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Green energy policies hold back the developing world, creating a gulf in energy consumption between the West and nations such as Kenya.Green energy policies hold back the developing world, creating a gulf in energy consumption between the West and nations such as Kenya.
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Egypt and Israel are increasing oil exports to Europe to compensate for the EU's embargo on Russian fuel products
On Wednesday, the countries of Egypt and Israel penned a deal with the European Union to increase liquid natural gas sales to EU member states that are hoping to reduce their dependency on petroleum-based fuel products from Russia.
The deal, which was finalized in a ritzy Egyptian hotel, will require Israel to send gas to Egypt for it to be liquified and then shipped to EU member states, according to European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, ABC News reported.
“What a special moment,” von der Leyen proclaimed in a joint press conference alongside representatives of the Egyptian and Israeli governments. “I very warmly welcome the signing of this historic agreement.”
It is not currently clear how much gas will be imported by EU member states from either Egypt or Israel.
Von der Leyen indicated that this new agreement is part of Europe’s ongoing efforts to diversify energy sources away from Russian imports. It highlights an active attempt by the EU to import hydrocarbons from what is labeled “other trustworthy suppliers.”
Von der Leyen indicated that Israel and Egypt are ideal suppliers because of their good relations with EU member states and since both countries discovered large supplies of natural gas off shore.
This new deal will also help Egypt and Israel increase their gas production and drilling explorations in their territorial waters.
During a separate press conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, von der Leyen said, “It is known that the Russian war against Ukraine has exposed our European dependency on Russian fossil fuels, and we want to get rid of this dependency.”
In 2021, the EU imported roughly 40% of its gas from Russia and has had immense difficulty imposing sanctions on Russian fuel imports since Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated his country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Israeli Energy Minister Karin Elharrar said the new arrangement was a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in a widespread European energy crisis. She said that the agreement also highlights the increasing cooperation and further strengthening of relations between Egypt and Israel, two nations that used to be enemies.
Elharrar said, “This is a statement to those who see in our region only negative forces such as division and conflict. This (memorandum of understanding) shows us that we are paving a new path of partnership, solidarity, and sustainability.”
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Molla said that the deal is “an important milestone” for cooperation between the three parties.
Another Week Of Daily Record-High Gas Prices Brings The Average To Nearly $5
Residents in 17 states and the District of Columbia are already paying more than $5 per gallon to fill up their tanks.Sacramento Police Department's gun buyback offered gas gift cards in exchange for firearms
Amid soaring gas prices, the Sacramento Police Department held a gun buyback program that offered $50 gas gift cards in exchange for firearms.
The department noted in a tweet that it depleted its entire supply of gift cards.
"Due to overwhelming response, we have exhausted our supply of gift cards for today's gun exchange," the department tweeted on Saturday. "We will still be accepting firearms but unfortunately we will not be providing gift cards from this point on. This event will be ending one hour early and will run until 4 p.m."
The police department reported that 134 weapons were turned over during the buyback event.
"The event provided a safe and efficient process for community members to turn in unwanted firearms to the Sacramento Police Department with no questions asked and no identification required," a press release noted. "Over 100 members of the community responded to Saturday's event which was staffed by Sacramento Police Department officers and community partners who facilitated the safe exchange of firearms for $50 gas gift cards.
"Among other reasons, community members most commonly cited a lack of experience or knowledge with firearms, lack of knowledge of the legality of the firearms, or an inability to safely store the firearms as the main reasons for participating in the exchange," the release continued. "Among the firearms received was at least one assault weapon, numerous components for privately manufactured firearms (ghost guns), and multiple other illegally configured firearms."
Americans have been feeling the pinch at the gas pump. As of Monday, the AAA national average price for a gallon of regular gas has reached $4.596. But that figure is dwarfed by the AAA California average, which has reached a staggering $6.069 per gallon.
A recent AP-NORC poll of adults found that 44% thought high gas prices are more the consequence of President Joe Biden's policies, while 56% thought the prices are more due to issues beyond the president's control.
National average price for a gallon of regular gas soars to new high as Americans get soaked by inflation
As of Tuesday, the AAA national average price for a gallon of regular gas reached $4.374, a staggering figure that marks a new record high when inflation is not taken into account.
Gas Buddy also reported that the the national average price of gas had hit a new high, though it pegged the price at $4.36 per gallon.
While the prices mark fresh highs, reports indicate that when inflation is factored into the equation, the new record still does not eclipse high prices experienced in 2008.
High gas prices not only cost drivers dearly when they fill up their vehicles, but the fuel costs also drive up transportation expenses, which can lead to higher prices for various goods and services throughout the economy.
Americans have been getting hammered by soaring gas prices and high inflation, and if they keep experiencing pain at the pump and witnessing the purchasing power of their hard-earned savings erode each month, those economic issues could hurt Democrats during the 2022 midterm election cycle.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is slated to release April consumer price index data on Wednesday. The all-items index rose "8.5 percent for the 12 months ending March," the agency reported last month.
President Joe Biden said in a speech on Tuesday that inflation is his "top domestic priority." He attributed inflation to the COVID-19 pandemic and to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
The U.S. has prohibited the importation of oil and other products from Russia in response to that country's invasion of Ukraine.
