Phil Thane ✅ on Nostr: npub1g0tuf…3tvm4 Farage is a loathsome creature but steelmaking raises serious ...

npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 (npub1g0t…tvm4) Farage is a loathsome creature but steelmaking raises serious questions. Britain long ago exhausted it's reserves of iron ore and coking coal so relies on imports. It's environmentally and economically more sensible to import steel billets for further working than to import coal and ore, paying to import rock and being left with the slag. Meanwhile improving our ability to recycle iron and steel rather than exploring it is a good move. But...