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minus-squareCosmoNova@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62arrow-down1·2 days agoI dislike the framing of „natural“ gas. They‘re using fossil fuels.
minus-squarePattyMcB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down2·2 days agoThe fossil fuel (just like crude oil) was formed via natural processes, so it’s accurate. I get what you’re saying though. It makes it sound happy and safe to use.
minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·2 days agoIn case you’re unaware, that’s literally why they took to calling it that. Technically correct, easiest to market back when people were first starting to have doubts about setting stuff we found underground on fire. Using the word “natural” was very much a deliberate choice.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThe term was useful back when we used coal gas. It stopped being useful 100 years ago.
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI love being in Canada and they routinely use terms like “clean natural gas”. Like wut?
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIt’s only clean when you compare it to the fossil fuel alternatives it replaces like coal.
I dislike the framing of „natural“ gas. They‘re using fossil fuels.
The fossil fuel (just like crude oil) was formed via natural processes, so it’s accurate.
I get what you’re saying though. It makes it sound happy and safe to use.
In case you’re unaware, that’s literally why they took to calling it that.
Technically correct, easiest to market back when people were first starting to have doubts about setting stuff we found underground on fire.
Using the word “natural” was very much a deliberate choice.
The term was useful back when we used coal gas. It stopped being useful 100 years ago.
I love being in Canada and they routinely use terms like “clean natural gas”. Like wut?
It’s only clean when you compare it to the fossil fuel alternatives it replaces like coal.
Maybe say methane.