| Energy Realism this past week discussed the huge holes of ESG and why green energy usually creates more problems than it solves. Our Senior Fellow Rupert Darwall kicks us off: as Putin’s illegal war has clearly shown us, our own woke investment community is threatening our national security. Those trying to turn Wall Street green should know that while the Biden administration has set a net-zero goal, Congress has not legislated it, and it lacks the force of law. Energy unrealism abound. Brian Gitt explains how Europe has gotten itself into such a mess. Europe shows what happens when you adopt policies based on false ideas—myths about energy that all but guarantee high prices, power blackouts, and a crashing economy. And perhaps one of those biggest myths is that wind and solar are as “clean” as their business loves to tell us. Robert Bryce makes it clear that wind power, for instance, kills bald eagles and bats by the millions each year. No, you will not hear Greenpeace or the Sierra Club tell you that. Now, we turn to this week’s real train wreck: Earth Day. Benjamin Zycher gives us the irony of such Western hypocrisy against fossil fuels. You know, the very same affordable and reliable energy resources that have given us the highest living standards on the planet. And now we want to block them from the poor and still developing world. Sarah Hunt also realizes that the lawsuit obsession against energy companies are really as counterproductive as any part of the “green movement.” What is most important is that needless finger pointing does nothing to address the core issue that we must solve together. Indeed, our Essential Reading this week is about ESG, an especially pertinent conversation with Elon Musk and Twitter in the news. Donna LaFramboise looks at how Big Tech’s widening reach is becoming a very large problem for governments and free speech around the world, especially problematic for the Western democracies that have such expression as a foundational principle. Other business entities, large and small, live in fear of Big Tech. Here’s hoping Elon helps change that very soon. In the News Dan Ervin, RealClearEnergy Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance Kari Paul, The Guardian Sarah Vogelsong, VM DallasFed Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price Kelsey Brugger, E&E News Zack Budryk, The Hill Valerie Volcovici, Reuters Jennifer Hiller, WSJ William Allison, EID Ken Braun, The Federalist Bloomberg, Yahoo News CBS News Jim Geraghty, National Review CNBC Television Eric Nuttall of Ninepoint Partners discusses how the energy industry is in a supply crisis, due to structural growth challenges such as loss of Russian product, lack of spare capacit... Yahoo Finance Representative Kevin Brady (R-Texas) joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss oil and gas company executives speaking on gas prices, drilling permits, handling inflation rates and wage gr... Fox Business U.S. Oil and Gas Association President Tim Stewart joins ‘Cavuto Live’ to provide insight into how Biden’s energy policies will impact the economy. Government Matters Emily Holland, professor at the U.S. Naval War College, analyzes the impacts of Russian oil and natural gas export restrictions on European, U.S. and global energy markets as well as... Sky News Australia The mining and processing of earth elements in Northern China has caused toxic leaking into the region’s waterways – including into China’s second-longest river, the Yellow River. Macro Hive This podcast is sponsored by Masterworks, the first platform for buying and selling shares representing an investment in iconic artworks. They are making it possible to invest in mul... | 