JillyB comments on Master tactician Trump reveals his plan

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This right here is why I've always laughed at the concept of "energy independence" through domestic oil extraction. The US produces much more oil than it uses. The oil coming out of the straight of Hormuz is not coming to the US. However, oil is a global commodity and the price goes up or down for everyone.

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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, but the gas you out in your car came from oil imported from Canada. The best way to ensure energy independence is installing solar and wind farms across the US, but the people that scream the loudest about oil prices are against that too

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[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, even natural gas would all be independent from international conflicts. Obviously, if your goal is an energy transition, pivoting into fossil fuels is brain dead, but that seems like what we're doing.

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[–] facelessbs@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

I am not 100% certain but the US imports unrefined oil and exports refined oil. While the US does produce a lot of unrefined oil it would like ti always bring in more so it can continue to make that sweet sweet profit of exporting the refined product.

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