Fossil fuels kill more people than Covid. Why blind to the harms of oil and gas?

Re:Fossil fuels kill more people than Covid. Why blind to th... by red-iron-pine on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @01:58PM (#34973306)

because they're the largest firms in the world with fingers in everything, to include media outlets.

plus there is a clear trade off -- someone is dying from it, but the world is benefitting via plastics goods, travel, imports, etc.

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Re:Fossil fuels kill more people than Covid. Why blind to th... by gus_massa on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @02:02PM (#34973356)

On the other hand, if we are lucky and we go to covid-19 zero in a year everyone will be happy, but if we go to fossil fuel zero in a year everyone will complain that the electricity bill doubled.

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Re:Fossil fuels kill more people than Covid. Why blind to th... by aquarium87 on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @02:19PM (#34973566)

You underestimate what happens without oil. First, every tree in the world will be cut down, except perhaps the Amazon. Then billions will starve as there is no fertilizer or transportation. The cities collapse, sending hoards of refugees seeking food to raid farms.

In short, everyone becomes a killer or dies. And gun toting small scale agriculture becomes the norm.

Around this time the world's wood will be exhausted, and only the middle latitudes will be habitable.

No mining will take place. No chemicals for purification. No new green energy. No new batteries.

Etc etc. Etc.

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