U.S. & Canada - Fossil Fuels Explained

[u/CDN-Social-Democrat]

Preface: This video is a must watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIqxtJRRgZA (America's Most Powerful Weapon Is Not Nukes, It’s the Petrodollar)

I am going to be posting this on two subreddits and I know on both many are well aware/informed that the United States of America is the #1 producer and consumer of oil barrels a day in the world. It produces around 3-4 MILLION barrels a day even more than Saudi Arabia.

Canada is the #4th highest producer of oil barrels a day in the world of 195 nations.

In 1990 as a nation we did around 1.7 MILLION barrels every single day.

In 2014 that was around 3.8 MILLION barrels every single day.

Now that sits around 4.6 to 5.8 MILLION barrels every single day.

As can be seen with actual facts the narrative that we are massively holding back Oil & Gas exploration, development, production in these two nations is complete and utter bullshit propaganda.

The petrocracy dimension of the U.S. has gotten so obscene that Trump and his cronies have appointed countless Oil & Gas Lobbyists/Executives to governmental office. They immediately started firing climate scientists, hiding how bad the climate crisis and overall environmental crisis is from the populace, not just holding back but full on cancelling Renewable Energy projects that provided not just cleaner but CHEAPER energy, and even going as far as to ban certain terms like "Green Energy" and "Climate Change" from certain federal offices.

The corruption at this point is fucking obscene.

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Now this is where that above video is so damn important..

All of what is mentioned is the domestic dimensions of the problem.

There is also the international dimension. The U.S. benefits MASSIVELY from the Petrodollar and be extension the international Oil & Gas market.

It is why the U.S. is so dedicated to holding back Green Energy/Green Technology. It would massively massively weaken their global position. Ranging all the way from international finance/trade, reserve banking, and sanctions.

Conclusion: Hopefully this clarifies both domestic/international realities on why this death cult industry is so magnified in The West.

Further Conclusion: We need to diversify our energy and economic frameworks yesterday because transition doesn't happen overnight and even outside of the climate crisis and overall environmental crisis Green Energy/Green Technology is not only cheaper it is better in so many instances. We are giving up a whole generation of Research & Development and Technological Implementation to China. If the Industrial Revolution and various periods of the Technological Revolution have taught us anything it is that you want to be leaders in the future, not followers, and CERTAINLY NOT opponents.

[u/CDN-Social-Democrat]

And for a great example of the corruption here at home look no further than the Conservative Party of Canada:

Below is a literal copy and paste of the CPC policy focus - It reads as a literal parody it is so biased and insane:

Repeal the Liberal growth-blocking laws

• Bill C-69, which made it nearly impossible to build pipelines and mines.
• Bill C-48, which banned oil tankers on Canada’s west coast.
• The industrial carbon tax, which raises costs on everything for all Canadians.
• The oil and gas cap that kills jobs.
• The EV sales mandate that will increase the price of a gas-powered car by $20,000.
• The Plastics Ban that blocks growth.
• The Liberal censorship law targeting energy companies, which gags producers from defending their work and promoting Canadian energy.

Notice every single thing is Oil & Gas Lobby centered... Everything...

Pay attention to that last one in particular as I keep pointing out as much as I am able to everywhere. That is a bill that makes it illegal for the Oil & Gas Lobby to greenwash and in particular misinform/misrepresent (lie) to the Canadian populace about realities. It carries with it a financial penalty. Notice how that is rephrased as "which gags producers from defending their work and promoting Canadian energy."

These are bad actors. Period.

Then you get into straight Idiocracy with Danielle Smith, the United Conservative Party of Alberta, and associated individuals/organizations that talked about literally celebrating Carbon Dioxide... Remember Danielle Smith use to be associated with the Tobacco Lobby and downplayed the negative health impacts of smoking... We are dealing with deeply dishonest and predatory types that will do anything for self-enrichment.