Category Archives: Fossil Fuel Energy

California’s Oil Refinement, Imports, and Use

California’s Oil Refinement, Imports, and Use I am going to use a mix of numbers from recent years, which of course change from year to year with a fungible product like oil.  Costs don’t matter much since those thrifty days … Continue reading

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US Petroleum Use, Production, and Import-Export from the EIA

US Petroleum and Gasoline Use, Production, and Import-Export from the EIA.  The US EIA or Energy Information Administration clearly distinguishes between total Petroeum, and that which goes into gasoline.  This helps clear up some import-export and energy independence statements. In … Continue reading

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Sanctioning Russian Oil Exports

Russian Oil Exports to Europe, China, and the US The oil scene in round numbers is that the World is about to use 100 million barrels per day (mbpd), where a barrel is 42 gallons and makes 19.2 gallons of … Continue reading

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Saving Gas Money in Face of Gas Price Rises

Saving Gas Money in the Face of Gas Price Rise Update, March 10, a poll by AAA on American’s how and when they are planning to adapt to the rising gas prices.  With the price of gas greater than $4 … Continue reading

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The Latest California Redistricting Draft Removes UCI from the 45th to the 49th Coastal District

The Latest California Redistricting Draft Removes the UC Irvine Area from the 45th to 49th Coastal District According to the OC Register the UCI area in the latest redistricting draft has moved into the coastal 49th district.  This also includes … Continue reading

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Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a Model Republican

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a Model Republican In his short news conference, he retreated behind vague financial catch concepts to justify his opposition to many highly desired progressive issues including public health and climate action.  He also … Continue reading

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Stop the Steals Initiated by Donald Trump

Stop the Steals Initiated by Donald Trump. How Do They Grift Us, Let Us Count the Ways. Oddly, Trump has as usual reflexively adopted a banner which point to the Thefts that he has perpetrated upon us. Let’s backtrack in … Continue reading

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Senator Joe Manchin, and West Virginia Politics and Fossil Fuel Economy

Senator Joe Manchin, West Virginia Elections, and West Virginia Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas We provide some numerical background to Senator Joe Manchin and West Virginia Politics. West Virginia is a Republican State, and it is to Joe Manchin’s credit that … Continue reading

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We Welcome the New World of Science in the USA

Thank God the darkness is over. As a science writer, we welcome not only the restoration of science by real scientists, but even its elevation to a cabinet position. I was taught that scientists were only supposed to report on … Continue reading

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The Bonfire of the Trump Vanities

The Bonfire of the Trump Vanities While capturing headlines with the greatest election fraud ever of declaring himself the winner, and then inciting the successful invasion and terrorization of the Congress, Trump and his minions have been carrying out a … Continue reading

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