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by salmonlogs 1626 days ago
> "monetize energy where it's cheap"

This is also directly responsible for increasing levels of fuels poverty and inequality. Driving up the cost of energy forces people into making decisions on whether to heat their home, cook their food, and how they live.

The direct human impact of this is really hard to justify because some capitalists in the western world want to make a few bucks.