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Europe’s Energy Crisis Is A Warning To America
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in The Daily Caller

Europe serves as an object lesson of the economic, social and national security disaster that is the climate hysteria-driven preference and overreliance on wind and solar power. Curiously, many seem eager to emulate that disaster here in the United States.

Guess who benefits from U.S. energy policies
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel 

Whether anyone thinks this is smart policy on America’s part, it is reality. U.S. imports of foreign oil have gone from about 150 million barrels a month when President Biden took office to over 204 million last month, according to the Energy Information Administration.

CA Threatens to Ban Diesel Trucks, Further Stressing Supply Chain
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe

The disconnect between California policies and politics are at such odds with the rest of the country, it’s a wonder the other 49 states haven’t excommunicated the Golden State from the union.

What exactly is settled science?
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel 

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently made the statement that, “There is scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult … leading young people to have a legitimate question: is it still OK to have children?”

David Malpass’s Climate-Change Lesson for GOP Candidates
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Wall Street Journal

World Bank President David Malpass committed a horrible environmental crime last Tuesday. When asked about his views on climate change, he said, “I’m not a scientist.”

California ‘Windfall Gas Tax Profits:’ Gas Now $2.55 Above the National Average
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe

Gas in Mono county California is $7.82 per gallon.  The lowest gas is in Mississippi at $3.205 per gallon. Texas comes in at $3.232, Florida is $3.289, and Georgia is $3.207.

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