POLITICAL THREAD
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The production of fertilizer is an energy-intensive process. The most common nitrogen-based fertilizer is anhydrous ammonia. The most common process for making ammonia is a variation of the Haber process that was developed in the late 1800s. This process uses natural gas as a direct feedstock, and is literally combusted and reacted with air (containing nitrogen) over a noble metal catalyst at high temperature.
Obviously, the price of natural gas is one of the primary variable cost items that impacts the cost (and ultimate selling price) of anhydrous ammonia. Considering the large quantities of natural gas that Russian has developed, I'm not surprised that they're a world player in the fertilizer.
Considering that the U.S. is also a large producer of natural gas, and given our agricultural dominance, I am surprised that we don't have more ammonia production facilities here in the U.S. I think it's a combination of environmental permitting constraints and other factors at play (logistics of natural gas supply probably being the most significant). A large ammonia plant has been on the drawing board here in the Evansville area for over 10 years now, but now that I think about it, it's probably been at least 2-3 years since I've heard a meaningful update on that project, so I'm assuming it's not going to get built.
To quote that line from Full Metal Jacket "It's a big shit sandwich, and we'll all going to have to take a bite."
That's actually a pretty good deal. It's pretty much $3.99 everywhere here in the Evansville area.
The point was it was Costco. Always the cheapest gas in town, or close.
We have almost reached a communist paradise.
Sounds like our plan too, minus the tenting. We have plenty of critters, and deer, but over the years we've been lucky in that they pretty much have avoided the veg garden. We've got a couple good sized fields and 3 o4 acres of woods, plus a gigantic cornfield behind the woods, so I guess the critters and deer have other things to do.
Expanded the garden last year and probably will again in a month or so.
To me gardening is like work....not so much for the Mrs...she loves it. So guess who does most of the work during the hot, dry season? 😊
Talk about sticker shock. Started on the taxes this morning and in going thru all the receipts that we keep for the rental properties, etc it's unbelievable how much some/many of these prices have gone up. At least what I'm looking at...it's higher than the inflation rate the gov't is reporting.
Little side note...one item (personal use so not for taxes) that cost 60.00 last year in June is now 90.00.
Little side note...one item (personal use so not for taxes) that cost 60.00 last year in June is now 90.00.
"A clean conccious is worth a buck or two"? Try about $30 bucks every damn time we fill up now. AND RISING!!
Ours was about the same ($307). Last year was around $185. Luckily, the weather has been a bit warmer so we just turned the HVAC off and when it gets cold in the house we just put on our Comfy pullovers. Friend of mine just got a bill for over $700. Is usually in the $350 range.
We have a little bit of everything, though deers aren't much of an issue since I have a board fence around the back yard. It's mainly the smaller critters like rabbits, squirrels, coons, and well our chickens. So I'm tenting it with bird netting and taking a few other measures to minimize them getting in.
“being energy independent is just not attainable. It isn’t”
- the president, live on TV
He then explained why we must make clean energy, so “prices at gas pumps won’t matter”.
WHAT A LOSER! Thankfully for him, he’s anti-American policies won’t effect him and all his nato friends.
- the president, live on TV
He then explained why we must make clean energy, so “prices at gas pumps won’t matter”.
WHAT A LOSER! Thankfully for him, he’s anti-American policies won’t effect him and all his nato friends.
Biden giving a pathetic speech right now as if it will matter. Us not taking oil from Russia will do NOTHING to hurt them and it also has been confirmed that we were pumping 1.9 Million barrels of oil PER DAY more back in December of 2019 than we are today........so Psaki is a flat LIAR. We are literally watching the collapse of America in the name of Climate Change! It's INSANE !!!!
He admits he’s a bot right in his last name.
Thank a Democrat for this.
Boy their speech timing sucks ass. pretty sure a large number of Americans don't want to hear that speech right about now.
I hope to God this country comes to it's senses sometime soon and puts the right people in charge. That statement by Biden should come back to haunt him at election time. It should also be held out there like Obama's "Magic wand" comment when proven utterly false.
It's all on purpose in order to facilitate the Great Reset. They aren't even hiding it anymore and I haven't heard much of a peep out of Republicans as they sit back and allow it to happen.
This thread’s hilarious. Ever since the invasion there have been pages and pages saying, “You know they aren’t serious with these sanctions, our criminal administration is still buying their oil!” Now we stop and it’s immediately, “That’ll make gas go up!! Noooooooo!!!!!!!!” Y’all don’t get to have it both ways.
I feel the same way.
Being labeled liberal just means you're DAF, while leftist, you're a DAF traitor.
Being labeled liberal just means you're DAF, while leftist, you're a DAF traitor.
What makes you think you will be alive to have a furnace? None of this works with current population numbers. Smaller numbers = easy to control.
These pipe dreams only work if the number of people consuming are low. Most will live in cities, and the "country" will be returned to nature. That is their stated goal.
Reports are Pfizer SEC form 25. Delisting from public trading. Stock will be worthless in days.
Heads should roll.
Heads should roll.
I loathe that smarmy mofo. He isn't funny and he is an asshole to boot.
“Fuel cost adjustment” should be then passing along the increased cost of fuel.
I think we're all on board with not taking oil from Russia, but when this retarded administration does it, and then goes begging other countries who aren't necessarily our friends, and who probably resells oil they import from Russia themselves, then we gripe. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PROBLEM COULD BE GREATLY RESOLVED BY UTILIZING OUR OWN RESOURCES!!! WHICH THEY PATENTLY REFUSE TO DO!!
Wait, so Biden separated kids from their parents???
Then just a couple of months ago we were getting a credit back for fuel costs. So I guess Salt River was passing some savings they got at the time along to the consumers?
"Presidents don't affect the lives of the average American"
I guess.
Amazing that they were able to offer a credit a couple of months ago.
Locally, we got some energy savings after the tax cuts (early ‘18), but I’ve only heard about energy cost increases the last several months.
What a mess.
They told us this was coming years ago, and they never even passed cap & trade/(tax).
So mark you as being cool with paying $5/gallon? Makes sense coming from a communist who is “all about the working class”.
GFY. Some of us actually have to drive for our job.
Russian oil means shit to the gas situation. Most of what we get from them are petroleum products. Those are going to hurt in other areas because they are refined products and we lack the capacity to refine.
This whole situation is another elitist manufactured problem. Stop being dicks and start up the refineries that are idle, turn on the pipelines, and start drilling for oil. Enough of this shit.
I have no problems with EVs. I really do think they are the future, but you cannot just make the leap to electric at the snap of the fingers. The tech isn't even ready yet, ffs.
This whole situation is another elitist manufactured problem. Stop being dicks and start up the refineries that are idle, turn on the pipelines, and start drilling for oil. Enough of this shit.
I have no problems with EVs. I really do think they are the future, but you cannot just make the leap to electric at the snap of the fingers. The tech isn't even ready yet, ffs.
Yeah I love a car where you have to replace the battery after 10 years for a price of $12k.
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