Trump wants to use oil reserves as a political tool

In a move that would represent a remarkable use of emergency oil reserves for political purposes, the Trump administration is weighing releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to moderate gas prices ahead of midterms, Bloomberg reportshttps://t.co/FDCRyrP5Rr

— Axios (@axios) July 14, 2018

SCOOP: The Trump administration is actively considering taping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as gasoline prices rise

— Ari Natter (@AriNatter) July 13, 2018

China is winning on solar power while Trump takes us into the past

“Republicans who for years have voted against subsidies for solar and wind power — arguing that the “free market” should decide our energy future — are now eager to have government subsidize coal.”

This column points out that while Trump is trying to take us back into the past with coal, China is moving ahead with solar power. Government policies have played a big part.

Sad!