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		ag315 on March 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iran discovers world’s second largest lithium rese... While I'm less optimistic than you on solar power, you're absolutely right about ethanol, which is easily one of the worst and most inefficient power sources we could have possibly chosen to invest in. It's a significant indictment of the US political system that so much money was shoveled into it.

epistasis on March 3, 2023 [–]

I'm not sure why you are subjectively calling my number-based argument "optimistic." What do you mean by that?

ag315 on March 3, 2023 | [–]

Happy to discuss the numbers of your numbers-based argument, but you didn't cite your sources.

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