| Energy Realism demands affordable and reliable energy, for our families and our businesses. Our guiding light the past few weeks has really shined through. Mario Loyola got us started last week: undeterred by the Supreme Court's 2022 rebuke in West Virginia v. EPA, the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a new power plant rule even more ambitious—and reckless—than the Obama-era one struck down in that case. Perhaps the most significant climate measure of the Biden presidency, it would do nearly nothing about the climate. But it will cripple America’s electricity grid and usher in a new era of energy scarcity. And we are horrifically seeing such unrealistic and dangerous policies already play out nationally. Kathleen Curry gives us the case of Colorado. Despite being a major producer and having massive oil and gas resources, the Centennial State looks to be going the way of California, blocking development of such critical energy. Recent debates in Denver have emerged that would go further than ever before in restricting energy development in the state, including some going as far as ending all permits for oil and gas within five years. Not only will this be detrimental for Colorado’s families and workers, but these bills threaten to turn Colorado into the next California, ruining our state’s leading energy position and costing jobs in our rural communities. David Holt thus documents how such fantastical and expensive energy policies are impacting American families and businesses. And worse, they are doing nothing to “help the climate.” One curious but predictable effect of making decisions that restrict access to affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound energy is that the more we squeeze supply in the name of climate action, the higher prices go and the faster less environmentally friendly options are brought back into service. Heather Reams & John Szoka hammer it home: innovation is most essential to the energy-climate solution, not forced policies and “picking winners and losers.” Let innovation and competition determine where we go from here. That, after all, Mr. President, is The American Way. In the News Trent McCotter, RCPolicy William Watts, Road and Track CSIS Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price Chris Horner, WSJ Chris Isidore, CNN Ron Bousso, Reuters Kevin Killough, Just the News Tilak Doshi, Forbes Hamza Shaban, Yahoo Finance Lisa Friedman, NY Times Leo Sun, Yahoo Finance Emily Arthun, RealClearEnergy Alan Wooten, Center Square Christina Hayes, RealClearEnergy ClimateAdam Climate change is everywhere. And when something's everywhere it can feel like it's nowhere. So how do we get our heads around something so huge and abstract - whether it's thinking ... Schwab Network Chris Robinson discusses the expectations for crude oil prices. He talks about where energy prices are headed and what that means for investors. Tune in to find out more about future... AP What to know about climate change. | 
