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applegrove

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8. And aluminum is electricity in solid form said Chrystia Freeland.

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 2, 2025, 02:33 AM

Mar 2025

Basically it takes tons of electricity to smelt aluminum and Quebec has cheap electricity from hydrodam sources. The US will have to divert electricity resources to make more aluminum if the market adjusts like Trump wants. The thing is electric cars, AI, bitcoin mining are all increasing and will need massive amounts of electricity too so the US is already short on electricity.

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A look inside Canada's last-minute efforts to avert Trump's steep tariffs - PBS NewsHour [View all] Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 OP

Its going to kill the car business. Historic NY Mar 2025 #1

They say car parts go back and forth across the border applegrove Mar 2025 #2

Oh yeah Historic NY Mar 2025 #6

And aluminum is electricity in solid form said Chrystia Freeland. applegrove Mar 2025 #8

I consider this to be one of his most foolish mistakes, Canada has long been our closest neighbor and ally. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #3

He just wants to destroy what is good in the world. applegrove Mar 2025 #4

That's certainly obvious. And he's exacting his retribution on the people of the U.S. as well as our long time allies Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #5

Yup. He's been fed a fake agenda by Putin. I'm sure applegrove Mar 2025 #7

Oh sis, it was no mistake. He intends to strip us of all our allies and leave us standing on our own. mahina Mar 2025 #9

Cruelty is the point with him... Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #10

Right??? mahina Mar 2025 #11