sandra@idiomdrottning.org 2026-03-23 22:22

I listened to BBC news on the radio yesterday (yeah, I know… 🤦🏻‍♀️) and apparently the UK gov’t, after dropping a heckload on subsidies on fossil fuels, is now shutting down any notion of a profit cap for those corporations. 😑 Free money to the people who destroyed Earth. 😭

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