Tag: energy independence

European Energy Independence Is Impossible With the Current Policies

Commentary Europe isn’t going to achieve a competitive energy transition with the current interventionist policies. Europe doesn’t depend on Russian gas due to a coincidence, but because of a chain of mistaken policies: banning nuclear in Germany and prohibiting the development of domestic natural gas resources throughout the European Union, combined with a massive and…


‘Uncomfortable Truth,’ European Union Cannot Cut Off Russian Energy Supplies: Dutch Prime Minister

Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, has dismissed the possibility of the European Union (EU) banning energy supplies from Russia in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We have to discuss our vulnerabilities in terms of our dependency on Russian oil and Russian gas. I would not plead for cutting off our supply of…


Capitol Report (March 8): Russia Underestimates Ukraine’s Fight

With gas prices breaking all-time record highs, President Joe Biden is announcing new sanctions on Russia. But how will the administration respond to the rising gas prices? Lawmakers from both parties support this Russian oil ban. We take a look at Congress’s latest action on Russia, including rethinking Russia’s access to the World Trade Organization….


Germany Considers Extending Coal Power

The Federal Republic of Germany is considering extending its use of coal power well into the 2030s, as the recent outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine has caused many in the German government to second-guess reliance on Russian natural gas imports. “Energy policy is security policy,” said Robert Habeck, the German vice chancellor and…


Remember US Energy Independence Day?

Commentary Once, during a meeting with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump inside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York, we discussed energy policy. I told Trump that if we went all out to produce America’s abundant supply of oil, gas and coal, the United States could be energy independent in four years. Trump looked at…


Inflating Ourselves Until We Turn Green

Commentary Inflation is now at its highest level in 31 years, but the Biden Administration would have us believe that higher prices have no connection to its big government policies, and that the president and his subordinates have little if any influence on the cost of purchasing what we need to live. Biden himself passes…


Biden Wants to Kill 80 Percent of America’s Energy

Commentary When giving speeches and talking to audiences, I’ve often been struck by how few Americans, even those who are highly educated, have any idea where the energy they use in their home or business comes from. I’ve asked college students where the electric power is generated, and they shrug and then point to the…