Industry layoffs threaten the green energy fairy tale

The clock is striking midnight. The green energy movement is about to lose its gleaming white steeds and glass slipper-wearing princess and turn back into an unimpressive pumpkin.

Two massive rounds of layoffs mean nearly 20,000 people will soon be out of work at the hands of climate alarmism, as Royal Dutch Shell and BP struggle to afford their plans to reach net-zero emissions. They recognize the reality that so many in politics and public relations studiously ignore: A net-zero energy economy is prohibitively expensive and unreliable.