• @Obi@sopuli.xyz
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        231 year ago

        What the hell are you all doing in the US. Props for being on the decline but jesus why is it so high to begin with.

        • @Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world
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          191 year ago

          Cheap ass oil from being a producer, the gas station down the street has gasoline for $0.98/liter.

          About 1/6 of that is taxes and should be higher

          • @TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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            71 year ago

            Not to mention that like half of our population is entirely convinced that man made climate change is a hoax. Many of those people go out of their way to drive the cars and trucks with the worst gas mileage, and some go even further to modify their vehicles to produce even worse gas mileage, and “roll coal” to offend the people that do actually care about the environment.

            We live in a country with many ignorant and selfish individuals.

            • @TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id
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              21 year ago

              It’s more like a third to a quarter of our population, but since they’re overrepresented politically due to concessions made to the slave states, it feels like they’re half.

            • @nxdefiant@startrek.website
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              21 year ago

              The average US driver drives twice as much in a year as the average EU driver, so they are at least paying for gas more often on average, so it comes up more I guess?

              • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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                31 year ago

                Our alternative transportation options are shitty. The vcar and oil industries have been suppressing public transportation development for a century-plus.

            • Cethin
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              91 year ago

              I’m assuming they converted it because they’re talking to non-us people, and we’re the only idiots using gallons.

            • Madeline
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              31 year ago

              I think most gas stations charge by whatever volume you want as long as you’re willing to do the conversion yourself

    • Baut [she/her] auf.
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      291 year ago

      Also China is exporting a lot, meaning that the pollution from other countries is often just outsourced to it.

      • @Siegfried@lemmy.world
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        231 year ago

        Thats also valid for india… industries globally should be charged for their emissions. Transport companies also.

    • @Nachorella
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      111 year ago

      It’s kind of a moot point, no? More privileged nations should be helping reduce emissions globally, though. Not optimistic of that, though.