re: Fossil fuel use to zero

The government doesn’t get a say in how fossil fuel is utilized, that is on private companies. If they can get a better price overseas, for example Europe, then the us consumer is competing against the global market. Most years we are a net exporter of fossil fuels. If OPEC and other global prices are lower then we are net importers.

How would we utilize more domestic fossil fuels if foreign prices are high, since increase in domestic production would increase global supply, not domestic supply in our system?

Somewhat irrelevant from a global supply standpoint but drill permit granting is not down. This is a sore subject for the greenies.