Posted on 05/31/2023 6:44:01 AM PDT by george76
Ann Carlson's 'attacks on American energy reek of hypocrisy' in light of fossil fuel investment, said Sen. Ted Cruz
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Biden's pick for a top Department of Transportation (DOT) post quietly disclosed a significant stake in an oil and gas development firm despite her past climate activism.
Ann Carlson — an environmental law expert whom Biden nominated in February to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owns a financial stake
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Carlson, who was first appointed in early 2021 to oversee climate standards for cars and trucks at NHTSA as the agency's chief counsel, has for years argued in favor of policies increasing the price of traditional energy to incentivize green alternatives. For example, in 2008, she argued for a cap-and-trade scheme regulating carbon emissions, saying it would increase prices and incentivize industry changes.
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the drop in natural gas prices has a significant downside for transitioning to a low or zero carbon electricity sector. Natural gas prices are so cheap that they’re displacing investments in renewable energy, particularly wind," Carlson wrote
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Ann Carlson's calls for higher energy prices are heartless and extreme, revealing a shocking disregard for the wellbeing of regular Americans," AAF President Tom Jones ... the fact that she makes these fanatical statements while her own family is invested in oil and gas is not only stunningly hypocritical; she would potentially benefit financially from her own sanctimonious ideas.
"This raises serious ethical concerns regarding her nomination," Jones continued. "The American people deserve a government they can trust, made up of officials above the suspicion of self-dealing.
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NHTSA, under Carlson's leadership, was poised to pursue vehicle fuel economy standards that "impose higher costs on American families and undermine our national and energy security all while benefiting China."
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Well yeah. Go where the money is.
Biden’s pick
End Marxist story
Fake news! The Biden regime is the most ethical ever! /s
When you follow the money, it always leads to the peson pushing for more regulations or higher prices.
BTTT
Rational, decent people have long concluded that you can never believe or trust a Democrat. They are amoral narcissists.
Their only joy(?) in life is money (love of) And forcing others to live by rules they themselves do not.
Interesting. Eastman is a 50 year-old limited partnership. Its only assets are mineral rights on a couple locations in texas. They have no public website.
All the company does is collect royalties on what appear to gas wells. LP’s have to disperse the profits to partners to enjoy their special tax status.
Charlie Munger (Warren Buffet’s partner) tells a story about how he owns a Texas gas lease he bought for $1000 in the 1960s - that’s still paying him $70K per year in royalties.
Fortunately this environazi withdrew herself from the nomination this morning.
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