• zephyreksM
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    8 months ago

    If you’re going to make a claim, support it.

    Edit: this might have been a little hostile, and for that I apologize. However, substantiating claims with evidence is also common courtesy.

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      8 months ago

      Not OP: likely referring to the fact their empire is built on the petrodollar. OCC has a great video on fossil fascism that goes into more detail.

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      8 months ago

      China has remarkably low oil reserves for a country of it’s size. One of the biggest consumers of oil are automobiles… Which is why China is simultaneously developing EVs at a breakneck pace and developing the necessary power generation tech to support a massive increase in electricity demand.

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        8 months ago

        Could you elaborate on why the same renewables strategy works for China’s energy security but would not work to provide energy security for the USA?