Gavin is doing a speed run of Biden's green dream. The results are telling.
Real Clear Energy (8/22/22) op-ed: "Thanks to poor policy decisions at the state and federal levels, energy production in California — and the rest of the country — is slowing down, hurting Americans’ wallets and leaving our nation vulnerable. As demand for energy continues to outpace supply, we need commonsense, practical policy solutions that enable the United States to pursue energy security and increase production here at home. Recently, a settlement was reached between Governor Newsom’s administration and the federal government to halt permitting for oil and gas drilling on federal lands in California, specifically in the oil and gas hub of Central Valley. This comes after Newsom declared he wants to end all oil and gas drilling in the state by 2045. Similarly, President Biden issued a leasing moratorium in 2020 that was later overturned by a federal judge after energy-producing states cited irreparable economic harm. The order banned all new drilling on federal lands, which left many U.S. oil producers at the time with no other option but to curtail production and deplete their existing oil reserves. The actions of politicians like President Biden and Governor Newsom do nothing to address our nation’s current energy crisis nor take into account the role that the oil and gas industry plays in community development, economic contributions and energy security. We cannot simply just flip a switch and transition immediately to full renewables — or end the sale of gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035, as the Governor has ordered – it will take planning, widespread coordination and most importantly, time. But the White House and its allies do not seem to understand that."
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"It’s no surprise that as a result of the Biden Administration’s infatuation with climate change, Americans’ pain at the pump has largely led to phone calls by the President and diplomats seeking greater dependence on hostile foreign regimes like Russia, Iran and Venezuela."
– Derrick Hollie,
Inside Biden’s Basement
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