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Trump Hits a Home Run for the Green Transition

Wind turbines near Goldendale, Washington. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair.

While we wait to see whether Trump will restart his war in Iran, we can take a moment to look at the positive side. Trump has done more with this half-baked war to spur the transition to a green economy than anything Kamala Harris could have realistically hoped to accomplish if she had been elected.

Trump’s war has sent oil and gas prices soaring. Even if he gets an agreement soon, which will be difficult now, since he has shown he is not a trustworthy leader, and the Strait is reopened, countries around the world will still look to hypercharge their transition to EVs and clean energy.

They don’t want to be dependent on an energy source that a petulant 8-year-old in the White House can shut down any time he has a bad day. And even if Trump leaves the scene in two-and-a-half years, or sooner, they now recognize that the United States is the sort of country that can elect a petulant 8-year-old and give them unchecked power. Responsible leaders don’t want their countries exposed to this........

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