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12/3/2024

Energy Realism last week focused on just that: energy realism and an incoming Trump team that is sure to bring back practical energy-climate policy. 

The great Brenda Shaffer got us started last week: Trump must support poor countries and their use of fossil fuels. Reversing the anti-fossil fuel policy and many other Biden era energy policies will not be simple. While some energy policies can be eliminated through Congressional legislation  and executive orders, the ban on public finance for fossil fuels was adopted by multi-lateral frameworks, including the G-7, and international agencies, such as the World Bank. Indeed, no more wind, solar, and battery green fantasies. Jonathan Lesser, for instance, destroys the home-made battery dreams of progressives. Sorry folks, but the green dream inevitably leads to dependence on China. Duggan Flanakin also realizes the mistake EV makers have made: picking bureaucrats over customers is proving a big mistake. No wonder that their electric machines are not selling.

In the News

The Home-Based Battery Storage Fantasy

Jonathan Lesser, RealClearEnergy

Energy Secretary Chris Wright a Boon for Texas?

Russell Gold, Texas Monthly

GOP Takes First Steps to Shut Down Climate Groups

Freddy Brewster, The Lever

Trump’s Tariffs Soar Cost of Batteries, EVs

James Temple, MIT Technology Review

Elon Rips Newsom for ‘Insane’ Move to Exclude Tesla

Ariel Zilber, NY Post

Trump Agenda Will Have a Heavy Natural Gas Focus

David Blackmon, Forbes

Porsche: Future EVs Might Get Gas Engines After All

Adrian Padeanu, Motor 1

What Trump Means for Tesla

Adele Peters, Fast Company

Funding for Reliable Energy to the World’s Poorest

Brenda Shaffer, RealClearEnergy

Automakers to Rue Picking Bureaucrats Over Customers

Duggan Flanakin, RealClearEnergy

COP29 Ends in Failure

Ben Aris, MSN

Why Nuclear Power Is So Hot Right Now

Emily Chung, CBC

Trump's Picks for Key Energy Positions

Francis Menton, Manhattan Contrarian

The Real Climate Crisis Is About Power, Not Just Energy

Oded Gour-Lavie, RealClearEnergy

BBC Five Key Takeaways From COP29

Matt McGrath, BBC

Multimedia

Lee Zeldin's EPA: A New Hope?

Blue Energy Nation

Well wouldn't you know it. Not three days after we recorded our criticism of Biden's admin wasting the people's money away through the Environmental Protection Agency Donald Trump, f...

How Can Trump Impact Oil Prices?

Fox Business

'The Claman Countdown' panelists Ankur Crawford and Daan Struyven analyze how investors should make their portfolio choices heading into 2025.

Part 1, Biden’s IRA: Watch Your Wonderful Tax Dollars at Work

Blue Energy Nation

The earth is dying give us your money—TAXES. But where is your money going? Let's find out today on Your Tax Dollars At Work! Inspired by A Looming Political Earthquake by Mark Mills...

Part 2, Follow That Money Trail – A Look Behind the IRA Curtain

Blue Energy Nation

In our last segment (   • Part 1: Biden's IRA – Watch Your Wond...  ) we shared how the government can mismanage money with all these climate justice concerns. If you still support t...

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