As winter approaches, European Union states are struggling to contain an energy crisis that could lead to rolling blackouts and a deep recession, according to ABC News. It could be an early warning sign to the United States due to a lack of investments in fossil fuels.
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy told Fox Business that Europe and the US’s push to ‘go green’ could lead to disaster in the future:
“Anytime you have a social engineering approach that’s forced conversion off of energy such as fossil fuels, it doesn’t make sense, and you know it’s going to have a difficult time actually becoming what they think it is. For example, California just talked about outlawing the combustion engine and two days later, they’re asking their people to conserve electrical energy because of the heatwave there. A lot of stuff doesn’t make sense and it’s going to be a very interesting next few years.”
Dunleavy added:
“Yeah, I think what’s happening is people need to start asking just a couple more questions like when you plug into a wall, where does that electricity come from? How is it made? What type of fuel is used? I think if we have a little deeper conversation on that, I think we might get more people, I guess, acting with common sense.”
Dunleavy said that the Biden Administration is sanctioning Alaska, adding that Alaska wants to fuel the nation and be a leader in energy production:
This current administration is sanctioning Alaska. In Alaska, we are always thinking about how we can fuel the nation and be a leader in energy production. Thank you, @SeanDuffyWI for having me on today. pic.twitter.com/on3m2oW4Is
— Mike Dunleavy (@MikeDunleavyGov) September 3, 2022
Earlier in August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act. While it focuses on clean energy that could reduce U.S. emissions, it also mandates leasing vast areas of public lands. In an AP report, it locks renewables and fossil fuels together, meaning if the current administration wants solar and wind on public lands, it needs to offer new oil and gas leases.
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