Posted on 10/11/2021 5:38:58 AM PDT by Kaslin
Obsessed with manmade climate change, the Biden administration claims natural forces no longer play any role and blames every temperature change, hurricane, tornado, flood, drought and wildfire on fossil fuel emissions. It ignores forest mismanagement, the vital roles fossil fuels play in our lives, and the enormous ecological impacts that any Green New Deal would inflict.
Team Biden is determined to eliminate oil, natural gas and coal in US energy – and mandate wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles and backup battery systems, while building no new nuclear power plants or allowing any US mining for the metals and minerals essential for those new technologies.
We only have to look in two directions to see where this will take us.
To the West, where China says it won’t be bullied into committing economic suicide by ending fossil fuel use. It won’t begin cutting fossil fuel consumption until 2030 or reach “net-zero” before 2060. It won’t even engage in further discussions unless the US stops complaining about Honk Kong, Taiwan, Uighur slave labor and lax environmental rules.
In fact, China already emits 27 percent of all global greenhouse gases. It is 85 percent reliant on fossil fuels and just announced plans to build 43 new coal-fired power plants and 18 new coal-fired blast furnaces. It recently said it would stop financing and building poor country coal-fired power plants, and support only wind and solar projects, though that new policy could well sunset after the COP-26 climate confab.
China’s “peak carbon” plan is to install as much fossil fuel power as possible by 2030 – and use that cheap, reliable energy to manufacture wind, solar and battery technologies for sale to the USA, Europe, Australia and Canada, bankrupting Western industries in the process. Its “green energy” plan is to rake in as many greenbacks as possible from these sales.
China also intends to dominate global mining and processing for lithium, cobalt, rare earths and other raw materials required for “renewable” energy, defense, aerospace, communication and other high-tech applications. Ongoing discussions with the Taliban could soon give it access to the Bagram airfield and trillions of dollars in critical mineral deposits beneath Afghanistan’s rugged mountains.
resident Biden seems content with this, just as he was with approving the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, giving Russia domination over European energy, while blocking the US-Canada Keystone XL pipeline and saying OPEC needs to sell us more oil.
Then look East, where Vladimir Putin is already squeezing Europe’s supplies, sending wholesale gas prices up 280 percent so far this year. Citigroup says EU gas prices could hit $100 per mcf (million Btu) if this winter is particularly cold and more Gulf of Mexico hurricanes disrupt supplies.
That’s 25 times this July’s Henry Hub US price ($4.07) and seven times the highest ever US price ($13.42 in Oct 2005, before fracking). It’s equal to $580 per barrel for oil! EU electricity is four to 10 times more expensive than the 13-cent US average.
Countless British and European companies and families face bankruptcy and mass layoffs. Tens of thousands of elderly face death from hypothermia because they cannot afford adequate heat. Recent headlines underscore the looming disasters.
- “Putin’s iron grip on energy leaves Europe increasingly vulnerable.”
- “Vestas closes wind turbine factories in Europe, as manufacturing moves to Asia.”
- “Energy companies supplying six million UK homes face collapse.”
- “UK energy minister admits ‘very difficult winter’ ahead, amid fear of blackouts and food shortages, as gas prices soar.”
- “Elder care homes warn crippling energy bills could force closures.”
- “This energy crisis is a mere harbinger of the candle-lit future that awaits us.”
- “Green energy transition will cost debt-ridden Italy €650 billion” [$760 billion].
- “If Boris thinks Brits are going to pay through the nose for green boilers and electric cars, while the Chinese are burning coal like there's no tomorrow, he’s signing his own death warrant.”
- “Why is Britain facing an energy crisis when we’re sitting on a gold mine [of natural gas that we refuse to frack]?”
This is what the United States faces if it continues down the “green energy” primrose path. Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are playing a brilliant chess game, while Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and other Western leaders play doddering checkers, with the West’s energy, economic and national security at stake.
Where are Republicans who say they want America to remain energy independent, competitive and free? Or Democrats who claim they care deeply about poor, minority and elderly families?
“China produced 3.84 billion tonnes of coal in 2020”
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3121426/china-coal-why-it-so-important-economy
That’s about 23,000 pounds of coal per American per year.
That’s not a plan; at best, it is wishful thinking.
In a sane world this administration would be charged with treason ...
Oh yeah…that sounds like a good plan…
Clearly no one on Biden’s team understands basic physics.
They are setting the stage to make the USA into a full on CA disaster.
“Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad.”
Obsessed with manmade climate change ushering in total control by elites, the Biden administration claims pretends natural forces no longer play any role and blames every temperature change, hurricane, tornado, flood, drought and wildfire on fossil fuel emissions.
like Milley,
Xiden purports that TREASON is in his job description.
The resident “Green deal” basically exports US Co2 emission to China. NYMBY at its best.
Does not help the Earth a zilch, but destroys US economy. Isn’t it the plan to start with?
“Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad.”
I always thought the quote was "Whom the Gods would destroy, they first exalt." E.g. By raising to a high office.
Biden is stopping us from increasing our oil and gas production as he buys oil from Russia....
Just more Buffoonery....
Solar panels are here to stay. Nobody who produces his/her own electricity suddenly has a hankering to become dependent on the government again. Rather than attack all renewables, a better solution would be to ensure that all renewable energy is made in the USA.
Agenda 21. Watching the Weather channel this a.m., they were discussing coastal areas and recent “weather disasters”. Their first go to to help “solve” this problem is folks along the coasts sell their homes to the government. The government destroys the homes and let the coast go back to “nature”. I am totally serious! I was speechless.
I’m appalled. Are these people really this stupid?
I’ve read other articles lately indicating China’s economy is in trouble. Their biggest real estate firm is about to collapse, with others very likely to follow.
Widespread flooding this summer is threatening to collapse some of their major dams. I think I saw articles about hurricane and either earthquake or volcano damage too.
ALl tis aong with the sanctions that WERE in place, had china’s econony on the skids, at least until biden decided to rip up everything Trump did, mostly for spite.
All they had to do was leave it alone and wait.
But that is not in their plans, these people are controlled by china, their main goal is to put china in control of the world economy and therefore literally in control of the entire world, politically.
Who cares if they show themselves to be lying, cheating, treasonous scum who hate this country, their masters in china will pay them well. Once the takeover is complete they *think* they will be handsomeley rewarded...better look back at chairman mao...
So when does it start?
BeijingBiden is doing exactly what was planned back in 2016 when the old hag blew her chance ( Ha, Ha, HA, that still makes me laugh)— steer as much taxpayer money towards the CCP as possible.
This is always how a commie gov’mt operates — steal from others. That is the natural next step after having established a welfare state. But, mind what Thatcher had to say: ~”socialism works fine until you run out of other people’s money”.
Nothing wrong with solar panels, if you want to buy some, go ahead.. Nobody’s stopping you. Just don’t use government force to coerce their use in replacing dependable dispatchable energy for the basis of modern civilization.
I wonder who is singularly personally responsible for the domestic oil supply shortage. Could it be the person who is directly personally responsible for the recent oversupply of undocumented aliens rushing the country.? Who knew his vacuous simple minded political slogan Build Back Better would translate into too much of one and not enough of the other?
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