Misled

They’re stringing us out. Donald Trump and the rest of the crew say things that keep us listening. They will, for example, point to the downward trend in gas prices (at least here in northeastern PA) and claim this to be a win for all. But is it, really?

Is our continued addiction to fossil fuels a good thing, or simply the result of a powerful lobby that still gets its way because enough members of Congress—and the POTUS—are beholden to their deep pockets?

I’m growing weary of hearing the litany of troubles the average consumer is facing, which includes high gas prices. Isn’t anyone else tired of having to deal with a commodity as fickle as gasoline and diesel? Haven’t we had enough of the volatility, and the pollution, and being held hostage by an administration that has nixed mandates on fuel efficiency and loosened restrictions on pollution standards to the point of advocating for an anthracite comeback?

Their environmental stance is really no stance at all, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the canary has been laying in the bottom of the cage for a while now, soon with Xs in its eyes. We can’t go on like this. We can’t keep filling our tanks and simultaneously run on empty.

Donald Trump and the fossil fuel industry want to be our junkies, keep us placated with a supply of refined, anaerobically decomposed plant remains and other organic matter from eons ago. If it were up to them—and thus far it seems to be—there would be nary a mention of any other source of energy. We shouldn’t let that happen anymore.