In 2022, U.S. production grew by 3.6% to a new all-time high of 94.7 billion cubic feet per day.
When burned, that’s 60,000 tons CO2/day.
That’s great and all, but fracking is terrible for the environment. Not exactly a win.
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Are we energy independent enough for Republicans yet? Or is Biden still knee-capping our national security by producing too little?
If republicans were in the white house, we could have grown by even more percentages!! So many percentages… and the best ones too. People around the world would talk about how many great percentages we would have if we didn’t have Biden.
All I know is that my gas bill is 50% higher than last year, my power bill is about 30% higher, I can’t afford any of this shit, and winter is right around the corner.
America is the land of the free: work harder and pull yourself up if you’re struggling. Your potential is unlimited.
Republicans don’t care about energy independence, they care about money from industry lobbyists and talking points. If they cared about energy independence they’d be all in on wind and solar and moving toward electrification rather than depending on a commodity influenced by a global market
Aren’t we selling this on the open market?
A lot of it’s going to Europe as a replacement for Russian gas.
The main problem is that everybody’s been switching from coal to gas instead of wind/solar/nuclear, as if drinking more water makes it ok to piss in the pool.
Wasn’t natural gas mostly used because coal was literally causing cancer and dog shit air quality everywhere?
Also, natural gas is a pretty efficient source of heating as far as things go… At least until heat pumps got reliable enough to replace it.
Methane is certainly less bad than coal, but it still moves carbon from the ground to the air that we don’t know how to move back.
I’ll be happy if the world remains liveable for humans until before I die. The next generation though, is screwed and I am so so sorry for that. And no, there is nothing I can do about it.
don’t get any ideas either! if you use direct action, you’ll be provided a prison cell in Cuba.
Then why is it so goddam expensive?
Yeh, more emissions under Biden. More large trucks and SUV’s. Hotter summers, longer droughts, more of America being literally on fire.
this has been true for every consecutive president: Obama more than Bush, Trump more than Obama, Biden more than Trump. it has more to do with growth than whose in the oval office
The president oversees the department of energy. They could do quite a lot about US emissions. We need to stop giving them a pass for not.
legislation like this must be passed by congress. giving the president this authority is not democratic. could work in China though and they have plenty emissions
why does everyone think executive departments dont have any authority over anything. The Department of Energy has authority over US energy policy and production. Yes giving the president this authority is democratic, it’s a goddamn elected position!
then what’s congress for?
Legislating
yes, this is where the laws come from the president enforces. the president is an enforcer. a president who acts without congress is authoritarian
