{"id":424032,"date":"2026-01-31T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=424032"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:00:08","slug":"democrat-governors-ignore-global-realities-cling-to-green-polices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=424032","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Governors Ignore Global Realities, Cling to \u201cGreen\u201d Polices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"424035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=424035\" 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href=\"https:\/\/co2coalition.org\/2026\/01\/27\/democrat-governors-ignore-global-realities-cling-to-green-polices\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPrAClleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBFek5IT0l2SmVIV2VqV3VOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsg17R3k8HN2nO4cks5Y6Nku2q4pTLrfqUOW8lcWiKitv1oP79eYCdkyQjA4_aem_YpfLhh1BCIG1TxdgOMr93g\">CO2 Coalition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Gordon Tomb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"424037\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=424037\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQM5aSHyJfhzclTlrdvD6K6IX4BnDZpdMrRDE2wS524G23iw74cmiMR1eJjNAwKH7AA8Fxr5Y060cCoDCB0gjsAluaBzLP-UMnv0YWBjImaefr3_urSomKJpAHBuB3l1bnGKA2FkjjdciWqS5JwBuegwncaxjA.jpeg?fit=1280%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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driven policies that raise energy prices and undermine supply, governors in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic cling to counterproductive agendas of contradiction and equivocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Programs that prioritize dubious environmental goals over economic growth and basic human needs have been losing support. In the U.S., the Trump administration promotes fossil fuels and nuclear power over so-called \u201cgreen\u201d energy, suspending leases for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-offshore-wind-energy-climate-c0ac1e447c93126327f1922327921aa0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">five offshore wind projects<\/a>\u00a0Christmas week while offering loan guarantees to nuclear operators and promoting coal as a \u201cclean\u201d stocking stuffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Half a globe away, Japan has ended its financial support for large-scale&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/japan-tighten-regulations-mega-solar-projects-protect-nature-landscape-2025-12-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">solar projects<\/a>. Meanwhile, the island nation plans to restart the world\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/22\/asia\/japan-nuclear-reactor-restart-kashiwazaki-kariwa-intl-hnk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largest nuclear power plant<\/a>, which was shuttered a decade ago as an overreaction to a tsunami-induced disaster at another plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Private enterprises that had invested billions of dollars into green energy initiatives are returning their focus to core businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">ExxonMobil reduced&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/exxonmobil-slows-low-carbon-investment-001311418.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201clow-carbon\u201d investments<\/a>&nbsp;by $10 billion even as it announced that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.exxonmobil.com\/news\/news-releases\/2025\/1209-exxonmobil-raises-2030-plan-transformation#LowCarbonSolutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oil and gas production<\/a>&nbsp;would fuel $25 billion in earnings growth over the next few years.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.helsinkitimes.fi\/business\/27473-shell-and-other-oil-majors-exit-global-climate-target-group-over-fossil-fuel-limits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shell, Aker BP, and Enbridge<\/a>\u2014companies based in the UK, Norway, and Canada, respectively\u2014have withdrawn from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedtargets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science Based Targets initiative<\/a>, which was supposed to address the purported threat of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe trend toward a carbon-neutral society appears to be slowing,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/production\/japanese-oil-giant-shelves-2040-target-to-supply-millions-of-tonnes-of-clean-hydrogen-as-it-backtracks-on-climate-goals\/2-1-1818140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says<\/a>&nbsp;Tomohide Miyata, the CEO of Eneos. The Japanese refiner abandoned plans to produce hydrogen (<a href=\"https:\/\/triblive.com\/opinion\/elizabeth-stelle-dont-believe-the-hype-hydrogen-hubs-wont-create-jobs-or-green-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an overhyped \u201calternative\u201d energy source<\/a>&nbsp;that still relies on fossil fuels) to expand its liquefied natural gas business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Pennsylvania\u2019s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is unaware\u2014or uncaring\u2014that his confused policies stymie the development of affordable energy in the most densely populated region of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Oil and Gas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Pennsylvania governor\u2019s record has been, at best, mercurial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Shapiro recently surprised many when he agreed to withdraw Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the multistate compact that imposes carbon taxes on member states. But just months earlier, Shapiro sued to&nbsp;<em>stay<\/em>&nbsp;in RGGI. The reversal drew positive reactions from Republican lawmakers and labor union leaders, who predicted increased investments in the state\u2019s natural gas and coal industries with the abandonment of RGGI\u2019s tax on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u200aThe war\u2019s over,\u201d said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/politics-government\/2025-11-18\/pittman-topper-greenhouse-gas-initiative-repeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shawn Steffee<\/a>&nbsp;of Pittsburgh Boilermakers Local 154, who had been among those blaming RGGI for discouraging fossil fuel projects in Pennsylvania since the commonwealth flirted with joining in 2019. \u201cIt is time to \u2026 rebuild right here in Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">However, within weeks, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marcelluscoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/White-Paper-Analysis-Updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Quality Board<\/a>&nbsp;(EQB) of Shapiro\u2019s Department of Environmental Protection recommended increasing setbacks for natural gas wells by as much as tenfold. The restrictions\u2014up to a mile in distance\u2014would shut down gas drilling and increase energy prices, according to industry sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Welty, president of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marcelluscoalition.org\/shapiro-administration-eyes-gas-ban-despite-promise-to-shield-consumers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcellus Shale Coalition<\/a>, calls the setbacks \u201ca ban on future natural gas development\u201d that \u201cis extremely concerning, especially considering that [the Shapiro administration] claims they\u2019re doing everything possible to protect Pennsylvania consumers from rising electricity prices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Exceeding its \u201clegal authority,\u201d the EQB sent \u201ca chilling message to consumers, landowners, and economic investors by threatening access to Pennsylvania\u2019s reliable and affordable energy resources,\u201d said Welty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the