Posted on 03/14/2022 7:17:47 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
President Biden's announcement last week declaring a ban on the import of Russian oil and gas to the United States comes as welcome news. It accedes to bipartisan demands from Congress, as well as President Volodymyr Zelensky. But it doesn't go far enough. In addition, the president should declare a national energy emergency.
Declaring a national emergency would empower the president to intervene in energy markets to shield American consumers from bearing too much of the burden through fast-increasing prices at the pump, which have hit record highs. Although the president cannot directly impose price controls, declaring an energy emergency would expand his options under a number of federal statutes to increase supply and manage demand, including increasing domestic energy production and conservation measures. It would also expand the president's powers to address the root cause of the leverage that Russia has over the global economy: an over-dependence on fossil fuels.
In responding to the Russian challenge, the United States should not simply adopt a policy of "Drill, Baby, Drill." Although domestic production may need to be increased temporarily, declaring a national energy emergency would give the president authority to enact a long-term plan to support a global transition away from dependence fossil fuels. After all, even as Russia was invading Ukraine, climate scientists issued yet another report entreating global leaders to take drastic action to avoid a climate-destabilized future. Declaring an energy emergency would respond to this need, and it would follow, though with a narrower focus, previous calls from Democratic legislators to declare the climate crisis itself a national emergency.
Declaring a national energy emergency would unlock executive powers to accelerate efforts to transition away from fossils fuels in energy production, transportation, and industrial manufacturing. Specifically, it would empower the president to accelerate "energy production or construction"
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Create a problem then use it to force an agenda that otherwise is not passable.
The professorpuppet Eric Orts declares himself to be a globalist fool in the very first sentence of the opinion piece he shat out.
There are university students paying for this imbecile's lectures.
Yes, bring back gas rationing coupons.s/
“President” Biden doesn’t actually do anything.
He does what he’s told.
Or at least alternate purchase days based on your license plate AND the 55mph national speed limit /s
Afghanistan and Iraq had "Hold Me When I"m Here", by Three Doors Down.
And now . . . this war has a theme song!
Well, at least in this country, run by this Orwellian administration, anyhow . . .
Sounds like the author is jonesing for an American version of the Enabling Act. So maybe you don’t particularly want to “go green”. No matter. You and the entire country must go green.
After all, it’s an emergency.
“Declaring a national emergency would empower the president to intervene in energy markets to shield American consumers from bearing too much of the burden through fast-increasing prices at the pump, which have hit record highs.”
Mr. Orts is either flat out lying or doesn’t know what he is talking about. Multiple members of the administration have praised high gas prices as a way to make everyone buy electric vehicles. So we will have electric cars, trains (the only vehicle feasible for this application), trucks, boats, ships, airplanes, motorcycles, mining equipment, tractors, combines, fire engines, etc.
Windmills and solar panels will power it all. We can achieve this by 2030. If you don’t think this is possible, the Democrats will punish you until you submit.
Kamala was even cackling when asked about gas prices.
To usher in the dragon and beastie 2 reset
The EU thanks the US for banning imports of Russian oil. They have no intention to cut off their nose to spite their face.
I require diesel to operate my Class 8 vehicles and consumers will have to pay for the price for the Politicians’ decisions.
I thought joek ordered the Unicorn Farts Reserve to initiate a gaseous release.
Are the unicorn farts that replace your diesel dyed orange for off-road use? 
My buddy is an excavator/hauler. It's gonna be an entertaining construction season this year.
Price Regulation = Instant Shortage
Exactly.😖
No driving for two weeks! "To flatten the curve."
Barf alert indeed. They're advocating totalitarian government.
“In responding to the Russian challenge, the United States should not simply adopt a policy of “Drill, Baby, Drill.” Although domestic production may need to be increased temporarily, declaring a national energy emergency would give the president authority to enact a long-term plan to support a global transition away from dependence fossil fuels”
And right toward the stone age.
Idiot.
"Electricity my son, they used electricity."
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