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Secondary to politicians writing policy for #TechBros and #FossilFuels #grift #AbuseOfPower
Replace them with ethical #scientists
#Trump #MafiaState #Imperialism
Cuba's oil reserves have run dry, its government said, potentially plunging the country into more debilitating #blackouts.
A long-running #EnergyCrisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.
This whole world runs on #FossilFuels, how stupid is that?
#geopolitics #climate #ClimateCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/05/14/world/a…
AP: Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands
"...The federal government’s vast land holdings are concentrated in Western states including Alaska, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Since taking office, Trump has pursued a flurry of actions aimed at boosting fossil fuel production from those taxpayer-owned sites. The Republican administration also has sought to sideline some renewable energy projects, claiming they were unfairly subsidized under Biden...."
If somebody hasn't done so already, I think Solnit's article (referenced in Cory's blog/post) is worth surfacing:
meditationsinanemergency.com/t…
#Energy #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #USpol #Iran #StraitOfHormuz
Truth, Consequences, Climate, and Demand Destruction
"This is how the attack by one petro-state (ours) on another (Iran's) may be turning out to be very bad for petroleum, because the only thing history loves more than a surprise party is irony.Rebecca Solnit (Meditations in an Emergency)
On April 28, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused environmental law scholars of bias, conspiracy and colluding to influence the U.S. judiciary.
The next day, free-market conservatives kicked off a multiday climate skepticism event for more than 150 judges.
propublica.org/article/climate…
#News #Climate #ClimateChange #Science #Oil #Gas #FossilFuels #Law
Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges "Healthy Skepticism" of Climate Science
As congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted by a center funded by the fossil fuel industry educates judges about free-market views of climate science.Peter.DiCampo@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Much damage has been done to our societies and the #climate due to #fossilFuels
The alternative was always there, but it was systematically destroyed
Appreciate the irony though:
Big Oil's decline has been ensured by their greatest triumph, #Trump
The stupid war on #Iran means every country will move off #oil
#China's #EV makers are kings of the world now
"‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, #IEA chief says"
theguardian.com/environment/20…
