I am Fight Club pissed at this level of stupid.

This will be a thread.

What the Republicans are talking about is anti- Free market.

They are basically promoting flip phone at the birth of the Iphone.

Blockbuster on the dawn of streaming. https://twitter.com/MattShaheen/status/1319626429949218817">https://twitter.com/MattShahe...
Let& #39;s understand what oil is and where it comes from
The United States has a healthy size oil production but a majority of oil comes from other countries.
A lot of conservative profit-driven groups have been promoting the renewable energy sector for the simple fact that it would be local, American base, and less subjected to the political influence of foreign actors

This is the energy independence argument #106924897859">https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2020/01/07/the-key-distinction-between-us-energy-independence-and-energy-security/ #106924897859">https://www.forbes.com/sites/dav...
Renewable energy prices fell to record lows in 2019
Utility-scale renewable energy prices are now significantly below those for coal and gas generation, and they& #39;re less than half the cost of nuclear.Jan 21, 2020- Forbes

You can hedge price fluctuations better in this space.
Right now-- as we are flying less planes, Cruise ships are docked and fewer ppl are commuting COVID has wiped thousands of oil company jobs.

It is not a stable market. Green Jobs that don& #39;t require large oil buys first have a lower cost of operation. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/30/shell-to-cut-up-to-9000-jobs-on-back-of-covid-19-crisis">https://www.theguardian.com/business/...
Here is the obvious tell- Joe Biden - is not president.

No one is making anyone do this. But Shell, BP, and other companies have NET Zero plans already, because they can read the market, they can read a balance sheet and understand cost--
America is 3rd in a future-leaning industry.

China is ahead of us.
Europe is ahead of us.

We are playing catch-up in the renewable space- and we started most of key drivers of this industry. It is infuriating. https://www.axios.com/axios-on-hbo-interview-bp-ceo-bernard-looney-e44c5a7f-ede0-429a-ba75-c65319ab9530.html">https://www.axios.com/axios-on-...
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