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MORNING ENERGY NEWS | 12/06/2019
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** American energy producers are making sure they can afford the latest books.
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Fox News ([link removed]) (12/5/19) reports: "American schools are reaping the rewards of federal energy revenues, according to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The Department of the Interior's updated business practices and regulations have resulted in 'demonstrable gains' in revenue from federal lands, revenue that returns to taxpayers and to states, Bernhardt told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo, pointing to New Mexico as an example. 'New Mexico received $1.17 billion from the Department of the Interior last year. That money goes for schools, for roads, things that are important in New Mexico,' Bernhardt said. More than this, the energy independence gained by the United States under the Trump administration has transformed American foreign policy and the way Americans think about the world, according to Bernhardt. 'But it's primarily transformed workers' opportunities to make money in rural communities,' he added."


** "But what matters is not only CO2 emissions, it's also how rich you are to be able to tackle it. If you're really poor and a hurricane hits you, you'd die. If you're really rich, like in Florida, most people lose stuff. The reality is, if you can get people to get out of poverty, then you can actually make them much more resilient and make sure that they don't end up with nearly as bad impacts from climate change."
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– ([link removed]) B ([link removed]) jorn Lomborg, Copenhagen Consensus Center ([link removed])

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Oh, the humanity!

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(12/4/19) reports: "Actor Chris Pratt on Wednesday apologized for posting a photo on Instagram of him posing at a gym with a single-use plastic water bottle in his hand after 'Aquaman' star Jason Momoa called out his fellow Hollywood star. Pratt posted the Instagram photo on Tuesday as part of a collaboration with Amazon. This prompted Momoa to comment under 'The Guardians of the Galaxy' star’s photo saying, 'Bro i love you but wtf on the water bottle. no single use plastic. come on.' Pratt apologized in response saying, 'Aquaman! You’re completely right. Dammit. I always carry my big gallon size reusable water jug with me too. I even had it that day!!!' 'Love you too buddy,' Pratt added in his reply. 'My bad. I don't want your home of Atlantis covered in plastic. Hear that kids? Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.' Momoa then posted his own Instagram photo of himself and his children with Pratt apologizing for how his comment came across."

This is the company the state of California protected from competition.

** Utility Dive ([link removed])
(12/4/19) reports: "Pacific Gas & Electric failed to carry out 'climbing inspections' of the transmission tower that caused the 2018 Camp Fire since 2001, violating its own inspection policies, state officials found. The California Public Utilities Commission's Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) identified several gaps in the utility's attempts to properly maintain and monitor its infrastructure. These flaws were 'not isolated, but rather indicative of an overall pattern of inadequate inspection and maintenance of PG&E's transmission facilities,' according to a report dated Nov. 8 and made public Nov. 26. The SED wants regulators to include the Camp Fire in an ongoing investigation into the 2017 North Bay wildfires, also caused by PG&E's equipment, so that the utility's liabilities can be resolved before the June 2020 deadline for it to exit bankruptcy."

Scientists don't know why, but we're supposed to just trust the guy who collects dead birds for fun.

** BBC ([link removed])
(12/4/19) reports: "As the climate warms, birds are shrinking and their wingspans are growing, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed 70,716 specimens from 52 North American migratory bird species collected over 40 years. The birds had died after colliding with buildings in Chicago, Illinois. The authors say the study is the largest of its kind and that the findings are important to understanding how animals will adapt to climate change. 'We found almost all of the species were getting smaller,' said lead author Brian Weeks, an assistant professor at the school for environment and sustainability at the University of Michigan...The scientists aren't exactly sure why warmer temperatures cause birds to shrink. One theory is that smaller animals are better at cooling off, losing body heat more quickly due to their larger surface-area-to-volume ratios. Mr Weeks said the body of specimens was the result of a 'herculean effort' by Dave Willard, co-author of the study and an ornithologist
at the Field Museum in Chicago. In 1978, he started walking around buildings in the mornings during spring and fall migration to collect birds that had collided with buildings."

So much for "environmental justice."

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Tom Pyle, American Energy Alliance
Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Phil Kerpen, American Commitment
Andrew Quinlan, Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Tim Phillips, Americans for Prosperity
Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
George Landrith, Frontiers of Freedom
Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste
Richard Manning, Americans for Limited Government
Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks
Craig Richardson, E&E Legal
Benjamin Zycher, American Enterprise Institute
Amy Oliver Cooke, Independence Institute
Jason Hayes, Mackinac Center
David Williams, Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Paul Gessing, Rio Grande Foundation
Seton Motley, Less Government
Nathan Nascimento, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce
Isaac Orr, Center of the American Experiment
David T. Stevenson & Clint Laird, Caesar Rodney Institute
John Droz, Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions
Jim Karahalios, Axe the Carbon Tax
Mark Mathis, Clear Energy Alliance
Mandy Gunasekara, Energy 45
Jack Ekstrom, PolicyWorks America

Energy Markets


WTI Crude Oil: ↓ $58.27
Natural Gas: ↓ $2.41
Gasoline: ↓ $2.58

Diesel: ~ $3.00
Heating Oil: ↑ $193.60
Brent Crude Oil: ↓ $63.35
** US Rig Count ([link removed])
: ↑ 827



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