America has been the world’s largest oil producer since oil production became important. It is, no joke, the actual foundation of American prosperity, and there’s a reason why the oil barons made a move on Venezuela as our own reserves are running out.
coal -> oil -> natural gas -> rare earth minerals and uranium
they won’t allow us to consider any possibility seriously that will reduce the importance of pulling things to make water hot out from under the surface of the earth
my appalachian perspective is it has been since the advent of the ironclad in the 1860s
America has been the world’s largest oil producer since oil production became important. It is, no joke, the actual foundation of American prosperity, and there’s a reason why the oil barons made a move on Venezuela as our own reserves are running out.
coal -> oil -> natural gas -> rare earth minerals and uranium
they won’t allow us to consider any possibility seriously that will reduce the importance of pulling things to make water hot out from under the surface of the earth