‘The arrogance and elitism of this’: As gas prices soar, climate alarmist John Kerry says ‘we don’t’ need to increase drilling or ‘go back to coal’

During remarks last week, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said that “energy security worry is driving” the thinking that there is a need for additional drilling and for going “back to coal” — but he flatly rejected those notions.

“No we don’t. We absolutely don’t,” Kerry declared, adding that “we have to prevent a false narrative from entering into this or … we are cooked.”

Kerry’s comments come as Democrats continue to peddle climate alarmism, even as Americans shell out beaucoup bucks filling up their gas tanks amid skyrocketing fuel prices — as of Tuesday, the AAA national average price for a gallon of regular gas is a whopping $5.016. Rapidly rising fuel costs result in higher transportation costs, which can also lead to higher prices for all sorts of goods and services.

“I disagree with the Climate Czar on this one: we absolutely must drill for more oil and gas. Relying on foreign oil imports while pretending to use wind & solar is not a feasible strategy,” Vivek Ramaswamy tweeted. – READ MORE