Posted on 12/13/2021 9:19:06 AM PST by Rummyfan
Lyin’ Lizzie Warren sent out a set of letters berating major U.S. oil and gas producers for restraining production, increasing exports and “putting their massive profits, share prices and dividends for investors, and millions of dollars in CEO pay and bonuses” ahead of Americans. According to Warren, “These record-setting natural gas exports are leading to higher prices for consumers, and they show no signs of a slowdown.” I am quoting from excerpts pulled from the letter in the Wall Street Journal editorial “Stupid inflation tricks, round 2.”
Warren bragged about her doings in a press release that she posted here with a link to her letters. Warren herself pulled this quote from the letters in her press release: “This corporate greed is inexcusable, and represents the results of a rigged system that enriches energy company executives and investors, and leaves American families struggling to pay the bills.” Warren’s letter to the oil and gas producers deploys the word “greed” 22 times.
A funny thing happened on the way to Warren’s demagogy. One of the letter’s recipients — EQT Corporation CEO Toby Rice — talked back in a letter responding to Warren’s. The Journal editorial calls it “a corker of a letter that deserves wider circulation.” EQT has posted a PDF of the letter online here. I have embedded it below.
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
The response here:
Stunningly well done. Will anyone actually see this other than Freepers?
I’m still waiting for Lizzie to attack ‘non-profit’ universities for raising tuition 4x the general inflation rate over the last 4 decades all while they are exempt from property taxation.
The electrification of vehicles....
I’m pretty sure that unless some type of Star Trek/Star Wars type of technology comes along some time soon, there is no way to produce the amount of electricity needed to charge all the electric cars they want. Whoever they are, because I’d rather not have one.
Those wanting and owning an electric car while still charging it using a fossil fuel generator are kind of hypocritical, are they not? They want to be ‘GREEN’ but know they can’t be all the way ‘GREEN’ because that would mean having to wait for their renewable energy system to charge their vehicle and there’s a chance that may not work. So, instead they still rely on the convenience, predictability and stability of fossil fueled power generation. If you’re gonna go ‘GREEN’, go ‘GREEN’. 100%. Then again, no one is getting a very generous tax break from CornPop to buy an gas guzzling F150, either.
Electric Vehicle Push Is Sparking Massive Deforestation, Environmental Damage
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/electric-vehicle-push-is-sparking-massive-deforestation-environmental-damage/ar-AARCll7?ocid=uxbndlbing .... guess having a Tesla or Volt ain’t so green after all.
I’ll wait for all the Pro-EV folks to start chiming about how, in the future, batteries will get better, cars will drive longer, the Chinese won’t hold the world hostage after controlling most of the lithium mines, they’ll figure out a way to recycle everything to include the wind turbine blades, make renewable energy more efficient, etc etc etc.
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Interesting tidbit I read. Not sure if it’s true as I don’t live or work in this world. Perhaps someone can comment on it.....
A two-megawatt windmill is made up o f260 tons of steel that required 300 tons of iron ore and 170 tons of coking coal, all mined, transported and produced by hydrocarbons. A windmill could spin until if falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
Nice work, Rummyfan. Yeah I bookmarked this one.
This is a spectacular letter, CEO Toby Z. Price of EQT Corporation!
I just love this. He makes a strong data-based argument that shows the conversion of coal to natural gas heating is big winner for both the consumer’s wallet and climate reduction goals.
Who knew? This letter is the ultimate takedown. Natural gas is a climate saver! I’d give anything to see the scowl of Pocohontas as she reads this excellent letter.
Ha, and the CEO is from Massachusetts where EQT operates.
Warren has some nerve asking those questions but then again she is a scumbag who plays politics at every turn.
The response was very good even if the guy sounds like he is a full blown global warming nut, but that might be for show.
In the end, Warren will trash his response and continue to lie about the issues.
“Massachusetts offers a wide variety of financial incentives for all consumers to save on their energy bills, including no-cost programs for home upgrades and enhanced incentives for income eligible customers. The statewide Mass Save® program offers no-cost home energy assessments, rebates on efficient heating equipment as well as 0% financing for major energy efficiency measures.
“As part of the Columbia Gas settlement, funds will provide debt relief for gas bills to thousands of low-income gas customers and enable clean energy and energy efficiency efforts in homes and buildings in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover. Visit the Merrimack Valley Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Programs page for more information.”
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-household-heating-costs
“Based on utilities natural gas filings at the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), DOER estimates that natural gas price for this winter will increase to an average of $18.60/MMBtu ($1.86/therm) compared to $16.17/MMBtu ($1.62/therm) last winter, an increase of about 16%.”
“for raising tuition 4x the general inflation rate over the last 4 decades”
The base tuition rate was raised. Those who lacked Parent Plus loan eligible parents often got “social justice” tuition adjustments.
A funny thing happened on the way to Warren’s demagogy. One of the letter’s recipients — EQT Corporation CEO Toby Rice — talked back in a letter responding to Warren’s. The Journal editorial calls it “a corker of a letter that deserves wider circulation.”
Fantastic response. Needs to be widely circulated.
This isn’t t talking back. Its reasoning with a complete idiot! Its as effective as pissing into the wind! Time to find out what they drive, fly in and mansions they live in and thei power useage. Then mock the left that they don’t really care about green energy, and turn thier base against them!
As a power system, electric traction motor powered vehicles are just fine. The problem is with the SOURCE of the means used to generate the electricity, and how that electric power is gotten onboard to power what is essentially a free-range vehicle.
Batteries are a stop-gap solution, and in terms of longer range capability, a dead end. Both the storage capacity and the difficulty of a rapid recharge for the system are severe limiting factors. So an on-board generation system, independent of reliance of the electric grid, is essential.
Fuel cells are perhaps the simplest and most elegant solution, except that hydrogen is a b!+c# kitty to work with. NOT a naturally occurring element in the free state, it would most probably have to be produced by electrolysis of water, and captured in some kind of collection system, to be compressed and transported to point of refueling the on-board fuel cell system. Simply swapping out storage tanks, with an automated system to prevent any dangerous leaks during the exchange, with purchase based on the weight of the compressed hydrogen in the fully filled storage tank.
But perhaps this is still too far into the future for current technology. Then a power generation system on board the vehicles, much like the hybrid vehicles already in use, using the batteries only as a back-up system, is most feasible on the short term. An internal-combustion engine, fueled not with gasoline, but with propane or compressed natural gas. Or if you want to go real retro, a small steam-powered dynamo to provide the rotary energy necessary to generate electricity on an as-needed basis.
Plug-in electric vehicles are not cost effective, especially with the exotic materials now in use for the battery system.
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