Energy Policy That Embraces All Energy Sources Concedes Ground to Climate Radicals

When it comes to energy policy, our political zeitgeist is rather, shall we say, energized.

During the Democratic National Convention, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro — who presides over one of the nation’s largest energy-producing states — twice called himself an “all-of-the-above energy governor.” Even Republicans sometimes echo this all-of-the-above rhetoric. During a recent press conference, Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) celebrated Texas as the “energy capital of the world” because of its all-of-the-above approach to energy policy.

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André Béliveau

André Béliveau is the senior manager of energy policy at the Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s free-market think tank.

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When it comes to energy policy, our political zeitgeist is rather, shall we say, energized.

During the Democratic National Convention, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro — who presides over one of the nation’s largest energy-producing states — twice called himself an “all-of-the-above energy governor.” Even Republicans sometimes echo this all-of-the-above rhetoric. During a recent press conference, Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) celebrated Texas as the “energy capital of the world” because of its all-of-the-above approach to energy policy.