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benroyce ("Ben Royce πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©") wrote:

@lauren

yup

the answer to why the usa is so interested in venezuelan oil, and why trump shuts down wind and solar projects, when solar and wind seem so much better in all respects, was summed up in a newspaper political cartoon from the 1970s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%5FPeters%5F%28cartoonist%29

plutocrat with "BIG OIL" plaque: YOU WANT COAL? WE OWN THE MINES. YOU WANT OIL AND GAS? WE OWN THE WELLS. YOU WANT NUCLEAR ENERGY? WE OWN THE URANIUM. YOU WANT SOLAR POWER? WE OWN THE ER..AH.. SOLAR POWER ISN'T FEASIBLE. Mike Peters Dayton Daily News