The Screwed Up Energy Mess

[OSU Beavers]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1775585659933045071

 

[IlliniApp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1775585659933045071

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Well, if prices increase this fall, what's he gonna sell? BTW, the money he got for selling out the SPR was spent buying votes.

 

[Fernando]

My brother came back from week stay in Texas to watch the Eclipse.
I picked him up yesterday and he said he just paid gas at $2.99/gallon.
Two days ago at Costco, I paid $4.99/gallon. Ugh.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Today oil prices are surging again. It was revealed that Ukraine has basically knocked off line 14% of Russia's oil refining capacity. China demand remains weak but if it strengthens, the idea of $100 oil is not out of the question. We are bumping $90 from the Gulf oil and Brent to OPEC basket and Libyan and Nigeria oils. Look for higher gasoline prices this summer.

Meanwhile Biden has stopped attempts to refill the SPR...which basically has no reserves now. We are at the mercy of geopolitical events. And Biden, in his utter stupidity, is trying to get Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil facilities even though it is their most effective strategy. The WH fears Russia will retaliate. Well, it has by attacking civilian targets in Kyiv. But will it nuke a NATO nation and start WWIII. Biden got us in this war in 2014. The Ukrainians and Russians have been fighting there ever since. Biden couldn't leave anything alone and ignoring Putin's warning that they wanted no NATO nations bordering them, we had an administration (Obama) bent upon expanding NATOs sphere of influence all the way to the underbelly of Russia. Now they act surprised and dems are in denial about the truth of them being responsible for starting this mess back in 2014 and helping overthrow a government that was friendlier to Russia. So what would we do if Russia overthrew Mexico or tried to arm Cuba again? Why did we expect Russia to react any differently than they did?

 

[IlliniApp]

Today oil prices are surging again. It was revealed that Ukraine has basically knocked off line 14% of Russia's oil refining capacity. China demand remains weak but if it strengthens, the idea of $100 oil is not out of the question. We are bumping $90 from the Gulf oil and Brent to OPEC basket and Libyan and Nigeria oils. Look for higher gasoline prices this summer.

Meanwhile Biden has stopped attempts to refill the SPR...which basically has no reserves now. We are at the mercy of geopolitical events. And Biden, in his utter stupidity, is trying to get Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil facilities even though it is their most effective strategy. The WH fears Russia will retaliate. Well, it has by attacking civilian targets in Kyiv. But will it nuke a NATO nation and start WWIII. Biden got us in this war in 2014. The Ukrainians and Russians have been fighting there ever since. Biden couldn't leave anything alone and ignoring Putin's warning that they wanted no NATO nations bordering them, we had an administration (Obama) bent upon expanding NATOs sphere of influence all the way to the underbelly of Russia. Now they act surprised and dems are in denial about the truth of them being responsible for starting this mess back in 2014 and helping overthrow a government that was friendlier to Russia. So what would we do if Russia overthrew Mexico or tried to arm Cuba again? Why did we expect Russia to react any differently than they did?

The neo-cons think only the U.S. has the right to conduct foreign policy in its own interest and then act shocked and appalled when other nations do the same.

 

[Fernando]

Today oil prices are surging again. It was revealed that Ukraine has basically knocked off line 14% of Russia's oil refining capacity. China demand remains weak but if it strengthens, the idea of $100 oil is not out of the question. We are bumping $90 from the Gulf oil and Brent to OPEC basket and Libyan and Nigeria oils. Look for higher gasoline prices this summer.

Meanwhile Biden has stopped attempts to refill the SPR...which basically has no reserves now. We are at the mercy of geopolitical events. And Biden, in his utter stupidity, is trying to get Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil facilities even though it is their most effective strategy. The WH fears Russia will retaliate. Well, it has by attacking civilian targets in Kyiv. But will it nuke a NATO nation and start WWIII. Biden got us in this war in 2014. The Ukrainians and Russians have been fighting there ever since. Biden couldn't leave anything alone and ignoring Putin's warning that they wanted no NATO nations bordering them, we had an administration (Obama) bent upon expanding NATOs sphere of influence all the way to the underbelly of Russia. Now they act surprised and dems are in denial about the truth of them being responsible for starting this mess back in 2014 and helping overthrow a government that was friendlier to Russia. So what would we do if Russia overthrew Mexico or tried to arm Cuba again? Why did we expect Russia to react any differently than they did?

Oil prices did not surge today. Dow did drop due to Iran's anticipated retaliation against Israel.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Oil prices did not surge today

jumped $2 then fell back to 40 cent gain. But the pressure continues to be upwards

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Democrat Don Davis Sounds Alarm On Biden’s EV Agenda

Representative Don Davis (D-NC) expressed concerns in a Fox News interview about regulations on gas cars put in place by the Biden administration. He argued the government should not determine winners and losers in the

www.stateofunion.org

Even Democrats recognize the stupidity of the EV mandates foisted onto the Republic by Biden

 

[Elliott]

Shock Findings: Plastic Shopping Bags Cause Around Four Times Less ‘Carbon’ Emissions than Paper Substitutes
If green activists truly worried about atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide, they would bring back plastic shopping bags tomorrow. But they wouldn’t – the whipped up plastic scare has been too useful a tool to batter people into accepting the relentless drive to embrace inferior products and technologies. The acceptance of reduced lifestyle choices, and the unlimited chance for middle class activists to virtue signal, is part of the all-important collectivisation under the planned Net Zero project. But now a recent science paper has revealed that in 15 out of 16 applications of plastic covering 90% of global volume, the alternatives actually produced more greenhouse gases.

And not just more, but significantly more. Over their lifetime cycle, paper bag substitutes produce at least four times more GHG emissions than their plastic counterparts. Paper bags are noted to weigh significantly more than plastic carriers leading to higher GHG emissions for production and transportation.

Talk about an inconvenient conclusion. The scientists found that in the 15 applications covering the five key sectors of packaging, building and construction, automobiles, textiles and consumer durable, plastic products released 10% to 90% fewer emissions across the product life cycle. “Furthermore,” the scientists observe, “in some applications, such as food packaging, no suitable alternatives to plastics exist.”

Shock Findings: Plastic Shopping Bags Cause Around Four Times Less 'Carbon' Emissions than Paper Substitutes – The Daily Sceptic

In 15 out of 16 applications of plastic covering 90% of global volume, the alternatives actually produced more greenhouse gases, according to a new science paper. Talk about an inconvenient conclusion.

dailysceptic.org

I grew up in a logging community and when Safeway started asking "Paper or Plastic" I would always say "Paper." I still request 'paper' shopping bags and pay for them. Not an environmentalist, but I use to tell the Safeway checkers, "See those trees on the hillside, that's why there are jobs in this community."