@benroyce Why do we need the French to build wind farms or drill for oil? We can do all of the above, but we also have plenty of natural gas.

I assume there was something in the deal that says if the contract is cancelled they get compensated?

Contract never should have been signed on EITHER side. The French should have been aware that political winds change.

@mike805

mike we need off fossil fuels. it funds insane regimes and climate change

that it's french company or not is a red herring. they would do the same with an american company

they are locking you into a dependency you don't need. fossil fuels are a plutocrat scam. if you've been to the gas pump lately you might have noticed a price increase? because of their murderous nonsense in iran

there's no reason for any of that to be part of our lives

except the plutocrats want it to be

@benroyce We have domestic oil and gas in the USA. With fracking, more than we need. Ban exports. The drillers will gripe but they're making bank and will keep drilling.

Get the hell off imported oil, yes.

There is no good reason not to have solar covered parking and rooftops everywhere. Unlike wind, no huge structures required. We will still need combustion fuels, and the USA has plenty.

I am in CA so I know all about gas pumps.

@mike805

mike do you fucking know what climate change is?

you're worried about solar panels?!

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mike is not worried about solar panels, i blew my top. my bad

@benroyce @mike805
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mike is not worried about #solarpanels, i blew my top. my bad

Yes, we are in the same folded paper boat and all in danger of the one wave getting us

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#Fracking is bad, lots of pollution for the locals

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The goal is to #keepitintheground

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Many old wells (and wells in general) leak #methane

@six_grandfathers_mountain @benroyce The oil should be preserved for future use as raw material. We are going to need it for plastic, drugs, etc. for centuries after we stop burning it.

In the 19th century it was common (and profitable) to burn hardwood for potash. Now hardwood is precious and potash is mined.

Oil will be like that someday.

There needs to be a methane recovery system for old wells. That is one case where burning it for power is the greener option vs letting it leak.