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MP4VT2004
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MP4VT2004

Agree with all of that.

Posted: 10/18/2022 at 02:53 PM ET
(In response to this post by Tafkam Hokie)

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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