Energy Realism this past week focused on the importance of natural gas and our rapidly expanding need to mine more critical materials – a race that China is winning. RealClearEnergy has long been at the forefront in describing just how essential natural gas is to America’s energy and climate goals. David Callahan knows that his industry is wrongly under attack, and he wants to set the record straight. Appalachia’s shale revolution is the driving force behind America’s newfound “energy independence.” This energy security is national security, driven by our natural gas industry in overdrive to meet clean energy and economic development goals. For example, even states that are vocally “against” natural gas still rely heavily on it. Larry Behrens looks at California and how the overspending on “green energy” has installed a high-cost, less reliable electric power system. If the U.S. adopts the California/Biden plan, there is no backup state for us to import our power from – only high prices, rolling blackouts, and empty promises. No matter what, the obsession with massive amounts of electric cars and renewables will require a lot more mining, something many environmental groups hypocritically oppose. This dangerously continues to hand the mining race to the Chinese Communist Party, allowing it to control the global critical materials supply chains for the energy transition. RealClearEnergy offers up a Q&A with TechMet CEO, Brian Menell, on the metal supply chain and where America must go from here. In the News The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal Russell Falcon, KXAN (Austin) Sophie Kiderlin, Business Insider Alex Kimani, Oil Price Irina Slav, Oil Price Rusty O'Kelley, Andrew Droste, HLSFCG Ron Klink, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Victor Furman, Natural Gas Now Irina Slav, Oil Price Editorial, The Guardian Rusty O'Kelley, Andrew Droste, HLSFCG The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge GRI, Oil Price Tilak Doshi, South China Morning Post Bloomberg Markets and Finance The dispute between the U.A.E. and OPEC will be resolved without resorting to a price war, says Jeff Currie. Goldman Sach's Head of Commodities Research tells Francine Lacqua on "Blo... Investopedia ESG investing has seen significant inflows in recent years, a trend that appears poised to continue in 2021. Larry Lawrence, Executive Director and Head of ESG products for the priva... John Polomny Wall Street loves to jump on any popular investing trend or idea. They love it because their goal is to accumulate your money under their management so they can cream off feess. Real Vision Finance In this episode, Carson Block sits down with Tariq Fancy, the former CIO of sustainable investing at Blackrock. As a big believer in capital markets, Tariq felt allocating capital to... |