I am not at all convinced that man is capable of changing the earth’s climate. However, if we are going to attempt such a thing, we all need to participate. It does no good for America to cripple its economy by demanding more higher usage of inefficient green energy while China is building coal plants at a rapid rate.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Cowboy State Daily<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n As much as it\u2019s reported that the world is going through a transition away from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy, the data doesn\u2019t support it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The International Energy Agency released its 2023 Coal Market Update on Thursday, which shows that global coal consumption in 2022 rose by 3.3% to a record 8.3 billion tons. While the use of coal in European countries and the United States has declined, those reductions are offset by increases in Asian countries, primarily India and China.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Thirty years ago, the U.S. and European share of coal consumption was 40%. By 2024, the IEA predicts it will fall to 8%.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Rep. John Bear, R-Gillette, told Cowboy State Daily that the efforts to reduce emissions in the U.S. by shutting down coal plants will have no impact on global warming because Asian countries are moving full steam ahead with coal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe environment doesn’t have glass walls surrounding the United States,\u201d Bear said.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n Bear said the Biden administration\u2019s drive to lower the United States\u2019 emissions while China rebuffs any attempt to drive its down will put America at a disadvantage with the Asian country.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe more that we put constraints on the United States emissions, the more difficult it is for us to compete with Asia, economically and militarily. And those are dangerous things,\u201d Bear said.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Bear said that as the nation moves toward wind and solar energy, which drive up energy costs and degrade reliability on the nation\u2019s grid, the more American businesses and industries will suffer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIf the cost of energy is so high that you can’t, as a young person, create something new and build a business, then you’re killing the American dream,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Biden administration’s energy policies are working very hard to make America a third-world country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am not at all convinced that man is capable of changing the earth’s climate. However, if we are going to attempt such a thing, we all need to participate. It does no good for America to cripple its economy … Continue reading