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Re:Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they ar... by bdw5204 on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:13PM (#39493748)
Is it possible that they pass USB-C charging and data privacy laws in Europe because the companies affected are primarily American companies not European companies?

Likewise, I imagine they pass anti-fossil fuel laws because there aren't really any major fossil fuel producing countries in Europe besides Russia which is both a pariah and the continent's gas station.

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Re:Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they ar... by lentil_soup on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:45PM (#39494046)
Not countries producing but there's huge oil companies based in Europe (BP, Shell, Total)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_oil_and_gas_...

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