Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Ya wanna know who is a hero?

 Joe Biden.

CO2 Emissions in the United States (click here) increased to 4632160 KT in 2024 from 4618270 KT in 2023. CO2 Emissions in the United States averaged 4868161.25 KT from 1960 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 6135287.21 KT in 2007 and a record low of 2880505.51 KT in 1961.

According to this source (Emissions Database for European Commission) the USA had four lower emission levels of CO2 during the Biden years. It should be as close to zero as possible to reverse the deadly trend of greenhouse gases. 

Is there any wonder why Biden was demonized by the Republicans? 

Who cared about the kids the most, Joe?

Led by the oil and gas industry, (click here for Open Secrets) this sector regularly pumps the vast majority of its campaign contributions into Republican coffers. Even as other traditionally GOP-inclined industries have shifted somewhat to the left, this sector has remained rock-solid red.

Since the 1990 election cycle, more than two-thirds of this sector’s contributions to candidates and party committees has gone to Republicans. Besides oil and gas, the electric utilities industry is another big donor in this sector. Less generous, but even more partisan, is the mining industry. [Read more Background]