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in all honesty bob, i often don't. but i dropped out of engineering school

 

Ferdinand Porsche established Porsche in 1931. He did not want his name on volkswagen, hence the a different company that he designed the beetle for the german government. I'm sure he didn't want his name on a company that used slave labor. His son Ferdinand Ferry Porsche designed the 356, porsche's first sports car and started manufacturing in 1948. He also designed the 911. long before the beetle and volkswagon Ferdinand worked for Lohner-Werke. Lohner thought gasoline engines were too loud and first had this as a BEV, but porsche added a gasoline engine to charge the batteries giving it more range and creating the first gasoline/electric hybrid around 1900. Engines improved after that and hybrids faded for almost a century.

 

I never realized that the AP was one of Biden's opponents, but I concur that they very often 'misrepresent" stuff and things.....
In intimate moment, Biden vows to "end fossil fuel." AP News

........Biden denied the donor’s association to the fossil fuel industry before calling the young woman “kiddo” and taking her hand. He said, “I want you to look at my eyes. I guarantee you. I guarantee you. We’re going to end fossil fuel.”

 

... which is not the same as

is it? Considering that

 

"Unfortunately" is a perfect word here. His desire to stop this or do that had no balance. Just like open borders. Yes, immigration is good & right & desired. The Biden policy destroyed the majority of his party's belief in the Democratic Party, just like trying to turn off the oil tap. Just like Cut & Run in afghanistan.

 

If it was a Charlie Kirk quote, they'd be crying about it being out of context.

 

you know candidates lie. The current guy said he would lower prices day one and then put tarrifs on raising prices, slowing the economy, bankrupting farmers and creating unemployment in the manufacturing sector. Now he is lying that the inflation that he created and the higher prices are a hoax.

Biden thankfully was simply lieing to this woman, and under his administration more oil was drilled then ever in the history of the country. Coal did go down as it naturally should as it doesn't compete well with oil, natural gas, or wind.

 

oh sure he did. Quite incredible unless the liberal news agency is going to back pedal on prior stories

Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water | AP News

Maybe the next revelation is that the lib's actually decreased illegal alien immigration?



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was that in response to my post? If so you really should look at the numbers, or the wsj or a decent publication. Putting leases on hold for 60 days to check for environmental problems did happen. Did it stop oil exploration if so how. Rig count dropped under trump from obama? Is that your measure, if so it dropped under biden too, but... production increased under biden. Maybe this is because the leases on hold were not as good as the leases the oil companies already had and weren't drilling on yet? This also applies to trump, rigs dropped because under obama there were already good rigs on the oil.

Is 12.9 bpd bigger or smaller than 12.3bpd? The first number is biden, the second peak trump in his first term. Now it is expected to be around 12.6bpd in 2025, a drop. There is a reason biden didn't tout his numbers. He pretended he was lowering oil use, when he actually increased it.

 

US Oil and Gas Production Surged to Record Highs Under Both Trump and Biden-Harris

 

AND he was "old Yellered" by the DNC in July 2024 - followed by a thwarted attempt by the DNC and their lickspittles to coronate a replacement without even a token primary.

AND.....she got beat by Hitler.

Thanks for NOTHING, DNC!

 

The AP was not the one to "misrepresent" a September 6, 2019 New Hampshire town hall meeting as being the October 22, 2020 televised Trump vs Biden debate. Check your mirror.

2050 was still three decades away, and even then, "eliminate net carbon emissions" is still several steps short of "end fossil fuel." And with petrochemicals being major growing business, especially plastic production, ending fossil fuels will not "put the oil companies out of business."

Have you noticed how much the so-called "oil companies" have been diversifying into other energy fields? You know I hate google-AI, but it still gives a good answer:


AI Overview

Oil companies are diversifying by investing in renewable energy (wind, solar, hydrogen, biofuels), expanding into new energy tech (batteries, EV charging, CCS), and leveraging existing infrastructure, transforming from "oil companies" to broader "energy companies" to manage the energy transition, reduce carbon, and meet evolving consumer demand, using technology like AI and cloud for new business models.

Key Diversification Areas

• Renewable Power: Major investments in wind (offshore/onshore) and solar projects, with companies like Shell and Equinor (formerly Statoil) leading.
• Hydrogen & Biofuels: Exploring sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), renewable diesel, and green hydrogen production.
• Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS): Developing technology and infrastructure for capturing CO2 from industrial processes.
• Battery Technology & EV Charging: Investing in battery storage and building out EV charging networks.
• Petrochemicals: Expanding into chemicals that use fossil fuels as feedstock but serve different markets.

Strategic Approaches

• Leveraging Core Strengths: Using existing offshore expertise for offshore wind and subsea CCS, and leveraging distribution networks for EV charging.
• Acquisitions & Partnerships: Buying stakes in renewable energy projects and startups.
• Rebranding: Companies like Equinor are changing names to reflect their broader energy focus.

Drivers for Diversification

• Energy Transition: Responding to global climate goals and shifting consumer demand for cleaner energy.
• Energy Security: Broadening portfolios to buffer against volatile fossil fuel markets.
• Growth Opportunities: Tapping into rapidly expanding clean energy markets, even as fossil fuel demand continues to rise.

 

Yes, oil production sure did increase during his term. And I don't normally hear the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), an agency under the U.S. Department of Energy, dismissed as a "liberal news agency". Perhaps you should add some non-MAGA news sources in to your mix?

U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels per Day)