In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels

Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by altern8 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @11:33AM (#46721510)

True, there is no oil and we just relied on cheap gas from Russia--which I guess it didn't turn out to be a good strategy after all.

That's interesting about oil companies. Is that who's lobbing to pass laws that just seem (to me) to be written on purpose to make our companies less competitive? How does that work, how do oil companies profit from that?

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by direwolf20 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @11:57AM (#46721860)

If you can sell more oil and at a higher price, you get more money.

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by altern8 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @12:06PM (#46721980)

OK, but how, they lobby to pass laws against coal and nuclear, so that you burn more oil..?

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by direwolf20 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @12:23PM (#46722236)

Yes, and against bike lanes so more people have to drive, and against subsidies for public transport, and against public transport entirely, and so on.

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by altern8 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @12:40PM (#46722549)

I see.

That makes sense, every interesting thanks.

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