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Vienna_Hokie
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Reminds me of the "Dolphin Safe Tuna" days

US fishing boats were required to leave certain tuna grounds because it was where dolphins mingled with tuna and got caught up in the nets. The US boats were replaced with Chinese and other asian country boats, and while the US boats would catch dolphins, as a general rule, they attempted to free them and release them, the new boats that took over for them didn't, just killed them and took them back for food. So, net effect of dolphin safe tuna? More dead dolphins.
Posted: 10/18/2022 at 05:21 PM ET
(In response to this post by AirborneHokie96)

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Will the Green Mafia object to Lithium mining when they find out coal mines
bigbadbird • 10/18/22 11:01 AM ET
So what's the answer? Do they or do they not object?**
Brown Water • 10/18/22 03:19 PM ET
The US should eliminate the sport soccer instead of gas powered cars.
OrlandoHokie • 10/18/22 03:18 PM ET
It would also cut down dramatically on greenhouse emissions
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 03:34 PM ET
lol, also how dare Johnny play on the monkey bars, he may get hurt
VaTechie • 10/18/22 10:08 PM ET
Amen!**
`lag • 10/18/22 05:28 PM ET
Who is angry about that? Seems like 2 birds with 1 stone.
Fatman • 10/18/22 03:02 PM ET
Same equipment and same owners? Go on and explain that 1 if you can.**
MVIII • 10/18/22 02:34 PM ET
mines are in the same location- mining companies are the people
bigbadbird • 10/18/22 02:43 PM ET
Not really.**
MVIII • 10/20/22 08:56 PM ET
Another 10-15M barrels of oil to be released from StrategicPetroleumReserve
MikeVT85 • 10/18/22 02:31 PM ET
Doing the math on 1 barrel yields 20 gallons of gas
TheNuke • 10/18/22 02:51 PM ET
Even simpler math. The United States consumes about 20M barrels of oil per
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 03:21 PM ET
Especially when we have been exporting 15-20% of them ...
vt90 • 10/18/22 03:32 PM ET
I believe the US’ refinery system is poorly aligned to our democratic oil.
Fatman • 10/18/22 05:19 PM ET
Yep - a literal drop in the bucket and we have been releasing oil from the
vt90 • 10/18/22 03:04 PM ET
The US has lacked an energy policy for decades.
Fatman • 10/18/22 05:13 PM ET
Was in South Africa last May and they complained about the effects
AirborneHokie96 • 10/18/22 02:28 PM ET
Reminds me of the "Dolphin Safe Tuna" days ◄
Vienna_Hokie • 10/18/22 05:21 PM ET
Interesting article I came across recently on Germany authorizing
MikeVT85 • 10/18/22 02:03 PM ET
Stop being so practical. The green movement is about
HokieNoVA • 10/18/22 12:04 PM ET
they've whistled past the lithium graveyard since this silliness started
Vienna_Hokie • 10/18/22 11:56 AM ET
From a pure engineering perspective, an electric motor is still a vastly
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 12:09 PM ET
Then why aren't we developing vehicles that have:
EDGEMAN • 10/18/22 01:27 PM ET
Isn't that a hybrid car? **
DallasHokie98 • 10/18/22 08:44 PM ET
You mean like railroad locomotives?**
RJHokie • 10/18/22 01:42 PM ET
yes, they are giant diesel generators that power electric motors
Vienna_Hokie • 10/18/22 01:56 PM ET
Yep.
RJHokie • 10/18/22 02:01 PM ET
Availability of raw materials is a pretty big meatball.**
mancunian • 10/18/22 01:18 PM ET
not just availability, in this case, the raw materials destroy the value**
Vienna_Hokie • 10/18/22 01:37 PM ET
So why not build EVs with ICE DC generators?**
MP4VT2004 • 10/18/22 12:37 PM ET
trains? We have those**
typed by ben • 10/19/22 05:47 AM ET
The goal for those in charge ...
vt90 • 10/18/22 01:49 PM ET
China is a rival, but the US can compete with them.
Fatman • 10/18/22 03:17 PM ET
Compete with them? Their goal is to be the one world superpower, and...
EDGEMAN • 10/18/22 05:51 PM ET
The US can compete with China, the problem is we generally choose not to
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 03:26 PM ET
Dang, we're on the same page again...lol**
EDGEMAN • 10/18/22 01:28 PM ET
Just guessing, but probably efficiency
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 12:49 PM ET
Exactly. I was actually kind of taking exception with your statement....
MP4VT2004 • 10/18/22 01:50 PM ET
To nitpick the nitpicks a bit
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 02:45 PM ET
Agree with all of that.**
MP4VT2004 • 10/18/22 02:53 PM ET
There is a WaWa with several charging stations almost in the shadows of
Tuckahokie • 10/18/22 12:04 PM ET
Chester represent!**
HokieJamie • 10/18/22 03:18 PM ET
I've never heard of widespread objections to the mining of coal
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 11:47 AM ET
Just objections to turning coal into electricity.**
EDGEMAN • 10/18/22 01:28 PM ET
And you don't see a link between the mining of coal and burning of coal?**
HokieNoVA • 10/18/22 12:00 PM ET
Whoooooosh!**
MAHokie69 • 10/19/22 08:34 AM ET
The context of the OP was that coal mines, coal miners, and coal mining
Tafkam Hokie • 10/18/22 12:26 PM ET
it's like when you get fussed at for eating the desserts
bigbadbird • 10/18/22 12:07 PM ET
This is code for gawking at scantily-clad wimminz, right? TIC**
MP4VT2004 • 10/18/22 12:39 PM ET
except here **
bigbadbird • 10/18/22 11:53 AM ET
300+ new mines by 2035.
HokieJay • 10/18/22 11:33 AM ET
Lithium is now called White Gold...look for Chile, Peru, Bolivia and...
Major Kong • 10/18/22 12:20 PM ET
woo hoo beholden to 3rd world dictatorships for our economy again**
Vienna_Hokie • 10/18/22 01:42 PM ET
That is exactly why China is propping up the economies in those countries
vt90 • 10/18/22 12:34 PM ET
We have boocoodles of Lithium here in the US but only one mine located...
Major Kong • 10/18/22 01:13 PM ET
but we like to outsource our environmental destruction so we don't see it
Vienna_Hokie • 10/18/22 05:24 PM ET
All we really need is a 100% Covid kill rate to get that pesky emission
Coach McGuirk • 10/18/22 12:07 PM ET
Coach knows what's up.**
MP4VT2004 • 10/18/22 12:41 PM ET
Let's do it then. That keeps me busy since we work at all those type mines.**
Nortazhokie • 10/18/22 12:01 PM ET
Coal is carbon, whose number is 6, right?
Hokie CPA • 10/18/22 11:20 AM ET
You shouldn't be a 5 this subject.**
Major Kong • 10/18/22 12:25 PM ET