Pofski

u/Pofski@lemmy.world
0 posts · 193 comments

Recent posts

No posts.

Recent comments

I think it is mainly the fact that we have been shouting this from the rooftops for years, and all we got was ridicule.

And now, suddenly, when they realise they are also fucked, we are expected to be the bigger person.

These are the same people who always had a “what about...” ready. The same people who never wanted to sacrifice anything or make hard choices. No, they needed the bigger car, the cheap flights, the endless convenience, and they laughed while others tried to go net zero.

“It is pointless anyway, because big industry are the real polluters,” they said, as if that excused doing absolutely nothing.

I do not fear what is coming for me. I fear what is coming for my children because of years of selfish, egocentric people refusing to think about what they were doing to everything around them.

So yes, I understand the point about not making it scarier for people to change their worldview. But I am not going to pretend it does not matter how much damage was done while they mocked the people who saw it coming.

Honestly, I do not know what you are basing that on.

I think you are mixing up two things: EU members trying to avoid immediate escalation with the US, and Europe preparing to reduce its dependence on the US over time.

Also, because Spain is in the EU, formal trade retaliation against Spain is not just a Spain-only issue. External trade policy is handled at EU level.

I will repost it here, as this is again stating the obvious.

I always think about the old life magazines that i used to see at my grandfathers house. There was one i remember where there was a advertisement from humble oil (now ExxonMobile). Mind you, this was an edition from the 1960's.

)

We all know who is responsible for this. And they have known for decades

It's probably a floating roof. In the petro they use this for several reasons. Less contact between the product and air reduces oxidation. There is also less gass formed above the product reducing odour. But funny enough, it is mainly used to reduce risk of explosion ...