"Energy Independence" A Lie When Gas & Oil Being Exported.
The whole idea of energy independence in the US has to be a lie when our oil and gas companies are falling over each other to export as much as possible on the world market. And some of that energy is going to potential future enemies like China and God knows who else. We are supporting these other economies while sacrificing our own.
The push to build a major LNG exporting port proves that we are all being had over tracking and other exploratory gas and oil development. Meanwhile we are being prevented from pursuing renewable forms of energy that will cut into the profits of these companies.
Rather than keep fossil fuel energy here these fuels are sent abroad. That keeps the prices up here with world competition for these products. I see the kinds of things being done here that would be unthinkable at the expense of US citizens. What these companies are doing would be like companies in WWII exporting their war goods to Japan or Germany because they made more money. The betrayal is that crass.
So when a politician talks about energy independence there should be one important question that must be asked. That question is, "When do we stop exporting energy produced in the US to overseas buyers?". And remember the worse lie is the banter about the XL pipeline where all the oil crossing our country will go overseas. We will see none of that here and studies show it will increase energy costs here.
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