ConservAmerica President Jeff Kupfer wrote in the Washington Examiner this week about the need to eliminate ineffective Band-Aid solutions to complex energy and climate issues.
“Band-Aid approaches aren’t going to secure our energy future. Nor should discussions about setting the right course fall along party lines. Instead, policymakers must consider real, long-term solutions to address our energy needs. That means not just taking advantage of vast U.S. energy supplies, but building the necessary infrastructure that will allow us to reduce prices, address climate change, and increase energy security around the world,” said Kupfer.
“When dealing with major challenges, too many elected officials scramble for Band-Aid solutions rather than tackle the root of the problem. That’s certainly been the case with today’s high energy costs, to which the Biden administration and other officials have responded by pinning blame on Vladimir Putin and throwing various short-term fixes at the wall, just to see what will stick,” said Kupfer. “But we cannot fix the real problem by merely ramping up oil imports from Canada, implementing a gasoline tax holiday, or allowing expanded sales of higher-ethanol gasoline during the summer driving season. It is also insufficient to dip into the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve.”
Read the whole Op-Ed here.