by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula
As Americans struggle with high gas prices, oil giants are rolling in massive profits. Exxon Mobile broke records, raking in $19.66 Billion and Chevron amassed $11.23 Billion in net profits in one quarter. (Missoulian, 10/29/22)
Yet we were told by Ryan Zinke, infamous for failing to rise to the duty of candor, that the fault was really due to democratic policies to curb climate change. His campaign ad blared out to blame “liberals” for our pump pain. He successfully diverted our attention while his Big Oil buddies pick our pockets and snicker gleefully all the way to the bank.
No wonder Big Oil is one of Zinke’s top donors. He said he was Trump’s Seal, but he’s really Big Oil’s shill, putting their profits over our economy and the stewardship of our environment.
Elections fall between horrible heat bubbles and menacing super storms yet voters seem oblivious that the fossil fuel industry contributes directly to climate change disasters as much as they do to the coffers of shills like Zinke.
When you complain about extreme weather and gas prices, be sure to thank Big Oil and unethical Ryan Zinke. And, next election, please remember to use your vote wisely.
Alan says
Lol, utter gibberish. Biden has all but begged American oil to ramp up production while simultaneously restricting their ability to do so. Federal lease pausing, pipeline permit refusals, right away and access permit refusal as well as divesture from fossil fuel based investments have substantially reduced future projects. This in turn, has lead to limited supply among increased demand. All tenets of the fascist ESG program the Brownshirt minions of left promote daily. For most Americans, paying extra at the pump is a far better alternative then buying a crap EV for 65k that needs a two hour charge every 150 miles. Oilfield jobs pay far better wages then any of the garbage “green jobs” the left claims will be created by eliminating fossil fuels and going “green”. Zinke, as much as I don’t like the guy, is right.
Gomez says
Average driving range for an EV is much farther than you claim, it’s 250 – 500 miles, not 150, which would never be an issue 99% of the time with people just going to & from work. You make your, say, 100 mile round trip commute, and just plug it in over night when you come home. Really, it’s not that difficult to understand.