ACCORDING TO BloombergQuint https://tinyurl.com/n2edtczh, the U.S. Is Already Exporting Oil From Strategic Reserve at Record Pace
YET, the Democrats are kowtowing to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to sell oil to the U.S. BECAUSE the Democrats are shutting down oil and natural gas pipelines.
Anyone remember what happened when the U.S. was dependent on OPEC oil in the 1970s? VA (!) guaranteed mortgages were at 21%.
I AM NOT BLAMING the Democrats energy stupidity on POTUS.
Based on too many appearances, it seems the gentleman is not fully cognizant. Someone in the party IS pulling his strings.
The Democrats are promoting clean air — that means getting rid of fossil fuels: coal, oil, natural gas, and, although I have not heard it mentioned, nuclear.
All well and good.
HOWEVER the Democrats are putting the cart in front of the horse. (Horses also are on the Democrats’ hit list. About 44 percent of livestock emissions are in the form of methane (CH4). The remaining part is almost equally shared between Nitrous Oxide (N2O, 29 percent) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2, 27 percent)) https://tinyurl.com/b46jtyps
The problem is simple: there is almost zero infrastructure to replace fossil fuels.There is TALK about wind farms and solar collectors.
Unfortunately, these are not ready for “prime time” in most locations. (Florida seems an exception; Florida Power and Light (FPL) — not the government — is investing heavily in solar collectors to supplement other resources, including nuclear.)
The push for electric-powered vehicles is slowed by the lack of charging stations. Unlike ubiquitous gas stations, charging stations are (relatively) few and far between, at least in the U.S. (Israel, being smaller, is far ahead of the U.S. in making charging stations available.)
How will the charging stations be powered?
Electricity from a fossil-fuel plant? Solar? Other? And how will power be delivered to the charging stations?
What no one seems to consider is (a) battery life and (b) tire life.
Owners of Toyota’s Prius report the car’s batteries have about a 10-year life before they must be replaced. They also claim that tires wear out much faster than on a lighter gasoline-powered vehicle.
Ignoring public transportation
Railroad tracks cris-cross the U.S.
Most of the rails are for freight trains and almost none are suitable for high-speed rail travel. As “developed countries” are rated, rail travel in America is third world, laughable. Admittedly, the U.S. is larger than most European countries so rail travel in the U.S would need to be very fast and very comfortable.
- Airplanes are fast, but no longer are comfortable; private cars are slow, but may offer some comforts. Buses have the disadvantages of both airplanes and private cars.
Meanwhile, with the Democrats selling American oil to Asia (and coal to China), prices at pump inevitably will go up … and up as the supply-and-demand balance shifts. That applies to all conveyances — cars, trucks, trains, planes, ships.
As fuel prices increase, so too prices to move people and goods from Point A to Point B. This will exacerbate the supply chain issues.
- POTUS once claimed no one can define “Supply Chain.”
Without stating he is wrong (again), in simple terms (even POTUS can comprehend), the supply chain is:
* Moving raw materials to production
* Moving the finished product to a transportation medium (ship, train, truck, inter-modal)
* Moving the product to the seller (wholesaler, retailer)
* Moving the product to the purchaser
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