Category: affordable energy

Hearing on Biden’s Dip Into Strategic Petroleum Reserves Becomes Debate on Race, Renewables

A House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on President Joe Biden’s decision to draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserves had some tense moments as some committee members called witnesses shills for the oil industry and accused one of espousing white supremacist views. Both witnesses denied working for the fossil fuel industry, and the witness accused of racism…


Energy Security Is National Security

Commentary As Ukraine burns and a worldwide inflationary crisis threatens to crush the living standards of working people everywhere, out-of-touch political elites continue to bring the global conversation back to climate change. Even as climate evangelists like Boris Johnson and Elon Musk call for a temporary pause on the rollout of “renewable” energy as fuel…


Europe’s Energy Crisis: A Real Danger

Commentary Last week, the wholesale price of electricity exceeded the psychological barrier of 200 euros per megawatt hour in most countries of the European Union. Although the daily price currently only affects 15 percent of the energy sold, since the rest is locked for almost 12 months since last winter at much lower prices, it’s…