Data show U.S. has no energy ‘emergency,’ despite Trump order directing agencies to fast-track fossil fuels

Despite heaps of evidence to the contrary, the White House issued orders on Jan. 20 claiming that the country has “insufficient energy production, transportation, refining, and generation” and that it is “in the national interest to unleash America’s affordable and reliable energy.” In reality, the U.S. does not have an energy emergency, with the country's energy production and exports reaching record highs.