| Energy Realism this past week looked at fake green dreams versus real energy solutions that could lower emissions affordably. For example, it is no exaggeration to say that the electric car obsession could easily end up as the most expensive and disastrous energy policy blunder in the history of the U.S. Heather Reams got us started: those of us who live in the lower 48 states may not realize that the U.S. is actually an Arctic nation thanks to Alaska, and that the Arctic region is central to our country’s energy independence and national security. This is especially true for the oil and gas that meet 65% of total U.S. energy demand. “Alternatives” to these irreplaceable fossil fuels are, in reality, far more “supplemental” than alternative. Frank Lasee looks at the ridiculously expensive dream of getting green hydrogen from part time resources wind and solar. The climate alarmists though never let physics get in the way of their child-like green fantasy of averting climate doom with endless amounts of renewables and electric cars. Indeed, as we just saw this past week, the Biden administration is going full “we’re gonna shoe horn this EV market into the economy at all costs,” even if it is provably a reverse Robin Hood that hurts low-income Americans and communities of color the most. Duggan Flanakin, however, does offer up some good news for us energy realists. Finally, it seems that even the unrealistic Europeans are pushing back on the EV nightmare. You may not know it if you rely solely on American media, but there is a growing revolt across much of Europe against net zero mandates in general and EV mandates in particular. Brian Gitt also gives us energy pragmatists some much-needed hope. Nuclear power is an energy solution that greens simply must embrace. Not just cleaner, nuclear is our most reliable source of energy. Small modular reactors are really the “green” technology that we should be investing in the most. Lest we forget, Europe’s premature shutting down of nuclear plants is exactly what allowed Putin to pounce. Predictably, the Europeans still seem incapable of learning from it. Our Essential Reading this week then must come from Fritz Vahrenholt and his great wakeup call for our own politicians here in the U.S. Germany has the highest energy prices in the world and is the perfect example of what NOT TO DO when it comes to energy and climate policy. In the News Camila Domonoske, NPR Jennifer A Dlouhy, Bloomberg Jamsion Cocklin, NGI Reuters AP Reuters Donald J. Kochan, The Hill Todd Rotika, Newsweek Rea S. Hederman, Jr., Will Swaim, RCPolicy Brian Gitt, RealClearEnergy Cassandra Shand, RealClearEnergy Irina Slav, Oil Price Yahoo Finance Cyrielle Cabot, France 24 William Johnson, Teslarati CNBC Television Brad Lander, New York City comptroller, and Vivek Ramaswamy, Strive Asset Management co-founder, join the show to discuss the White House's electric vehicle push. Rose Bros Greetings, & welcome back to the rose bros podcast. This episode we are joined by Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners and the Ninepoint Energ... CNBC Television Alam Armstrong, Williams CEO, joins CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" to discuss natural gas prices and what could boost the market. Fox News Actor Dennis Quaid sounds off on 'Jesse Watters Primetime' about his 'Grid Down, Power Up' documentary. | 