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Dems Talk ‘Affordability’ But Their Green Energy Policies Push Up Prices
Written by Daniel Turner on September 26, 2026. Posted in Current News Two years removed from the train wreck of the Biden-Harris era, the American Left still has a major credibility crisis. Stung by the generational inflation of the Biden years, they are desperate to center the 2026 midterm elections on “affordability.” Meanwhile, they continue pushing climate policies that are driving prices even higher. [some emphasis, links added] New York is an excellent microcosm of this contradiction.
The Left’s climate crusade fuels the affordability crisis they claim to fight
Two years removed from the train wreck of the Biden-Harris era, the American Left still has a major credibility crisis. Stinging from the generational inflation of the Biden years, they are desperate to center the 2026 midterm elections on “affordability.” Meanwhile, they continue pushing climate policies that are driving prices even higher. New York is an excellent microcosm of this contradiction.
Op-Ed: Daniel Turner: New York Democrats’ failed energy policies will be their undoing
Between the fireworks, flyovers, and the largest numbers of tall ships in the harbor since King George’s navy fled to England, it was an action-packed Independence Day weekend in New York City. The swarm of people and soaring temperatures put a massive strain on the city’s already weak power grid — and that was before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot at Madison Square Garden. Buckling under the pressure, 10,000 homes in Queens had their power cut to prevent a total city-wide collapse.
Hold the applause on Bill Gates' climate U-turn
OPINION: It may have been jaw-dropping, but Bill Gates deserves no credit for his stunning reversal on climate change. Not just because he spent years falsely warning of the pending doomsday or writing a book titled “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Not even because he was so late to the game. Nearly exactly a year ago, the American public ended the climate change debate when they returned President Trump, who ran on an unapologetic platform of unleashing American dominance, to the White House.
The Mega-Rail Merger That Could Derail American Energy Dominance
The $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would be a derailment waiting to happen for America’s energy future. For two centuries, railroads have helped keep the lights on, the factories running, and the American energy engine roaring. They move our coal, oil, natural gas, and the components that allow America to continue being an energy leader. Without competitive and responsive freight rail service, the trains don’t just stop: America does.
To make NY more affordable, Gov. Hochul needs to ditch her all-electric plan and push natural gas
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To make NY more affordable, Gov. Hochul needs to ditch her all-electric plan and push natural gas
New York has some of the highest residential and commercial construction costs, and ranks in the top 10 most expensive states to live. Yet rather than focus on ways to make it more affordable for residents and attractive for investments, Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing to make gas stoves in new buildings illegal. Go figure.
Senate Republicans: Remove Green Subsidies From Beautiful Bill
Take a walk down memory lane. It’s the summer of 2017, and Republicans who control both chambers of Congress are hard at work enacting President Donald Trump’s campaign promises. High atop that list is the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the legislative namesake of former President Barack Obama.
America's AI moonshot will fail without affordable, reliable energy
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Three ways climate policies fueled the cost crisis
OPINION: After looking the other way for four long years, household economics is a top priority for the left — or at least that’s what they want us to believe. Their political leaders have been caterwauling about their purported concern about rising prices. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, even held a laughable press conference posing with beer and avocado. Spare me the crocodile tears.
After voters soundly rejected it -- by electing Trump -- what's next for the radical climate agenda? Original
Donald Trump’s resounding election victory marks not only the Obama-Biden era’s end but the beginning of the end of the radical climate agenda. After all, one candidate promised to “drill, baby, drill” while the other had called climate change an “existential threat to who we are as a species.” Voters had a clear choice, and they chose accordingly. The climate movement’s future is cloudy at best.
2024 U.S. Presidential Election: ‘It seems every candidate is closing with energy - even Harris
https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/11/03/the_election_close_with_energy_1069646.html In the final weekend of the 2024 election cycle, it seems every candidate is closing with energy, and not just Republicans. Donald Trump’s “drill baby drill” phrase is constant and consistent at his rallies, as it is many pro-energy conservatives candidates, but in the home stretch, even Democrats are trying to get in on the fun.
Biden-Harris administration dodges transparency
OPINION: Earlier this year, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the federal agencies it represents, began a campaign to stop Freedom of Information Act releases before the November election. In so doing, the Biden-Harris administration deprives the public of important documents that belong to them at the time that information is most useful and risks adding to the appearance of a politicized DOJ. The Supreme Court has embraced the idea, first in EPA v.
