Energy expert Robert Bryce said spiking energy prices in Europe are tied to an increased reliance on renewables and lowered investments in fossil fuels, arguing that the continent’s green policies provide the United States with a clear example of what not to do. Bryce, who made his remarks in testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), also attributed rising prices to overreliance on Russian natural gas as well as Europeans “prematurely shuttering coal and nuclear plants.” “Respectfully, legislators and policymakers in Washington need a big dose of energy realism. You need an even bigger daily dose of energy humanism,” Bryce told the senators. Bryce was one of three experts who spoke before the ENR as part of a hearing on domestic and international energy price trends. Domestic energy prices have surged in recent months, with coal reportedly surging to prices last seen over a decade ago. Gasoline …