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Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods stated on Friday that hydrocarbons will continue to play a critical role in global energy needs for the foreseeable future.

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... Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods stated on Friday that hydrocarbons will continue to play a critical role in global energy needs for the foreseeable future. ...

Well, yeah.

I do not disagree.

But, I do have to ask, does that mean that we should not try to move towards alternatives, as his lobbyists seem to be proffering?


I mean, his comments bring to mind for me, someone saying, back in the day, that the horse and buggy will be viable a transportation vehicle for the foreseeable future.



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-07 10:39 PM | Reply

"crude oil and hydrocarbon products will remain essential components of everyday life for an extended period."

And the microplastics from hydrocarbon products will remain in our bodies and the oceans and the food web for even longer!

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-07 11:42 PM | Reply

Better headline: "ExxonMobil CEO: Hydrocarbons Still Critical for My Future Obscene Profits"

Super Well-Paid Exxon Mobil Oligarch

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-08 01:26 AM | Reply

Don't mess with hydrocarbon's profits. All sorts of misinformation may result.

#4 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-11-08 04:51 PM | Reply

Warming is good, don'tcha know.

ExxonMobil said so.

I'm Convinced.

They know Best.

The Market loves them.....

Markets always know best.

Capitalism Thrives.

A Planet Dies.....

The Money is Eternal...

#5 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-11-08 08:47 PM | Reply

But, I do have to ask, does that mean that we should not try to move towards alternatives

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-07 10:39 PM | Reply | Flag:

The Exxon chief executive suggested that the main question facing the industry is not whether hydrocarbons will remain relevant, but rather how they will be utilized in the future.

"I think the question is, do you continue to combust them? And that, I think, will change with time, depending on how technology develops," Woods added.

wow, incredibly insightful, it's almost as if the alternatives are all hydrocarbon products and the industry knows that.

#6 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-11-09 01:44 PM | Reply

The choices are:
Global Warming
or
Microplastics in every cell of every living thing.

Our choice: Both.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-09 01:52 PM | Reply

N.S.S. But!

No reason not to get alternative energy sources up and on line.

No reason to drill in the pristine wilderness of the Arctic refuge.

The Spice Must Flow says spice profiteers.

#8 | Posted by randomcanyon at 2025-11-10 11:21 AM | Reply

" But, I do have to ask, does that mean that we should not try to move towards alternatives, as his lobbyists seem to be proffering?"

It depends on the alternative. Solar and/or wind? Dumb. Nuclear? Already happening Congress recently passed an overwhelmingly bipartisan bill giving the green light to construct new nuclear power plants. Biden signed it into law.

#9 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-11-10 05:28 PM | Reply

"It depends on the alternative. Solar and/or wind? Dumb."

#9 | Posted by BellRinger

March 2025 (electricity generation): A record high 24.4% of U.S. electricity came from solar and wind combined, with wind at about 11% and solar at around 13.4%.

2024 (electricity generation): Solar and wind made up 15% of global electricity generation.

You're a fucking idiot

#10 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-11-10 05:39 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#10. It still requires back up because it's unreliable and doesn't match demand peaks.

Neither is a viable source of providing much more than nominal energy. And neither is nearly as "green" as they are purported. Both come with considerable environmental problems.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-11-10 05:45 PM | Reply

1/4 of electricity is from solar/wind you fucking asshole

now try and argue that is insignificant or "unreliable"

Renewable energy in the U.S. has seen substantial growth since 2000, with overall energy generation increasing by 91.2% between 2000 and 2020. This growth is driven primarily by wind and solar power, which have become much more cost-competitive and now make up a significant and growing portion of electricity generation. In 2020, renewables accounted for about 12.2% of total U.S. energy production and 19.5% of net electricity generation

You made a stupid indefensible claim and are now too stupid and immoral and lacking integrity to admit a mistake

GFY Liar

educate yourself idiot

e360.yale.edu

You have been informed and educated.

Be a better person.

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-11-10 06:19 PM | Reply

Solar and/or wind? Dumb.
#9 | Posted by BellRinger

China has 3x the electricity capacity of the United States because they are smarter than Republicans when it comes to national energy policy. They don't label viable technologies "dumb" to at the behest of the fossil fuel industry.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-10 06:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#12. You need to divorce your thinking from emotion when talking about these subjects. The subject matter is deeper than a couple of statistics that you think make up an actual argument.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-11-10 06:54 PM | Reply

The subject matter is deeper than a couple of statistics that you think make up an actual argument.
#14 | Posted by BellRinger

No it isn't.

You only need to look at one chart to understand which direction we should be investing in, and which direction we should be weaning ourselves off of.

Now shut your little bitch mouth.

The Plummeting Cost of Renewable Energy
www.visualcapitalist.com
Key Takeaways
The price of concentrated solar power declined by 54% since 2014 and solar photovoltaic (PV) declined by 75%.
Concentrated solar power, which uses mirrors to produce concentrated sunlight, stood at a $53 billion market in 2023.
Wind power is at least 60% less expensive than in 2014, driven by larger generating capacity and technical advancements improving installation costs.

Supplemental:
The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is a measure of the average net present cost of electricity generation for a generator over its lifetime. It is used for investment planning and to compare different methods of electricity generation on a consistent basis.
en.wikipedia.org

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-10 07:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#10. It still requires back up because it's unreliable and doesn't match demand peaks.

Neither is a viable source of providing much more than nominal energy. And neither is nearly as "green" as they are purported. Both come with considerable environmental problems.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger

Neither one roasts the fucking planet like your precious oil does.

Why should we listen to ANYTHING from you and the rest of your stupid cult that calls climate change a hoax? You were wrong about that. You were wrong that china wouldnt go green. You were wrong that green power is too expensive.

But yeah please tell us the path to prosperity nostradamus.

#16 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-11-10 07:33 PM | Reply

#16. You epitomize emotional cult behavior on this issue.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-11-10 08:02 PM | Reply

#12. You need to divorce your thinking from emotion when talking about these subjects. The subject matter is deeper than a couple of statistics that you think make up an actual argument.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger

I suspected you couldn't be a better person.

Se la vie

#18 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-11-10 08:09 PM | Reply

I am a better person, as in, superior.

#19 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-11-10 08:30 PM | Reply


Se la vie
#18 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS

It's 'C'est la vie" ... FFS

#20 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-10 08:45 PM | Reply


I am a better person, as in, superior.
#19 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Not better than me, but you certainly appear to be a better person than the Lumpers.

#21 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-10 08:46 PM | Reply

You MAGAts are pure garbage.

#22 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-10 08:48 PM | Reply

#19 v #21

Those with the least reason always have the biggest egos.

These two are among the lesser intellects here; barely above THEBULL and Robson, just mouthier.

#23 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-10 08:50 PM | Reply

You were wrong that china wouldnt go green.

We are and we aren't, certainly investing in it, but CO2 continues to climb, though at a lower rate.
Still making coal fired plants at an enormous rate. and I doubt the future enthusiasm of this graph

This is why China still builds Nukes, and the price is dropping fast.

Why the West other than the USN stopped making Nukes is beyond rational understanding.

#24 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-10 08:56 PM | Reply

I am a better person, as in, superior.

#19 | Posted by BellRinger

You defend and support a Rapist and a Pedophile.

I've seen rabbit turds in my yard that are superior to you.

#25 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-10 09:01 PM | Reply

- a Rapist and a Pedophile.

And now a Mass Child Murderer, nearly half a million this year alone and counting.

Apparently the more evil Trump is, the more the Base loves him.

#26 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-10 09:03 PM | Reply

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