[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RENEWABLE ENERGY DOESN'T DO THE WHOLE JOB

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, nuclear power, hydropower, biofuels, solar, 
and wind are all positive sources of energy. They take advantage of 
available resources and bring high-paying technical jobs to rural 
areas, especially.
  However, forcing people into renewable sources of energy only will 
not help families immediately heat their homes this winter or next.
  Right now, in California, renewable energy accounts for roughly one-
third of our power grid, depending on whether or not you count 
hydroelectric power, which large power plants aren't counted, for some 
arbitrary reason in our State.
  Each summer, we face rolling blackouts throughout the State. Each 
winter, mountain towns face power shortages due to snowstorms knocking 
down power lines.
  At this moment, natural gas and oil remain by far the most efficient 
and affordable sources of energy, a fact that the Biden administration 
must accept.
  Renewable energy won't do the whole job. Yet, what are they doing? 
They are attacking oil and gas, which is based on some idea of 
CO2. I remind you that CO2 is only 0.04 percent 
of our atmosphere. It is dwarfed by all the others. Even trace gases 
are about equal.

  Yet, we are hell-bent on getting rid of CO2 and making 
people unable to use the energy they need, do their jobs, heat their 
homes, et cetera.

                          ____________________