Image of deep space with thousands of galaxies — including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s First Deep Field image shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

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Deep Space Image Eliminates Climate Change Concerns, Say Energy Leaders

Dej Knuckey
Climate Futurist
Published in
2 min readJul 12, 2022

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Oil and gas industry leaders said the stunning deep space image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows worries about global heating caused by fossil fuels are misplaced.

“This deep insight into both time and space demonstrates that burning gas is the natural state of the universe, whether it’s a supernova or super unleaded gasoline,” said Chip von Fraac, CEO of Chevright, the United States’ largest domestic oil and gas supplier. “It demonstrates that exploration is always important, whether drilling into the planet’s core or gazing into outer space.”

A statement sent to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm by nine oil refining companies said the view of light from millions of years ago would not have been possible had the rocket that propelled the telescope not been fueled by “so-called dinosaurs that died merely tens of millions of years ago.” The industry’s contribution to the discovery “proves that there are unlimited resources out there and deep space mining could provide the planet with its needs if all resources on this planet are consumed.” The image of the galaxy cluster is the sharpest and deepest infrared image of the distant universe mankind has ever seen.

“This brilliant image puts all the fuss about climate change into perspective,” said Rich Schale, senior vice president of exploration at Oxxen. “In the greater scheme of things, our industry is helping accelerate the planet’s progression through cycles of life and death that span millions of years.”

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Dej Knuckey
Climate Futurist

Prefer sun over shale, clean over coal, forks over knives, words over wars, wit over waffle. Climate communicator. Aussie in US. MBA, MS Sustainability, LEED.