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earthling
@appassionato@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

“The Strait of Hormuz is, at the end of the day, the artery through which the world’s energy flows, and if that artery is blocked, for whatever reason, it’ll have a huge impact on global trade.”

Wael Sawan, CEO of oil and gas company Shell

#Iran
#Hormuz
#oil
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp last week

"Last week 2,000 scientists recommended to governments that all deep sea exploration be paused whilst further research is carried out; just 0.001% of the seabed has been mapped."

, 2025

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq69e4

Meanwhile the NatACT government in Aotearoa is actively encouraging mining corporations to "invest" in large-scale destruction of the seabed around our islands.

Will no one rid us of these turbulent priests? Well, there is an election coming ...
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp last week

"At the conference ministers from 97 countries, including the UK, signed a joint political statement saying they wanted an ambitious treaty to be signed on [plastic production].

But this only included one of the top ten oil-producing nations - Canada. Plastic is made from oil, so any commitment to reduce production could harm their income, the countries claim."

#EsmeStallard, 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq69e4j6jz8o

All the more reason to end fossil fuel industries ASAP.

#Oil #plastic#PlasticPollution