Thread by @shellenberger

Democrats modeled their climate & environmental plans after California but we are facing energy shortages, saw our electricity prices rise 7x more than rest of US over the last decade, and are going to replace our last nuclear plant, which provides power to 3 million, with diesel

Californians spend 30% more for gasoline likely due the deep corruption at the highest levels of government, which have existed ever since former Gov @JerryBrownGov manipulated pollution laws, and killed nuclear plants, to benefit his family’s oil monopoly

California gasoline prices are now $4.50/gallon, which is 50% more than the national average

California is their model for the rest of the U.S. because in the progressive view, energy is bad and should be scarce and expensive — a win-win for oil barons & Malthusians

https://twitter.com/javierblas/status/1452234951420780547

“The story of how California’s electric system got to its current state is a long and gory one [but] the dominant policy driver in the electricity sector has unquestionably been a focus on developing renewable sources of electricity generation.”

forbes.com/sites/michaels…