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Environment & Energy

hunter

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4. The "global shift away from fossil fuels" is a lie...

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sat Jun 22, 2024, 11:46 AM

Jun 2024

... and there's nothing "green" about the mining and refining of rare earth metals, or the frivolous electric cars and wind turbines they enable.

Like most "first world" nations, the environmental footprint of Norway is huge and disproportionate to it's population. This discovery will not change that.

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Norway discovers Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals (CNBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 OP

Ironically, Norway is one of the world's largest exporters of oil. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #1

This is wonderful! The less we need from China, the better. BComplex Jun 2024 #2

And Norway uses funds from its oil wealth to aid the common good. BadgerMom Jun 2024 #5

Interesting that it is on cnbc just now, since it was covered here on DU niyad Jun 2024 #3

"June 6th statement" ... make of it what you will. eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 #6

The "global shift away from fossil fuels" is a lie... hunter Jun 2024 #4