What will skyrocketing energy prices mean for U.S. consumers this winter? Seniors, the poor, those living paycheck to paycheck will suffer most. But all will suffer.
The effect of these increases — the lack of trickle-down economics — seems pretty obvious. Unless someone powerful gets this administration to sweep the deck of climate radicals, people will needlessly die. All will suffer.
On his first day in office, President Biden shut down the Keystone XL pipeline, closed Alaska’s reserves (ANWR), canceled offshore leases, and imposed massive new regulatory burdens on firms that distribute clean natural gas and petroleum products that contribute to every aspect of American life.
When gas prices skyrocketed earlier this year, the administration began draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to historically (and dangerously) low levels. This has temporarily kept prices in check, but only because of the midterm elections. After the midterms, if the radicalized EPA isn’t reined in, we should prepare for $8 gas, minimum. If Democrats retain power, we are in for a succession of long, dark winters.
If left unchecked, this “progressive” administration will touch off — needlessly — a second Great Depression.
"Biden administration has leased fewer acres for oil-and-gas drilling offshore and on federal land than any other administration in its early stages dating back to the end of World War II"https://t.co/Nkj4JzL5b9 pic.twitter.com/44XYBS3MB6
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) October 19, 2022
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) October 19, 2022
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) October 19, 2022
Biden and his allies have been blocking oil refinery capacity for decades, as I document here, and then gas-lighting the public about ithttps://t.co/HdRkDA7uD4
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) October 19, 2022
“If you were an oil company, why would you invest hundreds of millions of dollars into expanding refining capacity if you thought the federal government or investors would shut you down in the next few years? The narrative coming from the administration is absolutely insane.” pic.twitter.com/qfziNhvcrU
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) October 19, 2022
– Biden just now offered to buy oil from American oil producers at $70/BBL.
– Biden aides last month offered OPEC $80/BBL
– In 2020, Democrats blocked Trump's proposal to buy American oil at $24/BBL
Those are facts. Draw your own conclusions: https://t.co/ygwOZqPIBk
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) October 19, 2022
BRUTAL: Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro cornered Brian Deese on national television, refusing to let him talk his way out of answering if the Biden Admin asked OPEC+ to delay cutting output to help Democrats in the midterms: pic.twitter.com/qPSzDQDKMT
— Will Hild (@WillHild) October 19, 2022
The good news is Joe Biden found a way to reduce your energy bill. “New England Risks Winter Blackouts as Gas Supplies Tighten” https://t.co/EwuxW90lSZ
— Josh Allen’s BFF (@AnthonyBialy) October 18, 2022
Hat tip: BadBlue Uncensored News.