America received THIS grade on its infrastructure...

Using a new word he learned from his nephew, contributing editor John Butler explores America's crumbling infrastructure. The country's energy system is utterly outdated, bridges are past due for repairs, and the money just isn't there... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Energy and Capital. [Click here]( to manage your e-mail preferences. [Energy and Capital logo] America received THIS grade on its infrastructure... By John Butler Written May. 08, 2019 I love when I hang with my nephew. He’s seven, so I get to play Legos, watch Marvel movies, and learn new words that the kids are using these days. Spending time with him reminds me of how old I’m getting. Recently, we watched Iron Man 2 together, and he called it “garbo.” My response was: What in the hell is a “garbo”? My nephew had to explain that “garbo” is simply short for garbage. I swear I felt my hair graying and my hairline receding in that very moment. I liked the word, though, so I started using it for everything. My chores, my hour-long commute, and much more became “garbo.” Then I joined the Energy and Capital team and became enamored with oil, gas, and energy. I couldn’t stop reading and learning about the markets. Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases a report card for the state of America's infrastructure, the most recent one being in 2017. America received a D+ on the infrastructure report card. In some colleges, a D+ is failing. Let me tell you: America’s infrastructure is complete garbo and needs improvement for a few reasons. This Could Replace Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas Within the Next 10 Years Late last year, a team of Army scientists discovered the secret to "endless clean energy." It's cheaper than oil, coal, and natural gas (NG) and also more efficient than solar, wind, geothermal, or any other alternative energy you could think of! With companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook already investing billions of dollars in it, it could easily become the dominant fuel source on the planet in less than a decade. And there's [one tiny $4 company leading the charge]( in this energy revolution, which primes it for 1,587% gains! [Click here for the full story!]( Energy First and foremost, America’s energy system is utterly outdated. Many of the distribution and transmission lines were built in the 1950s and 1960s, with a 50-year life expectancy. That means we’re running electricity on systems that are outdated by almost 20 years. America’s energy systems are also underfunded. About $934 billion is needed to fund our energy systems, while only $757 billion has been provided. Due to its aging infrastructure, America’s energy systems are a liability to our economy. With a less-resilient infrastructure, bad weather causes outages that cost as much as $33 billion a year. Although we make enough energy to meet national standards, our systems clearly need to be updated for better resiliency and reliability. Bridges Our bridges are pretty pitiful as well. Out of 614,387 bridges in America, almost 25% of them are 50 years old. In 2016, 188 million of America’s bridges were used by citizens while being rated as structurally deficient. That’s pretty scary. The number of structurally deficient bridges is decreasing over time, which is great. But what’s alarming is that the vast majority of our bridges are nearing their 50-year life spans with no immediate plans to address it. If you thought our energy systems were underfunded, I hope you’re seated. Out of the $2,042 billion needed to have our bridges brought completely up to speed, only $941 billion has been provided. In a nutshell, our bridges are garbo, too. [New Defense Stock IPO Is Up 120% in Days]( Weeks ago, while Boeing’s stock crashed, a tiny defense stock quietly IPO’d. 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The state’s bridges are in terrible shape as well. What’s worse is that funding to them has been slashed, so there are little to no plans to give them the attention they require. The biggest infrastructure problem in Texas is that there aren’t enough oil pipelines to handle production growth. In late 2018, the Permian Basin, located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, was discovered to potentially have the largest source of oil and natural gas on the globe. To that end, companies all over the oil and gas sector are staking their claim in the region. The Permian Basin is also in need of infrastructure assistance. Without enough pipes, crude material cannot be sent to market efficiently. That, in turn, causes companies to spend more to ship their crude via railway or delivery truck. Take the Bakken formation in 2008 for example. Pipeline capacity was reached within a year or two, and there weren’t any more pipes to run the crude to. Companies started having to spend money just to transfer their product, and a bottleneck was created, although additional pipelines would’ve been a better option. What happened with the Bakken is what’s taking place right now in Texas, and that’s the reason Texas needs pipelines. Badly. There Is a Solution In conclusion, America’s infrastructure, specifically its pipelines, is garbage, and I’m shocked at its sorry state. All we’re missing are the funds required to upgrade and maintain it, and we’re failing at that, too. But in 2016, the PIPES Act was signed into law with a simple and direct purpose: to push private investment into America’s pipeline infrastructure. As a result, there are companies in the market that work on America’s infrastructure. You can read more about them in my colleague Keith Kohl's report, “American Superpower Checks: Collect Consistent Paydays of $1,818 or More.” He details how you can get paid fat checks just for investing in our country's much-needed infrastructure. To learn more, [please click here now](. The more you know, [john-butler-jr-signature] John Butler, Jr. Contributing Editor, Energy and Capital Enjoy reading this article? [Click here]( to like it and receive similar articles to read! Browse Our Archives [Exploit the Lies in the Market]( [Audi's New “Superhero” Battery-Electric Car]( [American Exports of “Freedom Gas” Are Skyrocketing]( [How Investors Are Helping Veterans Access Medical Cannabis]( [Warren Buffett's Favorite Commodity]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to {EMAIL}. It is not our intention to send email to anyone who doesn't want it. 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