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by freddealmeida 1064 days ago
I disagree about oil and NG,LNG. We need more of that. Cheap energy is better for the world than anything else. You would decimate the world if we move off carbon fuels. fyi oil is not made from fossils or decaying matter. No evidence of that at all.
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https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Treibs&Chlorophyll...

On the right is a chlorophyll molecule. On the left is a molecule found in oil shale. Their structure is far too similar to be coincidence.

You fell for a distration. The origin doesn't really matter, that happened long ago, that ship has sailed. What matters is that burning oil releases large amounts of CO₂ and that disrupts the climate.
> fyi oil is not made from fossils or decaying matter. No evidence of that at all.

What is oil made from?