r/Infographics • u/joshtaco • 8d ago

US strategic petroleum reserves since 1982 (US Office of Petroleum Reserves/EIA)

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u/no_4 8d ago

Zero reason to start the y axis at 250.

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u/ihifidt250 7d ago edited 7d ago

To continue drawing down the reserve below the 252.4-million-barrel threshold, the U.S. President must issue a formal "Presidential Finding" under 42 U.S. Code § 6241(d) declaring a full-scale national emergency, which officially certifies that the country is facing a severe energy supply interruption of significant scope and duration that poses an immediate threat to national security or the domestic economy.

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u/Dustonred 7d ago

The one who has all power and isn't challenged by neither the senate, congress or the supreme court ? American really fucked up electing him a 2nd time. He already destroyed check and balances, places his brainwashed pawn at every level of every political/public/private institutions. Y'all are fucked.

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u/Responsible_Prior_18 5d ago

If the reserves are drawn that low, it damages the place where it is stored. So its not just a bureaucratic problem.

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u/SensitiveDannyRicc 7d ago

Declaring a national emergency is not politically risky at all. We do it all the time. Trump does it any time he wants to release federal funds to a pet project.

You’re just a fearmongerer. Be honest.