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None of the 8 billion on this planet use raw crude oil directly, but everyone demands the products and transportation fuels made from refined crude oil.
by Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka - 29/10/2026
When did environmentalism prioritise the preservation of white elephants above everything else?
by Brendan O'Reilly - 28/10/2026 - 3 comments
Worldwide economies depend on transportation fuels and products manufactured from crude oil, in addition to electricity.
Continually increasing the importation of transportation fuels from foreign based refineries exposes California as a National Security Risk to America.
by Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza - 15/10/2026
George Orwell's insight was that while the reality behind words doesn't change, the words we use may limit how we can think about it.
by Tom Harris - 5/10/2026 - 4 comments
A television program that once forged Australian media culture has now surrendered autonomy and found a worked-out doctrine.
by David Hutchens - 30/09/2026 - 1 comment
The California economy runs on the supply chain of products and transportation fuels made from raw crude oil that is diminishing from refinery closures.
by Ronald Stein and Lance Christensen - 24/09/2026
It's a failure of economics more than it is a failing of climate science.
by Tom Harris - 23/09/2026 - 3 comments
Private enterprise can solve the spent nuclear fuel problem beyond government grants.
Are we addicted to fossil fuel or is it a functional necessity?
Is it time to rethink our attitudes to protecting great whites? Has conserving whales boosted the number of predators in our waters? Maybe a cull is called for.
by Graham Young - 9/09/2026 - 6 comments
The State supports the exodus of the in-state manufacturers of the fuels to foreign refineries, threatening national energy security and global stability.
by Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza - 3/09/2026 - 1 comment

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