Liberal governor joins war against energy

 Fox News:

Ohio Lt. Gov blasts Michigan Gov. Whitmer for 'unreasonable, irresponsible' effort to shut down oil pipeline 
Jon Husted says shutting down Line 5 oil pipeline will increase gas prices
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The pipeline issue has meant that Ohio is siding with Enbridge and Canada over neighboring Michigan. If Michigan shuts down the pipeline, Ohioans would be left with higher fuel prices and economic hardship, according to Husted.

A new study out by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) found that if Line 5 gets shut down, gas prices in the Midwest region would increase between 9.47% to 11.66%.

Closure would mean refineries in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ontario and Quebec would lose about 45% of their crude oil input, reducing their ability to maintain current production levels. And drivers in that region will pay at least $4.7 billion more each year for gasoline and diesel fuel, according to the study by CEA, a business, energy supplier and consumer group.
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Liberal Democrats like Whitmer don't care about the increased price to Americans.  they would further increase the cost to Americans by making them switch to inefficient wind and solar power to charge electric cars.  They see causing financial pain to consumers as a way to force the change to their inefficient alternatives. 

See, also:

What if we stop producing fossil fuels?

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