Texas is pumping out so much oil and gas, it has reached record levels.
It produced a record 5.7 million barrels a day of crude oil in May and also sold a record 32 billion cubic feet of gas.
But, critics contend the oil and gas is adding to the country’s hottest summer on record. They call it “planet-heating fuels” which are being produced as much of the country experiences its longest heat wave in decades. The conservative climate advocacy troup C-Change Conversations contends climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is making heat wavers longer and hotter.
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