https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/20/like-lighting-a-cigarette-while-trying-to-quit-australia-approves-new-coal-seam-gas-expansion
*Australia approves new coal seam gas expansion.* Is that really "Like lighting a cigarette while trying to quit"? In my view, that comparison is not quite valid. Rather, extending the gas mines is like taping extender segments onto the mouth end of the cigarette, so that it never burns out.
Richard Stallman
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