The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that the United States and other countries that cut their bets on renewable and nuclear energy (as Germany foolishly did) are paying the price. The Globe's Eric Reguly writes there is no energy crisis in the countries that are least exposed to energy produced by hydrocarbons, even if they could not escape the full impact of the Hormuz closure. Electricity prices in Spain are far lower than those in Germany and Italy, two countries highly reliant on gas to keep the lights on. That is because renewable energy sources (wind, solar and hydro) generate close to 60 per cent of Spain's electricity, while nuclear provides about 20 per cent. In France, nuclear plants provide about 70 per cent of the electricity, with renewables putting out much of the rest. U.S. President Trump seems bent on doubling down on his anti-renewables campaign. Federal tax credits for electric vehicles are gone; those for clean energy are being rolled back. Federal fuel-efficiency mandates are being diluted. He has ordered the Department of Defence to use more coal power. Following Mr. Trump's pro-oil agenda exposes itself to the effects of his bomb-first-ask-questions-later geopolitical escapades.