| Energy Realism hit on the value of supporting natural gas and taking a far more realistic approach on wind, solar, and electric cars. These are growing resources but they simply cannot be the focal point. David Williams got us started last week. Electric vehicles (EVs) may be the most subsidized product in America. Federal taxpayers shell out $7,500 every time a new eligible electric vehicle is purchased (usually by wealthy buyers). State and local taxpayers chip in an additional $1,500 for each EV purchase. Then, there’s the tens of billions of dollars “invested” by policymakers into building EV plants. Even these bank-breaking concessions aren’t enough to please the Biden administration. And Gregory D. Wischer gives us the hard truth: Biden’s EV obsession stands to benefit China. His final rules allow electric vehicles with batteries containing minerals produced by entities tied to adversarial countries, including China, to receive the critical minerals tax credit. Indeed, the race for “clean energy” should not be an unrelenting fixation on wind, solar, and EVs. There are more affordable and reliable options to clean up our energy complex. Chris Barnard argues for more natural gas, namely LNG. The Berkeley Research Group’s Energy and Climate experts conducted a lifecycle emissions analysis of American LNG and other competing fossil fuel energy sources in several countries that receive imports of American LNG. Kim Montie adds a personal touch on how LNG has helped her own community. Thus, our Essential Reading this week must come from the great Mark Mills. Not wind, not solar…it’s natural gas that is the real fuel of the future. Gas this summer is expected to generate nearly 50% of all U.S. electricity. In the News D. Dowd Muska, D. Dowd Muska Bill McKibben, The New Yorker Mark Krebs, Tom Tanton, Master Resource Josiah Patkotak, RealClearEnergy Rick Whitbeck, RealClearEnergy Sharon Song, KTVU Hanna Ziady, CNN Douglas McIntyre, Climate Crisis 247 Gregory D. Wischer, RealClearEnergy Gillian Tett, FT Dharna Noor, Mother Jones David M. Hart, RealClearEnergy Kim Montie, RealClearEnergy Kristen Walker, RealClearEnergy Umair Irfan, Vox Times Radio Bill Browder addresses the Treasury Committee. Bloomberg Television The outlook for global oil demand growth this year continues to soften amid an economic slowdown and mild weather in Europe, the International Energy Agency said. Toril Bosoni, head ... CBC News The Biden administration has put a 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles made in China, plus an array of tariffs on other goods. It is expected to inflame relations between the tw... Forbes At today's Senate Budget Committee hearing, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) questioned witnesses about sea level rising. | 
