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		jplayer01 on Oct 21, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Massachusetts gas fires: Another technological tra... Not sure why you were downvoted. You're entirely right. Oil is incredibly destructive for the environment and society, yet it's accepted because that's just how things are.

phkahler on Oct 21, 2018 [–]

Our entire civilization runs on energy, mostly from coal and oil. Until recently it was not feasible to use alternatives. Change takes time.

wiml on Oct 22, 2018 | | [–]

"Recently" was — conservatively — thirty or forty years ago.

Piskvorrr on Oct 21, 2018 | | [–]

Time which we might not have, especially given the political pushback.

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