Summer has the habit of being warmer than the rest of the year, which encourages more travel and typically drives up fuel prices—demand, supply, you know, the drill. But prices have been unusually high, which CBS claims has something to do with Global Boiling.
Related: Kool-Aid Drinking Congresscritter Says Blaming Biden for High Gas Prices is Un-American.
The spike in gas prices has NOTHING to do with Bidenomics. CBS Host @GayleKing says that it’s actually due to the weather.
KING: “Have you noticed a recent surge in gas prices this summer?…
Extreme heat is playing a role.” pic.twitter.com/FygxxhEMtu
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 4, 2023
I guess Gayle ignores Democrats when they do things to deliberately drive up gas prices, so blaming the hot weather – admittedly a progressive media double-tap – sounds silly. But since she broke the seal on that narrative, We must assume she doesn’t know that warmer weather improves fuel economy, which would reduce consumption and potentially suppress prices. Use less and get more; need less.
Hot weather can actually increase your fuel economy. Your engine warms up to an efficient temperature faster; summer grades of gasoline can have slightly more energy; and warm air causes less aerodynamic drag than cold air.
Warm weather causes fuels to expand, which also adds to the fuel economy benefits, but that’s not going to offset much, if any, consumption, which brings us back to energy policy. Joe Biden promised to end fossil fuels. He campaigned on it and has used the power of his office to do that, which … drove up gas prices.
Democrats in Congress got busted telling energy company CEO’s to lower production, which would … drive up prices.
Joe Biden kneecapped domestic production on day one and more than a few days since, which drove up gas prices.
That created increased foreign dependency, which … drives up gas prices.
Barry Obama made it clear that his policies which are Joe’s policies would make gasoline very expensive. The Dems have not been shy about engaging in policy to end fossil fuels. The New Green Deal or any of its bits rammed into other legislation would .. drive up gas prices.
Here in the Northeast, Democrats pushed hard for the Transportation Climate Initiative, which aimed to make motor fuels cost more.
Gasoline taxes at the state and federal levels have always been promoted as a way to reduce transportation emissions by making gasoline too expensive for … economically disadvantaged folks and working-class people.
Gas prices have been high for a while. So, long that people stopped complaining about it. But the recent price spike as we approach an election year has to be addressed lest the planned harm falls at the feet of the people who are typically proud sponsors of raising the price of a gallon of gas.
It’s not deliberate policy to make motor fuel cost more; it’s global warming, which – as you all know – is responsible for everything, the way a child’s invisible friend broke the lamp or spilled the juice, or put chewing gum in his sister’s hair, even after admitting to wanting to do it.
