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The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick talk about the growing possibility that President Biden will officially declare a "climate emergency," seizing broad powers to shove the Green New Deal down our throats.
Biden's climate speech in Massachusetts on Wednesday was a mess, and didn't go that far, but what if he does? The In The Tank crew discuss on episode #355 of the podcast.
We also cover the one-year anniversary of Biden assuring America that rising inflation was only "temporary," and how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is glad gas prices are high, all the better to get people into electric vehicles. Speaking of those, a real-world test of an electric Ford F-150 towing a trailer went poorly ... as anyone with a brain would have suspected.
OPENING CHIT CHAT
Biden said one year ago today: No serious economist sees runaway inflation.
PRIMARY TOPIC – Biden to Declare ‘Climate Emergency’?
White House - Biden’s Executive Actions on Climate to Address Extreme Heat and Boost Offshore Wind
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/20/fact-sheetpresident-bidens-executive-actions-on-climate-to-address-extreme-heat-and-boost-offshore-wind/
WSJ editorial - The ‘Beast Mode’ Presidency?: For Biden to declare a ‘climate emergency’ would be a serious abuse of power.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-beast-mode-presidency-joe-biden-climate-emergency-democrats-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-11658268249
Bloomberg - Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/senate-democrats-urge-biden-to-declare-a-climate-emergency?cmpid=BBD071922_OUS
Bloomberg - White House Considers Emergency Declaration to Fight Climate Change
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/white-house-mulls-emergency-declaration-to-fight-climate-change
WashPost - Biden eyes climate emergency declaration as Democrats demand swift action
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/18/biden-climate-emergency-manchin/
The Federalist - Biden Has No Right To Declare A ‘National Climate Emergency’
https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/19/biden-has-no-right-to-declare-a-national-climate-emergency/
RedState - Biden Now Considering Climate Move That Will Devastate Country
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/07/19/biden-now-considering-climate-move-that-will-devastate-country-n597683
Gina McCarthy – “He is going to move forward with every power available to him to make the change and the shift to clean energy.”
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1549755395601829889
SECONDARY TOPIC – Pete Buttigieg Keeps Hammering on Electric Cars
Says he’s “astonished” that people won’t pay $55k for an electric car, and that higher gas prices mean more “opportunities” for people to choose electric. [Jim will make video clip]
Electric Truck towing contest
https://www.hotcars.com/towing-contest-ford-f-150-lightning-pickup-gmc-sierra-denali/
Show Notes
The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick talk about the growing possibility that President Biden will officially declare a "climate emergency," seizing broad powers to shove the Green New Deal down our throats.
Biden's climate speech in Massachusetts on Wednesday was a mess, and didn't go that far, but what if he does? The In The Tank crew discuss on episode #355 of the podcast.
We also cover the one-year anniversary of Biden assuring America that rising inflation was only "temporary," and how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is glad gas prices are high, all the better to get people into electric vehicles. Speaking of those, a real-world test of an electric Ford F-150 towing a trailer went poorly ... as anyone with a brain would have suspected.
OPENING CHIT CHAT
Biden said one year ago today: No serious economist sees runaway inflation.
PRIMARY TOPIC – Biden to Declare ‘Climate Emergency’?
White House - Biden’s Executive Actions on Climate to Address Extreme Heat and Boost Offshore Wind
WSJ editorial - The ‘Beast Mode’ Presidency?: For Biden to declare a ‘climate emergency’ would be a serious abuse of power.
Bloomberg - Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’
Bloomberg - White House Considers Emergency Declaration to Fight Climate Change
WashPost - Biden eyes climate emergency declaration as Democrats demand swift action
The Federalist - Biden Has No Right To Declare A ‘National Climate Emergency’
RedState - Biden Now Considering Climate Move That Will Devastate Country
Gina McCarthy – “He is going to move forward with every power available to him to make the change and the shift to clean energy.”
SECONDARY TOPIC – Pete Buttigieg Keeps Hammering on Electric Cars
Says he’s “astonished” that people won’t pay $55k for an electric car, and that higher gas prices mean more “opportunities” for people to choose electric. [Jim will make video clip]
Electric Truck towing contest
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What is In The Tank?
The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more.
This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.