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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by CGMthrowaway on Friday January 16, 2026 @12:12AM (#46643196)
Speaking to the grandparent comment, fracking is precisely what earned US "energy independence" for the first time ever, in 2011.
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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by maest on Friday January 16, 2026 @12:16AM (#46643215)
> earned US "energy independence"

In a very myopic way.

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Re:Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and... by CGMthrowaway on Friday January 16, 2026 @12:54PM (#46649460)
With the benefit of hindsight, yes. A lot of money was lost in the fracking boom after the price of oil crashed
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