EQB recommendation, Pennsylvania\u2019s Democrat-controlled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.api.org\/news-policy-and-issues\/news\/2025\/11\/14\/api-pennsylvania-warns-house-bill-1946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House of Representatives<\/a>&nbsp;is considering its own setback restrictions. \u201cMake no mistake, this proposal is a de facto ban on natural gas development in Pennsylvania,\u201d said Stephanie Catarino Wissman of the American Petroleum Institute (API). Numerous regulations already govern the industry, notes API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">So, Pennsylvania has at least two propositions to kill natural gas development, in addition to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthfoundation.org\/research\/pacer-press-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shapiro\u2019s own proposals<\/a>&nbsp;to reduce fossil fuel generation and increase wind and solar energy use. The governor\u2019s programs would&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthfoundation.org\/research\/pacer-press-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">double<\/a>&nbsp;household electricity bills, but Shapiro blames the power grid\u2019s market policies for already elevated costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">However, Republican state&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.senatorgeneyaw.com\/2025\/12\/18\/yaw-issues-statement-on-shapiros-misguided-calls-to-reform-pjm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sen. Gene Yaw<\/a>&nbsp;disputes the blame shifting, saying grid operators do not drive energy costs. \u201cThe real reason electricity prices are rising is because we\u2019re not producing enough of it,\u201d says Yaw. \u201cOver the past decade, aggressive renewable mandates have forced the premature retirement of dependable baseload generation without replacing it with sufficient new baseload generation capacity. \u2026 That\u2019s a policy failure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Other governors in the region exhibit Governor Shapiro\u2019s pattern of awkwardly balancing between championing of energy costs and backing more costly policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In Governor Kathy Hochul\u2019s New York,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nysfocus.com\/2025\/11\/07\/nese-gas-pipeline-approval-hochul-trump-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regulators<\/a>&nbsp;approved a pipeline to move Pennsylvania natural gas to New York City and Long Island. But they also refused to approve another to serve New England, even though&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristoledition.org\/blog\/2025\/07\/09\/lamont-doubles-down-on-natural-gas-after-signing-two-climate-related-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connecticut\u2019s Democratic governor<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acadiacenter.org\/ayotte-says-she-supports-a-new-gas-pipeline-what-might-that-mean-for-prices-in-nh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Hampshire\u2019s Republican governor<\/a>&nbsp;supported it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Seeking reelection this year, Hochul has become concerned about \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/11\/12\/democrats-focus-on-affordability-over-climate-goals-as-midterm-elections-loom-00649370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the need to govern in reality<\/a>,\u201d as she continues a ban on natural gas drilling that keeps billions of dollars from upstate New York. The state\u2019s drilling ban \u201chas unjustly denied New York landowners their property rights and lucrative natural gas royalties and has been for purely political reasons,\u201d says the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instituteforenergyresearch.org\/fossil-fuels\/gas-and-oil\/the-defense-of-property-rights-act-a-step-toward-bringing-natural-gas-drilling-to-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Energy Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Both Hochul\u2019s and Shapiro\u2019s lapses into commonsense have drawn the ire of the environmental Left, which may explain the caution of 2025 gubernatorial candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In New Jersey and Virginia, incoming governors campaigned for lower energy prices while remaining loyal to costly green policies. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerseyvindicator.org\/2026\/01\/20\/what-gov-mikie-sherrills-first-executive-order-does-to-address-soaring-electric-bills-in-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Garden State\u2019s membership in RGGI<\/a>&nbsp;is included in the energy policy of incoming Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill. In&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2025\/10\/04\/virginia-could-pay-500-million-per-year-in-higher-electricity-costs-if-spanberger-wins-gov-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Old Dominion<\/a>, Democratic Governor-elect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.13newsnow.com\/article\/news\/local\/virginia\/spanberger-virginia-rejoin-rggi-multistate-power-plant-emissions-program\/291-d5350d3c-8d4d-4a57-ac42-9e6cf4c0c71e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a>&nbsp;has said she will reverse Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin\u2019s withdrawal from RGGI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Although supporters of largely Democratic environmental policies claim that their favored green technologies lower energy prices, the evidence says otherwise. An&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instituteforenergyresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blue-States-High-Rates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Energy Research<\/a>&nbsp;study reports that \u201c86% of states with electricity prices above the national average in the continental U.S. are reliably blue.\u201d Those states include New England and most of the Mid-Atlantic, including New York, New Jersey, and \u201cpurple\u201d Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/25\/opinion-energy-transition-meltdown-could-mean-global-bifurcation-vijay-jayaraj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vijay Jayaraj<\/a>, a science and research associate who regularly comments on Asia\u2019s growing use of coal to reverse generational poverty, sees a global split emerging between the practical and the ideological.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVery likely, there will be a bifurcation,\u201d he writes. \u201cOn the one hand, western bureaucracies, particularly in Europe, continuing an economic decline under mandates and taxes, and on the other, pragmatic governments, many of them in Asia, pursuing prosperity with fuels and technologies that work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But this divide appears to be happening even within the United States, with blue states on one side and red states on the other. And considering the rising cost of electricity, states like Pennsylvania and its neighbors may want to prioritize energy affordability and reliability\u2014free of ideological baggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Originally published in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2026\/01\/27\/democrat-governors-ignore-global-realities-cling-to-green-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Daily Signal<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<em>on&nbsp;<\/em>January 27, 2026<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/co2coalition.org\/teammember\/gordon-tomb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gordon Tomb<\/a>&nbsp;is Senior Advisor at the CO2 Coalition and senior fellow with the Commonwealth Foundation, a Pennsylvania free-market think tank.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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