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Re:Scientists have detected a major change to the Earth’s oc... by jjawssd on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:06AM (#13680296)
What's the case for subsidies?
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Re:Scientists have detected a major change to the Earth’s oc... by nikdaheratik on Sunday February 19, 2017 @07:25PM (#13683195)
1. Oil security from something like the oil crisis of the 70s.

2. Domestic jobs, especially in places like North Dakota or Louisiana which wouldn't have nearly the tax base they do without coal and oil jobs.

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Re:Scientists have detected a major change to the Earth’s oc... by EGreg on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:16AM (#13680348)
Well you know, OPEC drops prices and that causes us to abort all future investment in fossil fuels. Can't have that. So let's subsidize them.
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Re:Scientists have detected a major change to the Earth’s oc... by specialist on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:00PM (#13680600)
Sovereignty.
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