At this point, it rather makes me wonder if this is a case of Brandon and other Warmists taking advantage of the economic situation with high gas prices, or if they worked to actually cause it. Because Biden worked from day one to hurt the oil production industry, and then seemingly pushed Putin into invading Ukraine
W.H. Nat’l Economic Council Head: Ukraine Crisis Shows We Need ‘True Energy Independence’ by ‘Reducing Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese argued that the situation in Ukraine underscores the need for “true energy independence, and that’s about reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.” And that we have to decrease dependence on oil and gas “so that we and our allies, like those in Europe” aren’t as vulnerable to changes in the global price of oil.
Deese stated that the ban on importing Russian oil “will have an impact” on gas prices. And “what we’re focused on is trying to make sure that we can bring — in the short term — supply of oil and gas globally, do everything we can to ensure adequate supply. But also keep an eye on the long term, which is this crisis should underscore how important it is for all of us to achieve true energy independence, and that’s about reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. So, over the long term, the kinds of steps we can take here domestically to be less reliant on oil and on gas are really important.”
I have a few ideas on that. I’ll get to it in a moment
Biden’s climate change agenda would reduce oil demand enough to replace Russian imports: Study
President Biden’s announcement that the United States will ban imports of Russian oil caused the price of crude to surge on Tuesday morning. However, the pain that Americans are set to feel at the gas pump could eventually be offset if Congress were to pass Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, a new study finds.
An analysis released Tuesday by the nonpartisan think tank Energy Innovation finds that the climate change provisions of Biden’s now-defunct proposal, such as tax credits for buying new electric vehicles, would have reduced U.S. oil consumption by 2025 by half of the roughly 200,000 barrels of crude oil from Russia per day that the U.S. imported last year. By 2027, the U.S. would have cut oil consumption by more than it was importing from Russia and by 2030, the U.S. would have cut oil consumption by more than double its Russian imports.
“As long as long as we are dependent on an international energy commodity like oil, whose prices are based on the actions of all producers in the world, whether it’s Russia or OPEC or the U.S., we’re never going to be energy secure,” Robbie Orvis, senior director of energy policy design at Energy Innovation and the author of the report, told Yahoo News. “The only robust, long-term way to be energy secure is to eliminate demand for fossil fuels. The provisions on the table right now would really kind of kick-start that transition.”
You just have to give up lots of money and freedom to do so.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., who co-sponsored the Green New Deal legislation, issued a statement on Tuesday calling for the Russian oil import ban to be made permanent and to pass the climate portion of Build Back Better, which would spend $555 billion over 10 years on everything from tax credits for buying solar panels, to incentives for manufacturing longer-lasting solar batteries and small modular nuclear reactors.
Interesting, Markey is attempting to throw in the incentive of nuclear power to woo Republicans to vote for it. Yet, he’s still not putting it up for a stand alone vote, and, you know most Democrats would spike any attempt to build nuclear plants. Anyhow, here’s an idea: if we want to reduce our use of fossil fuels, why not start with the federal government? Biden can stop taking a fossil fueled helicopter ride to Delaware or Camp David almost every weekend. He can stop taking long, fossil fueled flights for day jaunts, like he did yesterday to Texas, which requires a backup jet, fighter jet protection, and a large convoy of fossil fueled vehicles.
Employees of the Executive Branch can be forced to reduce their use of fossil fuels. No more taking their government vehicles home. If they live in the D.C. area, let them walk, bike, take the bus, ride the train. No personal use of government vehicles. Car pooling. Restrict the use of the big SUVs they love using.
For Congress, no more fossil fueled flights on the government dime except where utterly necessary. Take the train. It’s easy for those who live on the west coast and northeast. No private jets. Where they have to fly, commercial only. No flying back and forth constantly. We can start there.
Are oil and gas companies price gouging consumers at the pump?
With gasoline prices poised to reach a new all-time high within days, President Joe Biden recently issued a stern warning to the nation’s oil producers and gas retailers.
“American oil and gas companies should not – should not exploit this moment to hike their prices to raise profits,” Biden said in a speech.
Are they, in fact, illegally price-gouging Americans at the pump or in the oil fields?
Most analysts say the short answer is no, but oil executives sometimes get close to crossing the line of anticompetitive behavior in their public comments.
“Oil companies don’t get to decide what to sell their oil at,” says Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at the fuel-savings app GasBuddy. “Oil prices are decided by (global) buyers and sellers.”
It’s a cute talking point meant to deflect attention, but, they aren’t setting the ultimate price. Perhaps it’s not the best idea to have it set by the buyers and sellers, who can bid up the price because of fear and concern. If Brandon announced a ton of new oil permits, you’d see the price drop, even though there’s no new oil. Why does war in Ukraine increase the price if Russia, Saudi, and others producing the same amount? Fear. You could certainly argue that it’s a reason to reduce our usage, but, it isn’t oil companies price gouging.
It’s almost like Brandon and Warmists are taking advantage of the pain Americans are feeling to push their hardcore agenda, while refusing to do anything in their own lives.
Read: Brandon Admin Super Excited To Reduce Your Fossil Fuels Usage »
As countries scramble to reduce their reliance on Russia’s oil and gas in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, few places are as exposed as the European Union.
Northern Ireland will soon have its first laws to tackle climate change after MLAs at Stormont passed new, specific legislation.
As the Democratic party administration in Washington struggles to find effective ways to fight high inflation, some economists are calling for lawmakers deliver new assistance for Americans dealing with high gasoline prices.
Virtually every person and organization across the globe is impacted by climate change, including the Defense Department, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks said.
Health experts have widely denounced Florida’s decision to recommend against Covid-19 vaccinations for children, describing it as “irresponsible”, “reckless” and “dangerous”.
Grain prices were already rising before Russia invaded Ukraine, and recent days have seen unprecedented further gains as two of the world’s biggest producers are at war.
