Commentary President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States would ban Russian oil imports in response to the attack on Ukraine was met with serious concern from both sides of the aisle because of the impact it could have on already record high gas prices. This criticism is valid—and, to be fair, Biden acknowledged in his announcement that gas prices will continue to rise. But Biden is likely grateful for a scapegoat to blame for higher energy prices. Though turmoil in Europe is consuming news cycles, prices had already been climbing steadily for months. Russia’s war on Ukraine will have an impact, but it was far from the first domino in the chain. Biden’s radical climate policies had already done much of the damage. The solution to our energy problems, war or no, lies right here on—and just off—our shores, if the Biden administration will get out of the way and …
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