• GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    4 days ago

    One of the reasons oil is still supreme in an age of burgeoning renewables and electrified transportation is oil is still the primary fuel source for war machines. As I understand it, war machines are generally built for performance at the expense long term efficiency. Tanks can only go for hundreds of miles before needing a tune-up, for example, even on roads. A civilian car can run for a thousand before requiring the equivalent maintenance. This goes for fuel economy as well. You will burn through fuel faster and even in cases less efficiently (hence all the smoke) with these big military engines. The payoff is that in combat you need that extra 3 seconds saved on a takeoff by burning gallons of fuel.

    So really we only need oil to have war machines to defend or seize oil so we can have war machines to defend or seize oil etc

    porky-happy

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      war machines are generally built for performance at the expense long term efficiency.

      well yeah, when you need a tank/jet/etc to work you need it to work

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        3 days ago

        Which makes it a national security risk that we let these oil companies sell it all to get burned by civilians and private industry. It makes no sense. The whole thing. But yeah, it’s why we should be saving petroleum. We need it for all kinds of shit as we transition. Flying a heart across the planet to save a life is pretty cool! Medical helicopters are neat! We kinda need the vroom vroom juice for the neat stuff. Meanwhile chuds are rolling coal. I’m just full on ranting now, I’m sorry lol