Whatever the market will bare = profiteering opportunities. The divesting in fossil fuels has come way too early to allow the change over to renewable energy to catch up, or even come close to the energy stability that we need to
SUSTAIN OUR LIFESTYLES. Nobody thought about/prepared for Russia declaring war on Ukraine. Well, nobody is thinking clearly - period - too much political fog. Pipe lines are still needed to support our lifestyles (case closed). Closing down nuclear power plants, in
RESPONSE TO PROTESTS/ACTIVISTS, has been very short sighted, just ask Germany, who still can't get their head around their mistake. The opportunists are making $ off of the poor planning and short term, politically driven, decision making. Politics is the
ENEMY WITHIN.
A recent tanker load of Russian oil, headed to the refinery at Saint John N.B. was turned back and ended up in the Bahamas, apparently, due to the Canadian Government's recent
premature embargo on Russian oil. I hope the PM consulted with Irving Oil in Saint John, as to an alternate oil supply, before making that decision. We have no oil pipe line east of Quebec, or does he not remember that.
The US hasn't gone that far yet for fear of backlash. Europe can't function without oil/gas from Russia. The energy suppliers (opportunists) are having a hay day, watching your wallet get thinner and thinner.
Russian-owned oil tankers reroute from Canada after ban shuts access to ports
The tankers are the first Russian-owned oil vessels to change course after Canada ratcheted up pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine
The tankers are the first Russian-owned oil vessels to change course after Canada ratcheted up pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine
financialpost.com
U.S. may act alone to ban Russian oil imports, sources say
The United States is willing to move ahead with a ban on Russian oil imports without the participation of allies in Europe, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
www.reuters.com
Guess Canada doesn't count. Oh, the journalistic integrity of Media reporting?
In Canada
we don't have an east to west or west to east oil pipe line connecting our four Atlantic provinces to the rest of Canada, thanks to Quebec and protesters/activists, or put a more truthful way - politics. The Keystone pipeline? I won't go down that rabbit hole other than say "politics".
Look at the recent "no vote" to nenewable power development from Quebec down into Maine and beyond. Unreal and politically activist/protester driven. Boggles my mind but that's where we are these days. Hug the trees but it's ok to burn them in biomass power plants. Who's making $ off of those plants?
We have to put up with the market instability/politics/profiteering or
CHANGE OUR LIFESTYLES and control the market. That ain't going to happen unless COVID-22 hits us.
So, here we are in
Tijuana Jail.
The Kingston Trio: Tijuana Jail