Posted on 12/01/2015 4:37:37 AM PST by thackney
President Barack Obama is poised to repeat his history of weak-handed negotiations on the world stage when nearly 200 countries gather in Paris on Monday to consider an international response to climate change. According to the president, rejecting the Keystone XL oil pipeline and piling regulations on the fossil fuel and power industries in the United States are necessary to preserving America's credibility as a leader on the world stage.
But by doing this, Obama ignores the strongest card in America's hand as he steps to the table: the advances our energy sector has made to reduce carbon emissions while simultaneously acting as the lone bright spot in our economy.
In essence, his rhetoric is blind to the true story of American energy. But this story cannot be ignored.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, monthly power sector carbon dioxide emissions reached a 27-year low in April 2015. But, the progress does not stop there. Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are also declining. According to data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9 percent between 2005 and 2013 -- the largest reduction from any country.
So what has made these positive developments possible? The answer is America's oil and natural gas renaissance, as well as our insatiable appetite to innovate. Despite Obama's efforts to stop oil and natural gas development on federal lands and the introduction of unnecessary regulations that increase the cost of production and consumption, American production has been growing at an astounding rate. Natural gas production hit nearly 91 billion cubic feet per day -- an increase of about 27 billion cubic feet since August 2006, or enough gas to power up to 290,000 homes per year.
A Manhattan Institute study concluded that the increase in clean natural gas production...
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It’s not about the environment, it’s about control. Social psychology and psy-ops are the means of controlling the sheople. Recycling was the test study.
I hate litter and I do agree with keeping things clean and safe (will never visit China or India) and not wasting resources because this is my Father’s world, but I also love fireplaces and coal and wood stoves and log homes. While I love the mountains and mountaintop mining makes me sick to see, if a couple of mountains help people, go for it. Just make it a beautiful site before you leave including more trees.
Here’s a good article about control and destroy...
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