“,,, relying on discretionary non-enforcement across all 27 EU Member States fails to address the financial and legal risks associated with [LNG] contracts that often span multiple years and that are valued in the tens of billions of euros.” (Wright et. al. below)
Chris Wright of the U.S. Department of Energy, along with major liquified natural gas exporters to the EU, wrote the following letter to the European climate leaders. The complaint regards the punitive regulatory framework required for expanded LNG deliveries to energy-hungry Europe from the viewpoint of “competitiveness, prosperity, sustainability, and energy security.” EU obstructionism centers around methane emissions in the gas-to-LNG-to-gas process.
An Open Letter to Leaders of the European Commission, European Council, and European Union (EU) Member States on the EU Methane Regulation
Dear President von der Leyen, President Costa, and EU Member State Leaders:
As your largest energy suppliers, we are committed to strengthening our economic and strategic partnerships and ensuring Europe’s energy security.…
“Is” certainly does not equal “ought.” The market has not spoken. The senators do not have an intellectual case for agricultural rent-seeking and crony capitalism. The way forward, as Travis Fisher of the Cato Institute explains, is to abolish the mandate and let a free market determine the right (lower) amount of ethanol needed as an oxygenate.
Apologists for uneconomical, government-dependent energies (a federally mandated ethanol mandate in this case) must use the best arguments they can conjure up, especially any that might appear plausible to the short-attention-span reader. The half-truth can do this, with the truth part setting up the deception. Another ploy is the “is” as if it is “ought.”
Consider the letter published in the Wall Street Journal last month by five farm state senators [1], “The Market Has Spoken: E15 Is a Net Positive” (June 4, 2026).…
“In Europe’s air conditioning wars, the hoi polloi are beating the climate scolds. The public is putting comfort and public health above green dictates.” (- Wall Street Journal editorial, July 20, 2026).
The summer peak is climate alarmism time. To which it can be said: “don’t whine, chill.” That means enjoying air conditioning inside but also thinking about conditioned air outside and certainly mist machines. And witness the plethora of new products to handle the heat, from underwear to hats to shirts. From the AI summary:
…Mini-A/C units for clothing integrate seamlessly into your wardrobe to provide portable, on-the-go cooling. Ranging from wearable clip-on personal fans and thermoelectric neck plates (like the Sony Reon Pocket) to battery-powered cooling jackets, these systems circulate continuous airflow or actively chill your skin.