Economic catastrophe is a straw dog set up by so-called energy corporations to kill emission regulation with the approval of ignorant citizens who fear job loss. It is a fraudulent argument, because there are more jobs per KWH in renewable energy than in resource extraction, and those job are more stable. At this time the cost of solar and wind electricity is at near parity with fossil fuel generation. So how can you call that "bad energy policy"? It seems you are arguing backwards from a forgone (and fraudulent) conclusion.