Energy realism this past week honed in on exactly what could be coming for energy and climate policies under a Biden administration. To set the background, James W. Noe & Meghan E. Smith offer an informative piece on climate priorities as expected under new leadership. The lawyers see a return to the Obama years, with methane regulations on the oil and gas industry and a return to higher vehicle efficiency standards being the most obvious. Yet our Senior Fellow Rupert Darwall has a stern warning about Joe Biden’s net-zero goals. Put simply, net-zero is incompatible with federalism and the separation of powers, ultimately even threatening the Constitution. Daniel Turner gives another sobering look at the dangers that we could see. From what has been proposed, life will become expensive in America, our enemies will become richer, Iran will sponsor more terrorism, China will dominate America’s energy security, and the likelihood of war will increase. Joel Kotkin also has some warnings and much-needed advice. Make no mistake: the green end game is likely to produce is an increasingly static and hierarchical society. In the News Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Rob Nikolewski, The San Diego Union-Tribune Fred Lambert, Electrek Bazilian et al., Petroleum Economist Gregory Wrightstone, The Daily Signal David Vetter, Forbes Reuters Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price BBC News Dieter Holger, Emese Bartha, The Wall Street Journal Reuters John H. Cochrane, Hoover Institution Reuters James Thomson, Financial Review Francis Menton, Manhattan Contrarian Alex Epstein's Improve the Planet Alex Epstein interviews Joakim Book, an up-and-coming economic and environmental commentator. Scotty Kilmer Watch This Before Buying an Electric Car, DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Electric car review. Worst electric car to buy. Buying a new electric car. Buying a used electric car. WOOD TV8 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. |