Electric cars.

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  1. Loofah

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    He's pulling out of the climate targets, Paris agreement etc. I think his comment was "drill, baby, drill!"
    His focus is ultimate wealth to him and his cronies
     
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    But will the oil companies have the same motto, they are not wanting to see their profits hit by producing more oil. If he also goes down the route of raising tariffs, other countries might source lighter crude somewhere else.
     
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    I wonder how Musk feels about this?
     
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    He raises import tariffs and forces the citizens to buy US oil, it becomes a captive market presumably.


    Fully supportive I should think. It's not about competing industries, it's ensuring all domestic markets are owned and controlled by the select few
     
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    I'm beginning to sound like a conspiracy nut! :roflol:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I'm glad at last someone doesn't want to cripple their economy chasing net zero, he did state they want to export some of that gas and oil that they drill.

    Lets hope they do, and bring down gas prices especially, we are heavily dependant on gas and the prices are crippling industry and home owners here.

    We can build as many on shore, off shore windmills, cover as many green fields with solar panels and we will still need gas.
    and the price of all that "free" electricity is linked to gas.

    At least until Mr Milliband gets his act together, yeah:heehee:
     
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