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16. Electrolyzers there are powered by natural gas

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:01 AM

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Exactly right. Natural gas is so abundant there, virtually cost-free to them, that they import alumina powder and electrolyze it to produce aluminum.

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IDK if it's working perfectly AmethystMoon2025 Saturday #12

Electrolyzers there are powered by natural gas WestMichRad Sunday #16

i.e. no thought given to all the CO2 being generated that way. eppur_se_muova Sunday #18

Doesn't Trump have a fat tariff on Canadian Al? Old Crank Saturday #3

"Joe 6-pack" won't be amused. BumRushDaShow Saturday #4

Perhaps we should use it more Old Crank Saturday #13

The dumbest tariffs ever imposed. Justice matters. Sunday #14

It just keeps getting worse sakabatou Saturday #6

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You'll have the last laugh Deminpenn Saturday #11

I work in recycling Envirogal Sunday #17

Amazing how even a small return Deminpenn Sunday #19

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