Posted on 07/16/2022 6:19:09 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power.
The Supreme Court last month limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Then late Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he wants to delay sweeping environmental legislation that Democrats have pushed as central to achieving Biden’s ambitious climate goals.
Some advocates urged Biden to use the moment to declare a national climate emergency and reinstate a ban on crude oil exports, among other steps.
Declaring a climate emergency would allow Biden to redirect spending to accelerate renewable energy such as wind and solar and speed the nation’s transition away from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas.
Climate advocates, including some of Manchin’s Democratic colleagues in the Senate, said Manchin’s announcement that he cannot back the climate provisions in the Senate bill — at least for now — frees Biden of the obligation to cater to a powerful, coal-state senator eager to protect his energy-producing home state. Manchin’s vote is decisive in the evenly divided Senate, where Republicans unanimously oppose climate action.
“Free at last. Let’s roll. Do it all and start it now,″ tweeted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. who has long pushed stronger action on climate. “With legislative climate options now closed, it’s now time for executive Beast Mode,″ Whitehouse wrote.
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Of course. If something is bad for the American people, the Democrat Party is all cor it.
BiXiden and the ‘Rats are going to make the cost of all energy necessarily skyrocket.
Turd World, here we come.
executive beast mode? wth.
I’ve got some strong climate action for ya Potato-Head.
I fart in your general direction.
The Democrats know that if crude goes to $140/barrel , gas will be $6/gallon on election day. This would be very bad for Democratic Congressional and Senate candidates in November. Hence Biden must prostate himself before the 9/11 Saudis and beg them to pump more oil. The Democrats are actually telling their green lunatics that unless more oil is pumped at this time, they will lose power and their new green deal will be trashed.
World is getting ripe for the AC. 😐
> Some advocates urged Biden to use the moment to declare a national climate emergency ... <
More imperial presidency stuff. If Biden’s handlers decide to go that route, who will stop it? Answer: No one. The only real check on this madness is the impeachment power Congress has. And since half of Congress is cheering Biden on, impeachment is of course off the table.
If everyone in the U.S. died tomorrow, the “climate” would not change from its current course.
The Planet controls the Climate and has no idea we exist
Biden is vowing to act like a fascist dictator, but, then, the D party has become the party of fascism.
Heaven help us. We cannot afford any more ‘strong climate action’ from this clown.
Biden’s latest pop corn story.
Accelerate renewable energy such as wind and solar and speed the nation’s transition away from fossil fuels.
Declaring a climate emergency would allow Biden to redirect ***spending***.
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Democrat, Fake Illegal, POTUS, Joe Biden comes home to the USA from the Middle East, empty handed. The Saudi’s worked him like a puppet on their strings. USA is on a downward decline...sadly!!!
Dems should Inform him (Biden) to pack his bags and resign from the POTUS slot,
The Democrats should either impeach Joe Biden or gently remove him from office, like right now!!! Our once beautiful and great, free, country is dying...being destroyed, as day by day goes by by Biden and company!!!
Folks, Fellow Americans, your future destiny is in your hands!!! Wake up, Wise Up.....Biden and his entire family must go...now!!! it’s up to you, citizens of the USA Nation Republic to remove this Biden, the would be Destroyer of America, the Land of the Free, and the home of the Brave!!!
This is where we’re supposed to pretend he’s not already taking “climate action” and has been since day one.
Yep. Republicans think they elect Presidents. Democrats think they elect kings.
However, BiXiden has NO intention to take the gov’t boot off the neck of domestic fossil fuel extraction.
If Jill forgets Joe’s pills he acts like a Child
Why doesn’t Biden just issue an executive order to the climate, telling it to stop changing?
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