<![CDATA[There are two problems with the false idea that the US is energy independent.]]>There are two problems with the false idea that the US is energy independent. One, as described below, is that we actually aren't. And two, uneducated conservatives think oil is oil is oil, when what we're pumping is the sludgy highly contaminated dregs at the bottom of wells that has to be highly processed and costs more both to get and to refine. The high quality, easy pickings are long gone here.

Link: https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-american-energy-independence

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/719a7ae0-24b6-4505-b786-4d27e4e08976/there-are-two-problems-with-the-false-idea-that-the-us-is-energy-independent.RSS for NodeSat, 02 May 2026 11:11:24 GMTFri, 24 Apr 2026 13:40:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to There are two problems with the false idea that the US is energy independent. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:14:39 GMT]]>@MissGayle "say goodbye to moderate price increases" and hello to record oil industry profits, probably.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urbanists.social/users/enobacon/statuses/116460098675730655https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urbanists.social/users/enobacon/statuses/116460098675730655Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:14:39 GMT