| Energy Realism this past week discussed the ongoing need for conventional and predictable energy resources and why “clean energy” might just be “politically favored” energy that is destroying animal life far more than greens could ever admit. But hey, we must destroy the environment in order to protect it, right? Derrick Hollie gets us started: affordable and reliable must be at the center of our national energy-climate discussion. The greens tend to put “the climate” above people, especially the poor that are ravished by the high cost and unreliable progressive dream of endless amounts of wind, solar, and electric cars. Oliver McPherson-Smith makes clear that we have a mandate to pursue every energy resource, an all of the above strategy to pursue fossil fuel, renewable, and nuclear projects WHERE THEY MAKE SENSE. An obsession with solar power in cloudy Germany, for instance, demonstrates why the country has the highest energy prices in the world. Americans on the East Coast are now seeing this devastation in plain sight. Collister Johnson examines the “offshore wind projects and dead whales” story that the one-sided media has been reluctantly forced to cover. The response from greens has been incredibly predictable and very defensive. Even before any investigation has taken place, “we are positive that offshore wind development is not killing whales.” How can they be so sure so quickly? In particular, the Chinese Communist Party loves the American Left’s fixation on energy that is inherently higher cost because it is inherently intermittent. Rick Whitbeck explains how the Biden administration’s continued blocking of mining projects in the U.S. only serve to benefit China. Greens must realize that their beloved electric cars require six times more minerals than conventional ICE cars that run on oil. Indeed, Johnathan Lesser looks at the fantasy of using electric cars to power, yes power, the grid. A “vehicle-to-grid” pipe dream that forces consumers and businesses to buy electric cars and then provide electricity for those frequent times when wind and solar are not available. Our Essential Reading this week also comes from Jonathan. Not just a reverse Robin Hood that takes from the poor to give to the rich, there is solid evidence to conclude that electric cars will actually increase GHG emissions, not reduce them, as compared with the conventional ICE oil cars that overwhelmingly dominate our fleet. In the News Dave Callahan, Charlie Burd, Rob Brundrett, RealClearEnergy Duggan Flanakin, RealClearEnergy Mariam Ahmad, Energy Digital Julianne Geiger, Oil Price WSJ Patty Durand, Saporata Report Mary Anna Mancuso, RealClearEnergy Bloomberg Michael McKenna, RealClearEnergy Anmar Frangoul, CNBC City AM, Oil Price Dan Primack, Axios Robert Rapier, Oil Price Arianna Skibell, Politico WSJ Gulf Intelligence Half-Time Talk: Renee Pirrong, Head of Strategy, Tellurian Bloomberg Television A European Union ban on imports of Russian refined fuels kicks in on Sunday. New price caps are taking effect too. Ben Luckock, co-head of oil trading at Trafigura, speaks on Bloombe... Travis Cheddar This was a hard list to make since greenwashing is so prevalent, so I picked out some of the worst examples and repeat offenders for this video. Whew, I don't know how some of these ... Ethic TV Exploring the dirtiest word in Climate Change. | 
