Posted on 06/17/2022 7:42:22 AM PDT by Red Badger
As gas prices soar across the country, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insists that President Joe Biden is committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked why Biden is not trying to get domestic companies to drill for more oil in the U.S.
Jean-Pierre noted that the country is still seeing its “highest levels of domestic production,” but part of the higher prices is a result of decreased refinery capacity in the country.
Still, Doocy asked, “Why not drill more here in the U.S., though?”
“We don’t need to do that. What we need them to do is, with the oil that’s out there, we need them to refine that oil so that the capacity can go up, and then prices would go down,” Jean-Pierre responded.
Doocy also asked on Thursday, “I know the President once said that he was going to end fossil fuels. Is that now off the table?”
“No, we are going to continue to move forward with our clean-energy proposal, our climate change proposal,” the press secretary responded.
When asked if lowering gas prices or addressing climate change is the priority for Biden, Jean-Pierre said, “First of all, you can do both at the same time.”
“What we’re trying to deal with right now is how do we lower costs for American families. And one of the things that we are seeing right now with oil refineries is that they are using this moment, there is a war in Ukraine, to actually make a profit,” she continued.
The United States’ refining capabilities are sharply down from pre-pandemic levels, by roughly 900,000 barrels per day.
That decrease is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to refineries being shut down as demand plummeted. The Associated Press notes that some refineries are expected to boost their abilities.
However, some are hesitant to increase their refining capabilities due to concerns about the push to transition to clean energy which will lead to a decreased demand for gas over time.
During the Oct. 2020 presidential debate, Biden said, “I would transition away from the oil industry, yes.”
“The oil industry pollutes, significantly. … It has to be replaced by renewable energy over time,” he continued.
And during a press conference last month, Biden said, “When it comes to the gas prices, we’re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it’s over, we’ll be stronger, and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over.”
Other officials have also spoken about transitioning away from fossil fuels and encouraged Americans to buy electric cars.
So, the White House wants refineries to increase their productivity, but also wants the country to transition away from gas which would hurt the refinery companies’ profits and could lead to the end of their business model, which is probably adding to their reluctance to ramp up their refining.
Setting aside the merits of transitioning to green energy, the current strategy does not seem like one that will be successful in bringing prices down.
“We don’t need to do that. What we need them to do is, with the oil that’s out there, we need them to refine that oil so that the capacity can go up, and then prices would go down,” Jean-Pierre responded.
WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?.........................SHE'S EVEN STUPIDER THAT THE RED HEADED LIAR THAT SHE REPLACED!...........................
Did she read those answers?
It means that oil companies need to invest billions of dollars in new refinery capacity while we put them out of business. Maybe all of those new refineries can be repurposed as homeless shelters.
These morons and their so-called “policy makers” need to be gone. This is unsustainable and outright insane.
They are deliberately killing the country...and us, right before our very eyes.
FJB and its merry band of vile flying monkeys.
They are complete leftist liars.
“We want you to produce more oil, and we are going to completely end all oil”.
Just like our enemies, biden is committed to destroying America
This does not appear to be true.
There's a level where the detachment from reality is fatal, for a person or for a country.
If you are all whacked out on LSD and decide you can fly off the top of a seven story building, you will die.
If you are hungry and decide that eating razor blades is a great idea, you will die.
If you believe you can force people off oil, with no reasonable alternative, and simultaneously lower the price of oil, your country will die.
Biden is wholly owned by China.
They have the goods and is using them as blackmail............
Orange Man Bad /s
No, they came tumbling out of her head...................
Good for them for standing strong on ending oil. Easier to define the Democrats now than it was 20 years ago.
Effing brain dead politicians, purposefully destroying our country.
The golliwog speaks.
Yet they try to blame Putin or oil companies for gas prices and inflation being so high.
Its not gonna work. The public knows exactly who is to blame.
Let’s see...petroleum is used to make polymers
Like the ones used for syringes, IV bags, surgical drapes, etc.
Like the ones used to package almost everything from food to medicine to consumer items.
Petroleum products are also used as chemical feedstocks for things such as pharmaceuticals, polymers (esp. epoxy) used for windmills and solar panels...
Petroleum products are used in the production of fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides.
So it sounds very much like we will not have clothes (synthetic polymers or cotton, which needs a lot of agrichemicals), we will not have food (agrichemicals, transportation, packaging), we will not have medical products (no drugs or medical devices).
So it looks suspiciously like someone wants us dead.
Yeah, BUT NOT during his term because he doesn’t want to be blamed for it. He and his ilk are drafting crap to force people to adopt electric vehicles thst will take place AFTER he is out of office
[[This is unsustainable and outright insane.]]
Agreed and that alone should be enough to get him and his ilk thrown out of office for incompetency. Yet the gop refuse to brings forth articles of impeachment for incompetency, because they are etoo busy agreeing with his
Policies
It will take many years to 'transition'. Especially since more than half the population can't afford a new car and there's not much for used EVs out there. Then there's the 5 digit figure for new batteries when they need replacement.
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