Energy Realism this past week focused on the bullying of those with the audacity to question overbearing climate policies, and why, not surprisingly, Americans are poised to push back more than some care to admit. Hayden Ludwig argues that if there is one thing the Left knows cold, it is deception. From Lenin to Alinsky, leftists are unparalleled masters of the art of victory through hoodwinking: defeating opponents by fooling them into false agreement. This is exactly what the Democrats are doing to Republicans on climate change. Steve Milloy believes that this climate obsession is now manufacturing a fake connection to “health” to get the desired ends. We must therefore highlight our Senior Fellow Rupert Darwall’s new article at the Spectator World. The failure of Afghanistan is an obvious example of how climate failure sits on the horizon. The West’s rapidly declining share of global emissions means that whatever it does, or does not do, is of diminishing relevance to the future of climate change. In short, the West’s solipsism of ‘we’ — as in ‘we must act’ — is a profound self-deception. Americans are already starting to just say no. For example, the immense requirements for space demanded by wind and solar are not nearly as accepted as some want to claim. President Biden’s goal for 30,000 MW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, for instance, will take up an insane amount of water, and commercial fishermen have joined whale conservationists in pushing back. David T. Stevenson reports on the lawsuits abound. We are going to see more litigation as the climate-energy dreams march on. And Anthony T. Caso knows that the federal or state one-size-fits-all is just not a solution. Yet, let us take solace in at least one Red-Blue agreement: we need far more and better batteries for intermittent renewables and electric cars to have any chance. Grant Anderson looks at the constant evolution of batteries, where we all hope to one day have better options than the lithium-ion that dominates the market today. In the News Rupert Darwall, Spectator World Myra P. Saefong, Barron's Michael Machosky, Next Pittsburgh David Shearman, The Hill Marketplace Irina Slav, Oil Price Simon Jessop, Reuters Joe Concha, The Hill Russell Gold, Texas Monthly Julianne Geiger, Oil Price Doug Johnson, Ars Technica Sophie Mellor, Fortune Dan Eberhart, Forbes Kirk Moore, National Fisherman Irina Slav, Oil Price Alex Epstein's Improve the Planet This week’s “Best-of Power Hour” features Alex Epstein’s interview with physicist Steve Koonin, author of the blockbuster book Unsettled, with a new introduction in anticipation of t... Bloomberg Markets and Finance Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs global head of commodities research, says rising demand, production deficits and depleted inventories are leaving oil markets "extremely exposed" to disrup... BH3HB The Australian federal government has hit back at a senior United Nations official's call for Australia to accept coal's days are numbered. Sky News Australia Britain used “dirty old coal” to get them through after being “caught a bit short” amid trouble with renewables, according to Sky News host Chris Kenny. CNBC Television Shane Shifflett, Wall Street Journal data reporter, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss his story, which found that some firms are changing underperforming funds to green funds without ch... |