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		rb808 on Dec 8, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Is Net Oil Exporter for First Time in 75 Years Yeah you're probably correct. Also the extra gas supply has made oil and coal cheaper which probably slows transition to cleaner energies.

yostrovs on Dec 9, 2018 [–]

It makes buying solar panels cheaper, installing them cheaper, and the required batteries cheaper because the trucks that mine silicon use diesel and the people working at the dollar panel factory get there by petrol.

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