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5. For governments from Europe to Japan, Korea and China, the message is clear

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 03:10 PM

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Fossil fuels are not only an environmental disaster, they are also an economic disaster and a security trap.

There is a joke that war is the way Americans learn geography. Apparently, it is also the way governments learn energy economics.

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