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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12 days
"Oh SHIT we're running out of GAS we gotta extract MORE GAS" is one of the filthiest lies from Aus' fossil fuel industry, yet somehow it's also extremely successful and largely received completely uncritically every time it gets repeated by their cheerleaders www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Ian Malcolm @ianmalcolm.bsky.social · 12 days
One of the reasons I can't bring myself to subscribe to The Guardian. Somehow they manage to run that story, with all those charts and diagrams, but omit to mention how over 80% of Australia's gas is sold overseas for increased profit. There's plenty for domestic supply, but profiteering says no.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12 days
The Guardian are definitely one of the few that do mention it!
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Ian Malcolm @ianmalcolm.bsky.social · 12 days
Doh, that'll teach me for skimming it in a hurry - ta!
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12 days
Sorry I realise now I also kind of imply it with my post!
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Ian Malcolm @ianmalcolm.bsky.social · 12 days
No worries - I should have double-checked anyway. 👍 PS Looks like I’ll have to subscribe to The Guardian now after all. 😉
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Tim Rust @timrust.bsky.social · 12 days
You could see this coming during the "energy crisis" of 2022. Reading/watching news & current affairs at the time I thought: "they mean, 'more fracking', don't they"
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Tim Rust @timrust.bsky.social · 12 days
.. and all just to keep Japan supplied with discount gas