President Trump rightly separated energy from his across-the-board tariffs with Canada. It was a good first step. For the next round, he should exempt them altogether.
Just The News (2/6/25) reports: "President Donald Trump Saturday moved to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, hoping to pressure the countries to do more to control drug trafficking and illegal immigration into the U.S. Almost immediately after productive discussions with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, Trump agreed to pause the sanctions for one month. Negotiations are continuing, and Trump hasn’t offered certainties about the future of his proposed tariffs. Should negotiations break down, energy experts say the tariffs could have impacts on American energy, ranging anywhere from minor increases in gasoline and oil prices to serious impacts to American refineries...Higher oil prices can have wide impacts on the economy, as so much of the economy runs on fossil fuels. As with the American Energy Alliance, Robert Rapier, a chemical engineer and editor in chief of Shale Magazine, said he would rather see a resolution than an ongoing or escalating trade war...Pyle, with the American Energy Alliance, said that he understands the goals Trump has in trying to create a more equal trade relationship with its neighbors, but he’s hoping Trump, if he does enact tariffs, will create an exception for energy products."
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"The truth is there is no green energy. No energy is clean. No energy is dirty. There are only challenges, solutions and tradeoffs. At the time of already high energy costs, choosing reliable, fossil fuel-backed energy is of paramount importance."
– Steve Milloy,
Energy & Environment Legal Institute
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