If you need a feel-good story to warm you up this morning here it is.
BBC (12/22/22) reports: "Offshore workers feared they would have to spend Christmas in the North Sea after weather conditions canceled helicopter flights are now expected to get home. About 300 staff, many of whom are Scottish, had been unable to leave platforms off Denmark as scheduled. French firm TotalEnergies said a phenomenon called 'triggered lightning' was responsible for the disruption. The firm has now said it would get everyone transported safely onshore. TotalEnergies said the number of stranded personnel in the North Sea had been 'substantially reduced' in the past days, and it expected to bring all remaining people back onshore by the end of Thursday. 'This has been possible thanks to both weather improvements, the extra efforts to hire more helicopters and to commit three ships to get everyone transported safely onshore,' a statement said. 'We fully understand the challenging situation that our teams have faced by not being able to fly home as scheduled due to disturbances in the helicopter transport caused by adverse weather. However, we have been working hard on assuring that all people get back onshore as soon as possible, and in time for Christmas.'"
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"American households need to hope for a warmer winter to reduce some energy needs, but hope is not a plan, nor is it an energy policy. Biden’s anti-energy policies are only making things worse."
– Katie Tubb,
The Heritage Foundation
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