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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

But the problem with oil is that it’s really good

Oil is good because it's cheap and it's only cheap because we don't pay the full bill. If we'd bill polluters for the full cost it would take to offset the emissions, it would quickly stop being economically viable to use oil in many sectors.