Two recent events have been incredibly troublesome but have finally brought home the energy and climate crises that are plaguing the planet. Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine has exposed two follies: Europe’s deep dependence on Russia for oil and natural gas and U.S. imports of Russian oil. Meanwhile, the United Nations’ recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report has expertly documented the dramatic adverse impacts of climate change on people throughout the globe.
With bipartisan support, President Joe Biden announced a ban on U.S. imports of Russian energy. But he still continues to demonize North American fossil fuels.
After decades of dependence on foreign sources of energy, we achieved energy independence in 2019 and 2020 but have now lost this independence. Recently, Biden acknowledged that we must again achieve energy independence.
