wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/4\/22962398\/elon-musk-tesla-says-more-oil-gas-needed<\/a> Elon Musk \u2014 the man whose Tesla<\/a> and Tesla Solar have basically devoted their existence to competing with gas-guzzling cars, oil, and coal, and which briefly reached a market cap of $1 trillion<\/a> and delivered nearly 1 million EVs<\/a> last year \u2014 is now publicly in favor of increasing oil and gas production. <\/p>\n He tweeted late Friday:<\/a> <\/p>\n Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately. <\/p>\n Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Obviously, this would negatively affect Tesla, but sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to make up for Russian oil & gas exports.<\/p>\n \u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n \u201cObviously, this would negatively affect Tesla, but sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to make up for Russian oil & gas exports,\u201d he added in a followup tweet<\/a> nine minutes later. He\u2019s likely referring to the world\u2019s notable dependence on Russian pipelines \u2014 a dependence which hasn\u2019t stopped many governments from sanctioning Russia following its invasion of Ukraine<\/a>, but has sparked fears over surging energy prices, particularly in Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n It is always<\/em> hard to tell if Musk is just riffing, trolling, or actually putting plans into action when he posts things to Twitter, but there\u2019s no denying he\u2019s incredibly influential and many of his 76 million followers take him seriously even when joking. <\/p>\n It\u2019s not like oil and gas aren\u2019t important for Musk\u2019s plans as well. We reported last year on how his SpaceX wanted to drill for natural gas <\/a>on land near its Starship facilities in Texas. Electricity doesn\u2019t get Musk\u2019s rockets off the ground.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not in favor of demonizing the oil and gas industry,\u201d Musk told Joe Rogan on a podcast last year<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna need to burn fossil fuels for a long time. The question is just at what rate do we move to a sustainable energy future?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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