Hänzi Pōtterthe current closure of #StraitOfHormuz due to #USA #Israel #war on #iran (aka #IranWar) has shown that, #oil is embedded in every critical part of the whole global system, ranging from transportation (obvious) to food security, and even #semiconductor & other industries. it also shows that, as always, current movements of "#StopOil" & co miss the bigger picture(!) presenting #EVs *the solution* for #ClimateCrisis as to "end dependence on fossil fuels" is kind of "great leap forward" thinking
I still remember when #berlin decided to phase-out #coal mining, turned out there would be shortage in fresh water. this is because coal mining companies used to pump out water from coal mines into rivers. this was done because of coal economics. once mining stopped, pumping water is no longer feasible. go figure how to provide fresh water to the capital city (!) #Unintended_Consequences
Matt@hszakher That's not an argument for continuing coal mining though, is it? Of course it's *feasible* to continue the pumping, it just wouldn't be paid by the coal mining companies any more but would have to be funded by someone else, likely the communal water works. Cheating yourself by hiding part of your water bill in the heating bill is not all that smart.