Energy Realism this past week focused on why President Biden’s energy-climate plans hurt the most vulnerable most, the exact opposite of what the administration is claiming. When it comes to President Biden’s hugely expensive infrastructure plan, Larry Behrens knows waste when he sees it. As a candidate, Joe Biden was the recipient of an unprecedented donation effort from Big Green. As president, he is now making sure his supporters are getting a solid return on their investment. The president’s climate obsession will undeniably bring higher cost energy. Just ask California and Europe. Robert Bryce confirms that such policies hurt lower-income Americans the most, namely communities of color. We simply must insist that all Americans have access to affordable and reliable energy. RealClearEnergy offers up a Q&A with Rodney Sanders, Vice President of Velocity Telecom, on how his firm is helping all of us stay connected through the devastation of Covid-19. Mark Green says that such a domestic energy plan must begin with oil and gas, alreadying meeting 70% of our needs. Any claim that domestic climate action brings domestic climate benefits must be questioned: by definition, climate change is a global phenomenon and the U.S. accounts for a declining 13% of all CO2 emissions. Simply put, the world is far too poor to give up the affordable and reliable fossil fuels that supply nearly 85% of all energy. Tilak K. Doshi and C.S. Krishnadev look at the sad case of India, the largest most energy-deprived nation on the planet. Climate change models that purport to predict an impending apocalypse lack credibility in the eyes of many in the developing countries, where the real environmental problems are inherently associated with poverty and the lack of economic development. Joel Kotkin and Hugo Kruger realize that de-carbonization is a very dangerous plan to effectively power down the developing world. Good intentions with very cruel results. Essential Reading Erin Blanton & Samer Mosis, Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy As governments and companies consider options to decarbonize their energy systems, addressing greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) will inevitably become a greater concern. As seen with carbon-neutral LNG, it is in the gas industry’s best interest to go beyond the procurement of carbon credits to negate the emissions from gas and LNG. In the News Mark Green, RealClearEnergy Silvia Amaro, CNBC Robert Bryce, Forbes Katharine Murphy, The Guardian The Moscow Times Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg Tim De Chant, Ars Technica Kate Mishkin, The Guardian Paul N. Edwards, The Conversation Nick Monroe, The Post Millennial David Stanway, Reuters Rick Ruggles, Santa Fe New Mexican Mike Bebernes, Yahoo News Shelby Bracho, FOX26 News Hoppy Kercheval, Metro News Fox News Laura Ingraham weighs in on the Afghanistan conflict and Newsom's recall effort on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Yahoo Finance Vandana Hari, Vandana Insights Founder & CEO, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss why an oil prices have recently rebounded amid the pandemic as well as weigh in on the outlook for C... Elliott Wave International ESG debt -- or debt for Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives -- is hot. This year alone, ~$50 billion worth of ESG debt has been sold in Europe alone. But remember that t... The ESG Investor Finding sustainable companies and good ESG stocks can be hard. Well, Corporate Knights has made finding ESG stocks a lot easier. Each year Corporate Knights publishes a list of the t... |