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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal is joined by Isaac Orr (Center of the American Experiment) and Jason Hayes (Mackinac Center for Public Policy) for episode #315 of the In The Tank Podcast. From Michigan to California and the United States to Europe, we are seeing energy crises brought on by terrible public policy. The ITT crew talks about how these policies, intending to fight against climate change, are causing dramatic increases in electricity prices, raising unemployment, food shortages, and ultimately the deaths of many people come winter.
ENERGY IN MICHIGAN
The Center Square – Whitmer squares off against Canadian government in pipeline dispute
https://www.thecentersquare.com/michigan/whitmer-squares-off-against-canadian-government-in-pipeline-dispute/article_178797c6-25f4-11ec-a2ac-034cef35cfb3.html
Crains – Whitmer to Legislature: Time to re-arm MEDC with new ‘tools’ after losing Ford EV, battery plants
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/government/whitmer-legislature-time-re-arm-medc-new-tools-after-losing-ford-ev-battery-plants
Mackinac Center – Destructive Green Energy Mandates Stifle Growth and Raise Prices
https://www.mackinac.org/destructive-green-energy-mandates-stifle-growth-and-raise-prices
ENERGY IN THE WORLD
NYT – A Scary Energy Winter Is Coming. Don’t Blame the Greens
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/opinion/energy-climate-iran-nuclear.html
Washington Times – A woke, green future means soaring energy costs, blackouts, food shortages and more unemployment
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/28/a-woke-green-future-means-soaring-energy-costs-bla/
Reuters – China energy crunch triggers shutdowns, pleas for more coal
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-energy-crunch-triggers-alarm-pleas-more-coal-2021-09-28/
Bloomberg – A German Power Plant Just Ran Out of Coal in Latest Energy Shock
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-01/energy-crisis-forces-german-power-plant-to-halt-on-lack-of-coal
WSJ – Energy Prices in Europe Hit Records After Wind Stops Blowing
https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-prices-in-europe-hit-records-after-wind-stops-blowing-11631528258
WSJ – Europe’s Climate Lesson for America
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/europe-climate-lesson-for-america-energy-prices-fuel-wind-11631655375
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