Picture this: A self-proclaimed "driller and fracker" from the oil patch steps up to the mic at The Blaze, spilling five unvarnished truths that torch the green gospel. "Peak oil isn't real. 'Energy transition' isn't happening," he declares, calling out the "cult's 'green future'" as a scam fuelled by diesel, coal, and outright lies. It's ringing true amid a cascade of blackouts (Germany's windless winters), bailouts (Europe's €1T green subsidies), and broken promises (AOC's 2030 doomsday clock ticking down to... nothing). This isn't some fringe rant — it's the voice of the trenches, echoing the hidden costs we unpacked in our "cheap green electricity" deep dive. The climate cult, those hand-wringing elites who can't define a woman but demand we redefine energy, peddles a fantasy where windmills save the world. Reality? Fossils are the backbone, renewables the sideshow, and the myths propping up net-zero are crumbling faster than a subsidised solar farm in a hailstorm. Let's dismantle them, one BS brick at a time.
Myth #1: Peak Oil and the "Inevitable" Energy Transition — Spoiler: Neither Exists
The cult's origin story: Oil's running dry, so we're "transitioning" to a renewable utopia by 2050. Cue the TED Talks and Davos selfies. But as our driller notes, it's polarisation porn — BS for the base. Peak oil? A relic from the 1970s oil shocks, debunked by fracking's bounty. U.S. shale alone added 13 million barrels per day (mb/d) since 2008, turning America into the world's top producer.
The "transition"? A mirage. IEA's November 2025 Oil Market Report projects world oil supply climbing 3.1 mb/d in 2025 to 106.3 mb/d, then another 2.5 mb/d in 2026, driven by non-OPEC growth, not green dreams. Under current policies, demand won't peak before 2050, hitting 105 mb/d by 2035 and potentially higher. OPEC concurs: Demand grows 1.4 mb/d in 2025 and 1.38 mb/d in 2026, with non-OECD nations (China, India) leading the charge. EIA's short-term outlook? Inventories rise through 2026, pressuring prices down, not the scarcity scream the cult craves.
X is ablaze with the truth: "There is no such thing as renewable energy... Climate change is a sham designed to grab power & transfer wealth," blasts @goodfoodgal, racking 472 likes. Patrick Moore, Greenpeace co-founder, drops the mic: "CO₂ is lower now than throughout nearly the entire history of the Earth... We're replenishing it." The transition? A rich-world luxury,Africa's 20% hunger rate persists because "activists want to force [them] into windmills and solar panels" mined by slaves.
Myth #2: "Clean" Energy Iis Pollution-Free — Just Don't Look at the Mines!
Ah, the halo effect: Wind and solar as zero-emission saviours. Our insider calls it "Big Shovel's filth"— strip mines, toxic sludge, heavy metals. The irony? Greens accuse oil of ecocide while greenlighting worse.
2025's data is damning. WWF's May report flags lithium/cobalt mining as a "clean energy dilemma," ravaging habitats in Chile's Atacama (flamingo die-offs from water depletion) and Congo (deforestation for cobalt). BBC's October exposé: Lithium brine extraction in South America's "lithium triangle" guzzles 500,000 liters of water per ton, sparking acid runoff and ecosystem collapse, microorganisms birds rely on are vanishing. Farmonaut's 2025 roundup: Mining's CO₂ footprint rivals fossils if not offset by renewables (a catch-22), with soil/water pollution from tailings and high energy demands. IEA's Global Critical Minerals Outlook warns: Demand for copper, lithium, etc., surges 40-60% by 2030, but supply chains are "environmentally challenging," with rare earth processing spewing toxins.
Solar/wind's "deserts"? Dead birds, blade-shredded bats, and land grabs. A ScienceDirect review: Mining's carbon emissions persist without green power, a vicious circle. Fossils? Gas? It's lifted billions, from poverty. Sub-Saharan Africa's prosperity hinge on gas, not panels.
Myth #3: Renewables Can Power the World — Without Blackouts or Bailouts
The cult's endgame: Net-zero by fiat, blackouts be damned. But the piece from Blackout News hammered home, intermittency's the killer — Germany's 40¢/kWh bills prove it. The driller's right: AI data centres guzzle gas; Europe's crawling back to coal amid wind droughts.
OPEC/IEA agree: 123 mb/d by 2045, up from 105 mb/d today — 5 mb/d just to offset declines. China/India? Demand exploding — China's "green revolution" runs on coal (60% of power).
Myth #4: The Cult Hates Oil — Until They Need It
ESG crusaders like Engine No. 1 infiltrated Exxon for "transition," now eye Chevron for... gas buys. Silicon Valley's AI boom? Natural gas lifelines. The pope lectures? While Vatican lights run on... whatever works. Money talks: ideology? Walks.
Myth #5: Reality Always Wins — Fossils Lead, Cult or No Cult
Downturns breed bargains: At $60 oil, neutral; $50, reverse, but contango looms with underinvestment and shale's twilight. OPEC's small 2026 surplus? Balanced, not bust. Gates dials back terror; climate change apocalypse, cancelled for AI data centres.
The madness? Like Australia's migration overload or Europe's speech jails, the cult's myths, peak oil, clean dreams, transition fairy tales, prop up control, not cures. Fossils aren't villains; they're lifelines for 10.3 billion souls, who wil die without fossil fuels.
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