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[–] 48 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I mean, the stuff inside the infrastructure basically exists to burn, almost like it's asking for it.

That being said, there are some very useful non-combustitory uses of crude oil. It'd be nice if its wholesale extraction could be limited to actual durable uses with less climatory impact and not just to be turned into CO2, H2O(v), and various other badder stuffs.

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  • [–] 43 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    My first year Chemistry dissertation was about this. Of all the useful things you can do with hydrocarbons burning them is the most wasteful.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Like what? I’d love to know more.

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  • [–] 37 points 3 months ago

    Plastics, waxes, solvents, synthetic fibres and even pharmaceuticals. There are second order products from cracking like hydrogen which are important for things like fertilizer but that is rather carbon intensive.

    You can use organic oils for some of these. However organic oils are more complex so need to be broken down into simpler building blocks which all takes energy and processing. Of course you also need to grow oil bearing plants which also tend to require a lot of fertilizer.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The difference between a manifesto and a climate report is if it is the reason something big happens

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  • [–] 24 points 3 months ago

    If you can't do it yourself, we always accept donations for drones.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    OP, your flight for Kyiv leaves in three hours. Godspeed.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Wiebo Ludwig has entered the chat

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  • [+] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)