Review of Pump

Pump (2014)
1/10
Pure Propaganda
5 June 2015
Any mention of the fact that biofuel production relies on oil? Any mention of top soil depletion? Any mention of problems with Brazilian miracle economy addicted to debt and suffering heavy inflation, having rising poverty rates? Nope!

Sure they mention electric vehicles in order to appear unbiased, but electric technology gets only a few minutes of screen time. Any mention that Elon Musk had to receive a bailout and that his company keeps burning through investor cash like there's no tomorrow? Any mention of bankrupt Fisker? Any mention of Obama's corruption scandal involving solar panel darling Solyndra? Nope!

Any mention of frackers going out of business not due to pollution concerns but because the fuel they produce is only viable economically at $100+ per barrel? Nope!

So who's paying for this propaganda? Every fuel industry has a lobby. Oil has a lobby. EV makers have a lobby. Ethanol corn industry has a lobby.

Well, to find the answer you have to look at which solution receives the most screen time in this mockumentary.

It's guys like these: https://www.change2e85.com

The "feel good" reforms everyone loves so much provided to you by just one of the competing lobbies who doesn't really care about what's best for everyone. All they know is there's a good market and they want a piece of it.

Flex fuel is the miracle fuel - clean burning, job making, tax reducing, war eliminating. When you hear all those promises bundled together, you know it's pure manufactured BS! And it's American, American, American! Sure, throw in patriotism for good measure.

If I could give this film less than 1 star, I would!
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