Trump has a real plan to cut energy costs — Kamala Harris has . . . vibes
Donald Trump is promising not only to unleash American energy through our natural resources, but also to embrace real technologies that will pay power dividends in the future. REUTERS The American people deserve better than a “vibes” candidate, which Kamala Harris and her loyal media boosters are hoping will be sufficient to propel her to victory.
Nantucket wind-farm wreck reveals the true cost of the left’s green energy push
The Town of Nantucket has been notified by Vineyard Wind that extensive debris recovery efforts are underway on the southern-facing beaches of the island following a blade damage incident from one of its offshore wind turbines. Town and County of Nantucket-MA. Joe Biden’s presidency isn’t the only thing in freefall this summer.
Biden will pay an electoral price for choking US energy while reaping environmentalist cash Original
The Biden administration has banned future export permits for US liquefied natural gas. AP Photo/Alex Brandon The recent European Parliament elections saw sweeping losses for Green parties across the continent as voters rejected harmful policies sold under the false guise of environmentalism.
Op-Ed: Gov. Landry's comments on Louisiana energy 'encouraging'
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry recently did something that American energy advocates have been waiting for: he spoke up. In a coordinated, collective, clear press event with several other pro-energy governors, Landry blasted the Biden administration’s executive actions for costing jobs and fueling higher prices nationwide. That is indisputable.
Memo to the right: RFK Jr. would do even more green damage than Joe Biden Original
Robert F. Kennedy's potential policies would go even further than Joe Biden's, writes columnist Daniel Turner. Jonah Elkowitz / New York Post Six months before Election Day, speculation is rampant about the impact of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling at 12% nationally and on the ballot of the critical battleground of Michigan, the Democrat-turned-independent has built a unique coalition that extends beyond those drawn to his famous last name.
Biden chooses the ‘Enviro Left’ over hardworking families
As the Environmental Protection Agency zeroed in on new emissions limits for existing coal and new gas-fired power plants, President Joe Biden had a decision to make. He could acknowledge the financial strain families are facing because of his failed policies and stop the bleeding, or kowtow to the “Enviro Left” and ratchet up the pain by making electricity more expensive and less reliable. He made his choice, and voters should remember it in November.
Dems, like Bob Casey, who backed Biden's war on energy will pay for it this November Original
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for the "Rosie the Riveter" women at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Energy is on the ballot this November, and the chickens are coming to roost for Democratic policymakers who’ve backed President Biden’s hostility toward our fossil-fuel industry.
Even lefties now admit closing the Indian Point nuclear plant actually HARMED the planet Original
A view shows a nacelle of a wind turbine on a truck for heavy haulage being transported near a wind farm. REUTERS Those on the environmental left cheering the Biden administration’s electric-vehicle mandates or Gov. Hochul’s offshore wind farms would be wise to heed a painful and embarrassing lesson New York is learning from its not-so-distant past.
I'm suing John Kerry to make his shadowy climate office accountable Original
John Kerry speaks at a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. REUTERS As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, we are falling further away from our founding principles. John Adams, our second president, called for “a nation of laws, not of men.” His deep desire for a country and citizenry not subject to an individual ruler’s caprice but governed by the objectivity of codified laws is embedded in the very heart of our founding documents.
Gov. Burgum's exit from the 2024 race is also rural America's exit from the conversation
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s decision to suspend his presidential campaign comes as no surprise, but it’s a loss for our national conversation nonetheless. While it wasn’t reflected in his poll numbers, Burgum brought an essential perspective to the discussion: a rural voice. Polls show the issue most on voters’ minds is inflation and the cost of goods. The chief executive of the fourth-least-populated state, Burgum knows the driver of inflation and, more important, its antidote.
Young black voters aren't excited about Biden Original
Younger black voters are increasingly dissatisfied with President Biden, a glaring warning for the party as next year’s presidential contest comes into focus. In 2022, despite generally exceeding expectations, Democrats struggled to turn out their black voter base in places like Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Detroit—all cities vital to the 2024 race. The 11-point turnout differential between white and black voters was the largest in decades.
Joe Biden’s knockout punch for American energy independence Original
Just last month, President Joe Biden took a major swipe at America’s energy independence when he declared nearly a million acres of uranium-rich land outside of Grand Canyon National Park off limits to energy development . Turns out that was just the setup jab. The knockout punch is on its way.