"We have the biggest inflation spike in 4 decades, record high gas prices, a massive border crisis, incompetent foreign policy, endless attacks on liberty and personal safety, and now even a baby formula shortage. The Biden presidency has truly been a epic disaster from the start," tweeted GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York — the lawmaker is currently running for governor in the Empire State.
"Liquid fuels have turned into liquid gold, with prices for gasoline and diesel spiraling out of control with little power to harness them as the imbalance between supply and demand globally continues to widen with each passing day. Russia's oil increasingly remains out of the market, crimping supply while demand rebounds ahead of the summer driving season," GasBuddy head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan said. "There's little, if any, good news about fuel prices heading into summer, and the problem could become worse should we see an above average hurricane season, which could knock out refinery capacity at a time we badly need it as refined product inventories continue to plummet."
Exxon Mobil will not allow LGBT or BLM flags to fly outside its office buildings
Exxon Mobil will no longer allow its offices to fly flags expressing adherence to or membership of “outside organizations” on company flagpoles, the New York Times reported.
The new policy, which prevents employees from hanging LGBT+ pride and BLM flags on the flagpoles on company premises, is angering some of Exxon Mobil’s employees who in the past have flown gay pride flags outside of Exxon Mobil offices.
Exxon Mobil will only be allowing governmental, company, and employee resource group (ERG) flags to fly outside of its facilities. The Times said that ERGs are “employee-led affinity organizations that are generally blessed by employers.”
ERG flags that celebrate certain group identities may still be flown on company premises during months that coincide with those group identities.
Tracey Gunnlaugsson, vice president of human resources at Exxon Mobil, said, “It’s a longstanding practice at our facilities around the world that E.R.G. flags can be flown during signature months. The flags are directly related to our business and company support of our E.R.G.s.”
For instance, the company’s ERG logo for LGBT+ employees features bubbles filled with several colors around the word “PRIDE.” This logo has been flown at Exxon Mobil offices and is used on T-shirts that employees wear during gay pride parades.
J. Chris Martin, a former employee of Exxon Mobil, who previously had led the LGBT+ ERG group said that a different flag that featured the Exxon Mobil on a rainbow background “was flown at many company locations last year without question” and that he had been told that his ability to display this flag had been revoked “without explanation.”
Martin said, “I’m also told that the employee resource groups were consulted only in a perfunctory way regarding this matter, based on momentary discomfort with displaying a symbol of open-mindedness and support for long suppressed voices.”
He added, "While they may say nobody has lost anything, the symbolism is unmistakable.”
The Human Rights Campaign, a leftist organization that advocates for the LGBT+ agenda under the guise of civil rights activism, lambasted Exxon Mobil’s policy. The group said, “There’s no such thing as ‘neutrality’ when it comes to our rights. Our flag isn’t just a visual representation of our identities. It is also a staple of allyship.”
We support the LGBTQ+ employees at Exxon and hope Exxon\u2019s leaders understand there\u2019s no such thing as \u201cneutrality\u201d when it comes to our rights. Our flag isn't just a visual representation of our identities. It is also a staple of allyship.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-22/exxon-triggers-employee-backlash-with-rainbow-pride-flag-ban\u00a0\u2026— Human Rights Campaign (@Human Rights Campaign) 1650659402
The Human Rights Campaign has also aggressively come out against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education legislation that was recently signed into law by the state’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
In early March, the Human Rights Campaign said that it would refuse to accept donations from the Walt Disney Company until it took “meaningful action” against the then Parental Rights in Education Bill.
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The truth about fossil fuels & why the oil industry has 'to keep quiet,' according to a geology expert
Is America running out of oil? Dr. Tim Clarey, director of research at the Institute for Creation Research, gives Pat Gray his theory, while Gray gives his.
“It’s a renewable goo that comes from the earth,” Gray says, while Clarey disagrees.
“In some ways, it is still forming. So, in that way, it’s renewable. But there is a limited amount, of course, to anything,” Clarey explains, adding that though the oil fields “produce more than they should,” they “can only fill the reservoirs very, very slowly.”
“So, if you deplete an oil field, it may take several hundred years for that to fill back up,” he adds.
While the safety of the environment has come into question when drilling for oil, Clarey says the oil companies are not actually to be blamed for leaks.
“They blame the oil companies for leaks, but it’s really natural oil coming out of the ground,” adding that another common belief is that oil is “millions and millions of years old.”
“It’d be gone, it would be decomposed, although the conventional geologists try to argue that oil can get somehow magically pasteurized,” Clarey says.
“When I worked for Chevron, they told me that [oil] was 150 million years old in Wyoming, just sitting there waiting for us to tap into. And when you think about it, that makes no sense at all,” he continues.
Clarey explains that if you were to leave oil in your shed out back for 20 years, it would eventually degrade.
However, modern geologists aren’t taught to think about this.
“The problem is geologists aren’t taught to think that through,” Clarey says. “They throw the numbers out there like they mean something.”
Gray is shocked that no one in the oil industry is speaking out about this.
“They have to keep quiet,” Clarey confirms.
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