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Well, first of all, I donât subscribe to the belief that rich corporations lose their capability of good conscience.
Some do, but most do not.
Most don't have to lose their moral compass to witness a few key 'rogue' industries from exerting a profound impact on mankinds destiny.
Energy is number 1. War is number 2.
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Second, the companies that buy congressional whores to maintain the status quo actually believe they are doing good will and are trying to maintain what they believe is best for the nation.
Spoken as if you actually rub shoulders with top brass of big oil and defense.
It doesn't take a genius to realise any abundant energy source that serves as an effective substitute to gas spells certain death to big oil - and their trillions in assets and future earnings.
If you really believe oil barons would gladly put Americas welfare first - in exchange for their own trillions - I've got a great piece of beach front property in az id like to show you....
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They may be wrong in their decisions, but that does not make them evil.
Yes, they're just 'misguided'. Just like Enron, Tyco, Arthur Andersen, Worldcom ect etc.
How can we help those poor souls find their way again?
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Yes, but I believe they are engaging in a losing battle with both #1 and #2. Today, a top Exxon executive says we will always âremain dependent on foreign oilâ as if we can do nothing about it. And we should stop this nonsense advocating for energy independence. Then he goes on with this thing about energy âinterdependence.â Sure. But is this about buying energy from friendly nations? Or is it about buying oil from hostile cultures? What kind of âinterdependenceâ he is referring to?
Interesting. But what makes you think big oil is even one step closer to losing its iron tight grasp on us?
We are still just as dependent on oil as we ever were. Alternative energies receive paltry funding and the lions share is just a distraction to placate the public into believing something is actually being done to wean this countries insatiable addiction to petrochems.
Nothing of any consequence is being done - except that which the American public take it upon themselves to do. Privately.
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I think Exxon is trying to maintain a status quo that historically meant cheap oil and gas for Americaâs economy.
Is that why Americas best buddy (big oil) was shown over the summer to be consciously sidelining existing refining capacity to exacerbate shortages and boost prices?
Big oil earns tens of billions per quarter. Why would they want to see a resurgence of 15 dollar-a-barrel oil that barely puts them in the black?
Or, for that matter, more refining capacity in the US?
There hasn't been a new, major refinery built in the US since the 70's.
Its called artificial scarcity.
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But the geopolitical energy game has changed âto Americaâs grave disadvantage. Are they aware of this? I think not.
The only disadvantage America is suffering from is the one imposed on this nation by its own elected representatives on behalf of their corporate masters.
Big oil couldn't give a flying fuck if this country is submarined by a major recession by rising energy costs. So what? America will be here the next day. And the year after that. and..
The only result will be the fed running its presses day and night to flood the public with cheap debt necessary to greese its corporate rulers - all backed by the future productivity of the American public.
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I would focus on fission before fusion. By the way farmers have converted their land to wind/solar renewables. They allow their utilities to install wind arrays and they get $$$ royalties greater than whatever they could legally grow.
Yes, wind farms are a great, real source of renewable energy. One could even imagine massive, high yield wind farms erected in high elevation, mountainous regions churning out electricity day and night.
The possibilities are endless. Fission, fusion, ambient magnetic harnessing, solar farms, tidal farms, low energy electrolysis.
There are countless avenues to explore - all having significant potential. But no real commitment by Congress, or media, or our beloved big Oil to pursue any of these potential technologies.
Again, Federal or focused-private sector research is a poor way of going about it anyway (not that it would ever happen). No disclosure, no oversight, no incentive to perform = no results.
Harness the latent and awesome power of the market - put up 50 billion for a free energy xprize - and you'd witness a glut of radical and revolutionary machines that could transform this planet in a year.
