Posted here, because y'know what? Climate change is an issue that the whole globe will have to deal with if these sociopathic Amerikan energy execs aren't handled.
“No more drilling on federal lands. Period.^1^ Period.^2^ Period.^3^ Period.^4^” --Joe Biden February 9, 2020
(^1^ lies, ^2^ more lies, ^3^ damnable lies, ^4^ farce)
The duopoly’s good cop/bad cop routine is quite predictable. Republicans pledge to drill for oil and proclaim their disdain for environmental concerns by opting out of international climate accords. Democrats join the climate accords and claim they will work towards a fossil free future, as Biden did during his 2020 campaign. But once in office they do what Republicans do. The U.S. is now producing a record 12.8 million barrels of oil per day , more than any other nation. Democrats are the worst liars in this regard, as they are well aware that their voters want action on the environment, but their bread is buttered by big oil.
But the corporate uniparty's two kayfabe-assed wrestling divisions aren't rawdogging us the exact same way, right? Mmmmh.
Biden has issued more permits for oil drilling on federal land than Donald Trump did. He approved the Willow Project on federal lands in Alaska, a project which is estimated to produce more than 239 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses over the project’s 30-year life.
But, 'vote blue no matter who', right? Mmmmh.
The much vaunted Inflation Reduction Act , presented as a path to a fossil free future, actually ties renewable energy programs to oil and gas drilling. The IRA prohibits leasing of federal lands and waters for renewable energy projects such as wind and solar, unless the government has offered at least 2 million acres of public land and 60 million acres in federal waters for oil and gas leasing during the prior year. Any environmental benefits are outweighed by acquiescence to corporate interests that are jeopardizing all life on the planet.
But the only way we can save the country and save our 'democracy'(fuckin lmao) is if we throw away our ballots on the same people charbroiling the planet, right? Mmmmh.
Not only has Biden backtracked on campaign promises, but U.S. inclusion in the Paris climate accords doesn’t amount to very much. The Paris Agreement makes reporting on military CO2 production voluntary. NATO member nations may report on their CO2 emissions but NATO-led operations and training exercises are excluded from any reporting.
Okay, that one's not a surprise. The west would sooner collectively Christ-Bearer themselves than give up their toys of mass war crime, or provide any kind of meaningful transparency on said toys.
The fact of the matter is, everything we're doing regarding energy is entirely unsustainable; and I'm honestly at a point where if we can't disarm and pop our collective mouth off the titty of crude oil and fossil fuel of our own volition, I don't have a single issue watching the country cave in on itself. Why should I humor your corrupt blue-ties when they'll cook the planet same as the Trump family cultists? Why should I believe in electoralism, when electoralism is what gave us this absolutely-fraudulent commissioner of skullduggery Biden?
We need a new way forward. An organized way forward. A powerful way forward. All with sense know what power doesn't grow out of.
To me, Amerikan May 1st is just another Hallmark holiday I don't celebrate because there is no loyalty to Amerikans in me anymore. If I had anything of worth to sell for citizenship elsewhere, I'd have done it by now.