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wiggs

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2. Capturing oil rights and rising oil costs might be at the root of a lot of what we've seen. Not just

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:08 AM

16 hrs ago

Iran and Venezuela...but Russia/Ukraine, hamstringing renewable energy projects here, undercutting electric vehicles, gutting air and water quality regulations, making friends with oil barons and countries, etc..

Short term profits, long term stupidity.

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AP: Rising energy prices from the Iran war could help Russia pay for fighting in Ukraine [View all] Auggie 16 hrs ago OP

Are you kidding me..................... Lovie777 16 hrs ago #1

Capturing oil rights and rising oil costs might be at the root of a lot of what we've seen. Not just wiggs 16 hrs ago #2

Yes! I can imagine a white paper thousands of pages in length ... Auggie 15 hrs ago #3