Posted on 11/08/2021 7:52:10 AM PST by bitt
The Biden administration's energy policies have drawn criticism as gas prices surge heading into the winter months
The Biden administration is reportedly weighing the potential market consequences of shutting down an oil pipeline in Michigan, drawing criticism from opponents. Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Biden's energy secretary, predicted Sunday that heating prices will rise this winter regardless of the Biden administration's decision on the pipeline. "Yeah, this is going to happen. It will be more expensive this year than last year," Granholm told CNN.
The administration has yet to decide on what to do with Line 5 and officials were gathering information only to present a clear picture of the situation, according to sources who spoke to Politico.
Line 5 is part of a network that moves crude oil and other petroleum products from western Canada, transporting about 540,000 barrels per day. Petroleum is taken from the pipeline in Escanaba, Michigan.
Jason Hayes, the director of environmental policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, blasted the Biden administration for its energy policies, telling Fox News that their work on Line 5 is "just one more example of being divorced from reality."
"They're planning to power an industrial nation like the United States on solar panels and wind turbines," Hayes said, while noting that even the solar panels and wind turbines require "oil, natural gas, nuclear and even coal" to be produced.
Hayes presented a dire picture of what shutting Line 5 could mean if people are unable to get natural gas or the electricity it provides as the nation heads into winter.
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Create chaos, claim capitalism has failed the people, dump the constitution.
Soylent green energy.
Hey, if Biden goes ahead and shuts down that pipeline, I guess we’ll have no one to blame except Trump. [/s]
The democrat Soviet is moving ahead at full speed.
Just no, you imbecilic, dummmy. Cut off the heat to Delaware.
Stolen elections (coups) have consequences.
Family says that they’ve gotten a letter from their utility company saying that the shutdown is currently set for Dec 13th.
This is when Refineries and Oil companies should institute a New Policy:
There shall be NO Petroleum Products of Any Kind delivered to ALL New England States until they prove 100% Vaccination, including Every Member of Congress and thier Staff, the Entire Executive and Judicial Branches are 100% Vaccinated, Including EVERY LAWYER!!!
A winning strategy
Do it d!psh!t. We’ll pay the price for a couple of years, but there won’t be another democrat elected for decades...
Russian tankers have been offloading oil and gas for the first time ever… thanks to Biden “non collusion” “rapprochement” with Russia…
Shutting down that pipeline will result in an enormous increase in tanker truck traffic through the UP and across the Mackinac bridge. Also, we are already experiencing a shortage of truck drivers so from where are the hazmat certified truckers coming? We in the UP are already feeling the effects of LP gas price increases of about 50%. It seems Granholm doesn’t care about her former constituents. One other fly in his ointment is that there is an agreement with Canada regarding line 5.
If you want to flip Michigan to solid Republican, that’s how you flip Michigan to solid Republican.
Asked what they can do to fix a problem they all answer the same thing: "this won't end soon, we don't have a magic wand, blah blah blah."
Terrorists and hackers couldn’t do any better at crippling our US economy as this administration has done. Well done diaper brain Biden.
These people are insane. Most of the LP for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and parts of Wisconsin flow thru this line. The current Bit@h Governor of Michigan is putting as many roadblocks as possible blocking the drilling of a tunnel to replace Line 5.
On his first day in office, Stupid Joe killed the Keystone Pipeline and reduced/eliminated offshore oil leases. The energy crisis that is already upon us rests squarely on Joe’s incapable shoulders.
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