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The US had the single largest increases in crude oil and LNG production in history in previous years. These other smaller producers are a drop in the bucket com
by WhompingWindows 7y ago
The US had the single largest increases in crude oil and LNG production in history in previous years. These other smaller producers are a drop in the bucket compared to the massive increases seen in the USA. These two stark facts may help explain why US politicians are reticent to back climate science or carbon taxation...why would they back something to curtail resource extraction that's making a KILLING in their red states? Especially when they get a tidy % of that killing in campaign donations and PAC-support.
If we think of climate denial and obstructionism through this lens, it makes the GOP a lot easier to comprehend.
- frogpelt 7y agoI think you are off here. California, Colorado and New Mexico are all in the top ten of oil production. Yes, some states are "red" and they tend to like their fossil fuels. But they may be "red" in part because of their oil production, not the other way around. Also, many traditional "red" states like Texas, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa, Indiana, Oklahoma, Florida, North and South Dakota have shown to be very interested in increasing wind[1] and solar[2] energy capacities. Sources: [1]: https://www.power-technology.com/features/us-wind-energy-by-state/ https://www.power-technology.com/features/us-wind-energy-by-... [2]: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/the-us-states-leading-the-way-in-solar.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/the-us-states-leading-the-wa...