| Energy Realism last week hit on the obvious problems of the Biden climate-energy agenda. As our demand can only grow, being unrealistic on energy is really dangerous, expensive, and potentially catastrophic. Kim Montie got us started last week. Southwest Louisiana is in the early stages of one of the most profitable eras in the region’s industrial history, yet recent protests at LNG facilities have tried to distract from the immense investments these businesses have contributed to Louisiana communities. It has become clear to The Cameron Parish Police Jurors, the Commissioners of the Cameron Port the vast majority of these protesters are out-of-town activists and not the longtime residents of Cameron Parish. Greens demand offshore wind somehow replace far more reliable natural gas. But as Duggan Flanakin makes clear, perhaps it’s a real shame that endangered species cannot vote. One thing we know for sure. Eagles, bats, whales, and multiple other species are suffering and dying from wind turbine blades, pilings, and cables – and more. Surely, they want to stop the slaughter. Kristen Walker points this out as well: we are simply not prepared to meet rising energy demand, namely for soon to be surging electricity consumption. But this will come more from AI than from electric vehicles. Let’s give our Essential Reading this week to Gautam Kalghatgi. When the entire manufacturing process is considered, vehicles that operate on electricity and batteries do not represent a significant improvement over those using oil products in terms of their overall carbon dioxide footprint. And the forced deployment of electric vehicles will lower the R&D needed to improve the performance of oil-based ones, a climate problem because they will still constitute the bulk of the fleet. A suite of transport technologies is required to meet environmental goals. In the News Ilona Wissenbach, Reuters Julianne Geiger, Oil Price The Editorial Board, Bloomberg Robert Hodgson, Euro News Reuters Jeff Luse, RealClearEnergy Sam Dumitriu, Notes on Growth Jonathan Lesser, RealClearEnergy Vijay Jayaraj, RealClearEnergy Steve Hanley, CleanTechnica Kyle Kinard, Motor1 Joey Klender, Teslarati Jennifer Hiller, WSJ CNBC Television Toby Rice, EQT CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the company's demand expectations for the year, how much AI is fueling power demand, and more. Simon Clark Earlier this year, the Center for Countering Digital Hate published a review of how arguments made by climate deniers had shifted, from "old denial" to "new denial". In this video, I... CNBC When Japanese automaker Toyota first brought hybrids to the U.S. in the early 2000s, they were at the cutting edge of green transportation. But soon after, EVs stole the spotlight. E... | 
