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   Kevin Leecaster (greenfire@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 08:33:46 JST Kevin Leecaster

   I get the impression that not many people can comprehend the politics around climate and energy especially in such a complex political landscape in the USA.

   I'm so glad that because of his decades and decades of experience Joe Biden does!
   https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-joe-biden-broke-opec-and-rewrote-the-rules-for-oil-trading-212500037935

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     quixote (quixote@mastodon.nz)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 08:33:44 JST quixote

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     @GreenFire When he was a senator, I didn't pay much attention and in general Biden just seemed like your usual useless good ole boy.

     Watchin him operate as Prez has been a real eyeopener. Without any fuss or muss or noise, he just runs rings around Repubs in Congress, now MBS, he's managed to keep the Middle East from going straight to WWIII in spite of the wishes of all the loonies there. (Bibi def included.) The Repubs allowed the IRA to pass before they knew what hit them. It's been amazing.

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     Kevin Leecaster (greenfire@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 08:33:45 JST Kevin Leecaster

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     Okay, I just listened to the whole interview and "breaking" OPEC is going too far, but he did use an entirely innovative way to figure out how to keep oil prices within a margin that kept it from being too expensive as well as too cheap.

     While I want oil to be worthless, it wouldn't be politically wise at this point, but what he did that's so good for the #EnergyTransition was to keep renewable energy companies afloat using our petroleum reserves.

     Gotta love it. His fist bump took MBS down!

     Crystal_Fish_Caves repeated this.