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Op-Ed: When the World Shifts, We Feel It First: A Structural Analysis of Global Energy Disruption and Its Impact on the U.S. Virgin Islands | St. Croix Source

The op-ed argues that global energy disruptions increasingly strain the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) due to its heavy dependence on imported fossil fuels. Key points: - Global energy volatility is not a distant issue for USVI; it translates into immediate local economic pressure through higher fuel costs, electricity rates, and subsidies, highlighting linked vulnerabilities in energy and finances. - The situation validates prior USVI energy policy concerns: reliance on importe