Posted on 07/19/2022 12:31:23 PM PDT by Red Badger
President Joe Biden could declare a climate emergency as soon as this week, according to The Washington Post, in a bid to implement elements of his environmental agenda as climate legislation has stalled in Congress.
Leading Biden administration officials are debating ways to advance the president’s agenda, and the president is prepared to announce a number of new initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reported the Post, citing three people familiar with the matter. The internal discussions come after Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia told party leaders last week that he opposes the plans to advance this month’s significant economic package that includes billions of dollars toward slashing carbon emissions and promoting green energy.
White House Economic Adviser Jared Bernstein told reporters at a press briefing Monday that Biden would work “aggressively to attack climate change.”
“Realistically there is a lot he can do and there is a lot he will do,” Bernstein stated.
“Unilaterally declaring a climate emergency will not reduce emissions by one molecule,” American Exploration & Production Council CEO, Anne Bradbury said on Twitter Tuesday. “In fact, many of the policies that could follow from declaring a climate emergency would increase emissions while driving up costs for American families.”
Democratic lawmakers are also calling on Biden to use his powers to enact further climate policies amid failed legislative action and the Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the regulatory abilities of the Environmental Protection Agency.
On Monday, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said it was time for Biden to take massive, unilateral executive actions on climate change, even if the Supreme Court rules them unconstitutional.
“There is probably nothing more important for our nation and our world than for the United States to drive a bold, energetic transition in its energy economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy,” Merkley told reporters on Monday, according to the Post.
“This also unchains the president from waiting for Congress to act,” Merkley said, referencing the recent legislative impasse.
Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said that lawmakers should continue to pursue legislation in a statement on Monday.
“While I strongly support additional executive action by President Biden, we know a flood of Republican lawsuits will follow,” Wyden said, according to the Post.
“Legislation continues to be the best option here,” he added.
The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Nothing in the news cycle today though. Not sure what that means.
When the going gets tough; Obiden goes full MarxTard.
Another Biden in action.
In fact, many of the policies that could follow from declaring a climate emergency would increase emissions while driving up costs for American families.
If the USA had zero carbon emissions tomorrow it would be totally irrelevant as China and India burn more and more massive amounts of coal for energy. “Repeat Line” It would be totally irrelevant.
By the way, CO2 is plant food. By historical figures we are in a CO2 drought. In the geologic past when had times that the CO2 levels were in the thousands. Plants flourished.
They are all insane. They are calling for dictatorship.
What EXACTLY would that “emergency” be???
Nothing. Like everything else - just a power grabbing sham.
Sayonara
“Anne Bradbury said on Twitter Tuesday. “In fact, many of the policies that could follow from declaring a climate emergency would increase emissions while driving up costs for American families.”
Typical weak ass GOP-conservative BS.
She adopts the enemy’s lie that increasing emissions is bad. Once you Vince’s that the only thing left is to surrender.
The correct attack is to say, “to keep Americans warm and fed, energy-dense fuels like coal, oil, Natgas and plutonium are necessary, and my organization is made up of the producers who give these things to our nation”
I don’t think so.
Remember when AOC came out with the green new deal? Everyone thought it was a joke, no one took it seriously.
Yet here it is, beating against our last lines of defense.
No, these commies are very serious about what they plan to do with us.
“The court just said they can’t go beyond what Congress has passed.”
And the government is going to ignore it and double down.
One small point, if I may.
The left nor our institutions are paying any attention whatsoever to courts, laws, or the constitution anymore.
Yet he plugs right along!
Don’t get me wrong, I hope you’re right. I have just seen very little evidence that this coup is being slowed down the in the least by the courts.
I heard on the radio the commies are drafting a bill to add 4 SC justices.
No.... commies don’t let things like courts slow them down.
This is gonna cost average Americans dearly.
Remember the COVID emergency? Lost livelihoods, freedoms - more tyranny. It is easy to imagine Biden completely stopping the use of certain fuels & destroying the oil & gas industry, just as they did to coal; & going after farms & fertilizer, & increasingly, cows. Sri Lanka - here we come.
There is an election coming up this fall. The Rats need a crisis to put ever more people on the dole so they will vote for more dole. They are trying to repeat their 2020 election success. If you can’t afford to drive to the polls, a mail-in ballot will be necessary.
BUMP
We are being led to the great reset by these clowns
Biden is and has been a ‘MarxTard’ his entire life. This is nothing new or out of character for him.
We make fun of his ‘gaffs’ and his social faux pas’s, but e are making a huge mistake thinking he doesn’t know what he is doing.
He is doing exactly what he’s been doing for 50 years.........
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