Common Sense Energy: Say it ain’t so, Joe!

Fifteen state treasurers are fighting back against the Biden Administration’s policy of directing private sector investment firms to decarbonize their investment portfolios. They sent a letter to John Kerry, who serves as President Joe Biden’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, stating their intentions to divest in any firm bowing down to Biden’s unethical request.

Collectively, the treasurers manage more than $600 billion in assets.  As Axios’s Lachlan Markay said, “That’s a massive stick to wield in fights over climate and energy finance.”

Below are the names of the brave elected officials fighting fire with fire against President Biden’s unethical demands. If you get a chance, thank them on social media!

·      Riley Moore, West Virginia

·      John McMillan, Alabama

·      Kimberly Yee, Arizona

·      Dennis Milligan, Arkansas

·      Julie A. Ellsworth, Idaho

·      Allison Ball, Kentucky

·      David McRae, Mississippi

·      Scott Fitzpatrick, Missouri

·      John Murante, Nebraska

·      Thomas Beadle, North Dakota

·      Robert Sprague, Ohio

·      Randy McDaniel, Oklahoma

·      Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania

·      Curtis Loftis, Jr., South Carolina

·      Josh Haeder, South Dakota

China is the global leader in coal burning, accounting for 51.7% of the entire world’s annual consumption. But that notorious ranking didn’t stop Beijing from recently directing coal producers to boost their coal output to meet increased demand while ensuring costs are not passed on to consumers.

Meanwhile, President Biden re-entered the United States into the Paris Climate Agreement back in February that calls for the U.S. to drastically lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. Biden, by comparison, has told coal miners to “learn to code.” And unlike Communist China, there’s still no word on Biden’s plan to prevent energy costs from being passed on to consumers.

Americans are paying 55% more for gasoline now than they were a year ago. The current national average is $3.04/gallon. It was $1.96/gallon one year ago.

FERC Tech Conference On Climate Change And The Electrical Grid: On Tuesday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 2, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a technical conference “to discuss issues surrounding the threat to electric system reliability posed by climate change and extreme weather events.”