ISAAC: Biden’s Head Is In The Clouds On Energy Policy And The American People Are Paying For ItJason Isaac
Texas Public Policy Foundation
July 30, 2022 2:37 PM ET
It’s no secret that President Joe Biden has a bone to pick with the fossil fuel industry. Unfortunately, many Americans — including those who supported Biden’s candidacy — are now learning the hard way just how much their lives depend on the oil and gas they love to hate.
Gas prices are still averaging well over $4, and the recent news that America’s emergency oil reserves ended up in China, rather than on our shores where it’s most needed, is causing voters to question whether they made the right decision.
But it should be no surprise that Biden’s anti-energy policies are bad not just for the industry, but for the entire nation.
Since his inauguration, Biden has scarcely gone a month without announcing new restrictions on oil and gas producers. From draconian environmental rules to financial regulations forcing companies to “greenwash” at their shareholders’ and customers’ expense, killing fossil fuels is clearly one of his top priorities.
But we all need energy — and increasing the cost of that energy means we pay more not just for electricity and gas, but for everything we buy. This includes the basic necessities like food and medicine. We couldn’t do our jobs (in person or online), educate our children, pay our bills, or even cook dinner without the affordable, reliable energy we take for granted — but that nearly a billion people around the world don’t have the opportunity to enjoy.
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