Smoking gun documents can help rein in Biden’s climate lawlessness
Having been reined in by the Supreme Court, the environmental Left is working overtime to sideline the judicial branch and trample on the Constitution. But this isn’t just a theoretical academic exercise. Public records we’ve obtained under the Freedom of Information Act confirm key members of the Biden administration are already ignoring the court when it comes to environmental policy.
Smoking gun documents can help rein in Biden’s climate lawlessness
Having been reined in by the Supreme Court, the environmental Left is working overtime to sideline the judicial branch and trample on the Constitution. But this isn’t just a theoretical academic exercise. Public records we’ve obtained under the Freedom of Information Act confirm key members of the Biden administration are already ignoring the court when it comes to environmental policy.
Smoking gun documents can help rein in Biden’s climate lawlessness
Having been reined in by the Supreme Court, the environmental Left is working overtime to sideline the judicial branch and trample on the Constitution . But this isn’t just a theoretical academic exercise. Public records we’ve obtained under the Freedom of Information Act confirm key members of the Biden administration are already ignoring the court when it comes to environmental policy.
ConEd bills are skyrocketing, and the 'green' policies of Cuomo and Hochul are to blame Original
New Yorkers unhappy with Con Edison’s huge rate increases have two people to blame: disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo for the green agenda he implemented, and Kathy Hochul for doubling down on his failures. Both are completely ignorant on energy, and their policies are dangerous to the state’s overall economy and the well-being of its citizens, especially those without cushion in their budget to sustain the higher price tags. New York consumes a known amount of electricity each day.
Biden let Saudi Arabia become the world’s oil king again — we’re all worse for it Original
Opinion With a gallon of gas approaching $5 last June, President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia asking the kingdom for an increase in oil production. The crown prince responded by cutting production a month before the midterm elections. In April, a second cut was announced, and then again this weekend, a third cut of 1 million fewer barrels starting in July.
Manchin pulls support for DOE nominee over support for gas stove rules
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) abruptly canceled a committee vote Wednesday to advance President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy efficiency office, citing concerns over the candidate's support for the agency's proposed appliance efficiency standards, which could take half of all gas stoves off the market.
Majority sees artificial intelligence as a threat to humanity, new poll shows
Most Americans are convinced that artificial intelligence could "threaten civilization," according to a poll released a day after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for increased regulation. Sixty-one percent of respondents said that A.I. poses a risk to humanity, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. More than two-thirds of respondents also said that they were concerned about the harmful effects of the technology.
Inflation by Design
Commentary Years ago, one of my high school teachers showed us the great essay by Leonard Read called “I, Pencil.” We used pencils in those pre-internet days, and my “young mind full of mush” (hat tip to Rush Limbaugh) was inspired by the essay’s message: the common pencil, in its components, is extraordinarily complex and the result of the free cooperation of unquantifiable interested parties. No one person makes a pencil.
Zeldin's support for fracking would unlock jobs and energy security for New York . . . forget about it under Hochul
New York’s gubernatorial race is tightening, and when you look at the issues that affect people’s day-to-day lives, it’s not surprising a Quinnipiac University survey shows Republican Lee Zeldin surging in this bluest of blue states.
Biden begs OPEC for oil for political preservation — after kneecapping America’s energy industry
For the third time in fewer than eight months, Saudi Arabia has deliberately humiliated President Joe Biden on the world stage. Biden, lauded as a preeminent foreign-policy expert after a half-century in the Senate, couldn’t get the Saudis to answer his phone calls in March. He made a personal visit to the kingdom in August to ask them to increase oil production, and they declined.
Fracking offers New York enormous potential - if only politicians would get out of the way Original
Way back in 2019, before anyone had heard of COVID, the national economy was enjoying record levels of success while New York’s was struggling. President Donald Trump was well-positioned for reelection, while Gov. Andrew Cuomo was trying to explain his state’s stagnation. The previous year, 190,000 New Yorkers had fled to other states. Once-booming upstate cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Binghamton led the state’s population loss.
John Kerry just reminded us of how unserious a statesman he really is Original
To state the obvious, John Kerry is an unserious person. That’s not a reference to his wind-surfing or flip-flops or other classic campaign faux pas from days gone by. With Ukraine suffering death and destruction at the hands of Vladimir Putin’s military, Kerry shared his true concern about the conflict: climate. “A war is the last thing you need with respect to a united effort to try to deal with the climate challenge,” Kerry told a Reuters reporter.
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