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MORNING ENERGY NEWS  | 02/09/2021
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This is what every climate czar means when they talk about 'climate justice' only this guy is dumb enough to say it out loud.


Granite Grok (2/6/21) reports: "It’s instructive when a bureaucrat says, “I can’t even say this publicly.” That is exactly the sort of thing that the people who pay his salary (you folks) need to hear. So, it’s lucky for us it was recorded so that we can share it.  The video shows David Ismay, Gov. Charlie Baker’s undersecretary for climate change, telling Vermont climate advocates that it’s time to go after homeowners and motorists to help reduce emissions. On the subject of driving regressive regulations down on taxpayers, he says, 'There’s no single bad guy to put the screws to…to break their will, so they stop emitting.' He’s talking about you, everyday citizen. You are the target. There’s a lot of head nodding in the affirmative while this guy speaks, and why not. He makes 130,000.00 a year to find ways to “put the screws to you™” to appease the climate cult. And he meets with folks to talk about ways to do that."

"The Biden slogan may be 'Build Back Better.' The relevant question is: 'Better for who?'" 

 

– Mike Pasko, The Federalist

Why would they invite comment around wrecking Alaska's energy economy?


Associated Press (2/6/2021) reports: "The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it would cancel a public comment period for a proposed oil and gas lease sale in Alaska. The announcement Thursday came after President Joe Biden signed a Jan. 27 executive order that paused new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters as the government reviews the program. Biden’s order was done in conjunction with other actions that limited oil and gas activity in Alaska, such as temporarily halting oil and gas work in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and delaying an oil exploration project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The public comment period was scheduled to last through March 1. It was intended to inform an environmental impact study on the lease sale. Online virtual meetings scheduled for next week were also canceled. The cancellations will delay the date of the 2021 sale, said John Callahan, a spokesman with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management."

There's a head scratcher.

Guaranteed two-day shipping needs a reliable energy source, regardless of Bezos' climate pontificating.


Reuters (2/5/21) reports: "Amazon.com Inc has ordered hundreds of trucks that run on compressed natural gas as it tests ways to shift its U.S. fleet away from heavier polluting trucks, the company told Reuters on Friday. The coronavirus pandemic caused delivery activity to surge in 2020, with truck volumes exceeding 2019 levels on average while passenger car traffic fell. But that increase in road activity means more pollution, as heavier-duty trucks emit higher levels of greenhouse gases than passenger vehicles. Transportation companies are building their stable of electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions. Much of the nation’s freight is delivered via medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which account for more than 20% of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions even though they make up less than 5% of the road fleet, according to U.S. federal data. 'Amazon is excited about introducing new sustainable solutions for freight transportation and is working on testing a number of new vehicle types including electric, CNG and others,' the company said in a statement. Amazon has ordered more than 700 compressed natural gas class 6 and class 8 trucks so far, according to the company."

Energy Markets

 
WTI Crude Oil: ↓ $57.69
Natural Gas: ↓ $2.81
Gasoline: ↑ $2.46
Diesel: ↑ $2.70
Heating Oil: ↓ $174.59
Brent Crude Oil: ↓ $60.45
US Rig Count: ↓ 442

 
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