>they are tapping in to renewable energy supplies that make us less dependent on the whims of middle eastern dictatorships Middle Eastern dictatorships like th

>they are tapping in to renewable energy supplies that make us less dependent on the whims of middle eastern dictatorships Middle Eastern dictatorships like those in OPEC? OPEC doesn't have teeth anymore thanks to US shale. https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2017/02/13/10078321/us-shale-rebound-impacts-on-production-cuts-opec/ https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2017/02/13/10078321/us-s... Ironically (or by coincidence) shale gas gets turned into plastics in the US Gulf Coast.