Considering the alternative

We can't do diddly-squat about the environment, but government loves to create regulations anyway.

Each Friday afternoon I get a document dump from our governor, John Carney. Since he can’t run again for his office, this last year is basically about cenmenting his legacy and trying to keep the seat safe for whatever Democrat successor they decide to set up.

Last week, it was one of those “I just signed a bunch of bills” e-mails, but this suite was more dangerous than most to those of us who want to see Delaware truly succeed. “This package of environmental legislation builds on decades of work and helps Delaware to create a more sustainable future for the next generation,” they said.

But will it be a sustainable economic future for a state that’s throwing in its lot with energy sources that are capricious in nature and have required millions of dollars in taxpayer and ratepayer subsidies?

No environmentalist has ever been able to answer what I think are relatively easy questions: what is the “normal” climate and how are we differing from it? So how then do we know that what we’re doing will have any effect? After all, the climate changes naturally, too - look at what the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano did last year. How do we know what we’re doing is making a difference when these natural events occur, too?

So take a moment with me and imagine the alternative: a state which is working to secure its own energy, with electricity rates that are plummeting. It’s not that hard to consider because there are only a few changes which need to be made.