China Joe has plans. None of them include reducing his own use of fossil fuels, nor making the White House run on 100% renewables. Nor doing away with grand parties for foreign dignitaries flying to the U.S. on fossil fueled private jets
How Joe Biden plans to use executive powers to fight climate change
Democrats have won control of the Senate, thanks to two tight Tuesday runoff races in Georgia.
With the Senate question largely resolved, President-elect Joe Biden can now start to focus on policy, including his ambitious agenda to deal with climate change, which calls for an aggressive shift to clean energy, carbon neutrality by the middle of the century, and massive federal investment to drive these changes. Contrast that with President Donald Trump, who put forth no plan to deal with climate change and actively undermined existing policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
OK, lets skip past the typical Voxwhining and Voxcomplaining to the salient 10 points
Campaign press secretary Jamal Brown told us that Biden has come up with at least 10 executive actions to pursue off the bat:
Requiring aggressive methane pollution limits for new oil and gas operations. (skyrocketing energy prices)
- Using the federal government procurement system — which spends $500 billion every year — to drive toward 100 percent clean energy and zero-emissions vehicles. (Bet Joe and Kamala won’t use them)
- Ensuring that all US government installations, buildings, and facilities are more efficient and climate-ready, harnessing the purchasing power and supply chains to drive innovation. (your taxes are going up to pay for this)
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation — the fastest growing source of US climate pollution — by preserving and implementing the existing Clean Air Act, and developing rigorous new fuel economy standards aimed at ensuring 100 percent of new light- and medium-duty vehicles will be electrified and annual improvements are made for heavy-duty vehicles. (the cost of even compact cars will soon become unaffordable to the lower and lower-middle class folks. Heck, even for the middle-middle class folks)
- Doubling down on the liquid fuels of the future, which make agriculture a key part of the solution to climate change. Advanced biofuels, made with materials like switchgrass and algae, can create jobs and new solutions to reduce emissions in planes, oceangoing vessels, and more. (because those have worked so well)
- Saving consumers money and reducing emissions through new, aggressive appliance and building efficiency standards. (you “save” money by having to purchase more expensive appliances and such that die before you recoup the extra costs)
- Committing that every federal infrastructure investment should reduce climate pollution, and require any federal permitting decision to consider the effects of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. (taxation and inefficiency)
- Requiring public companies to disclose climate risks and the greenhouse gas emissions in their operations and supply chains. (I don’t believe this is legal without a new law)
- Protecting biodiversity, slowing extinction rates and helping leverage natural climate solutions by conserving 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030. (he’s going to take a run at the Waters of The USA rule again, which was shot down as un-Constitutional. It basically gives the feds a say in what people do with their private lands)
- Protecting America’s natural treasures by permanently protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other areas impacted by President Trump’s attacks on federal lands and waters, establishing national parks and monuments that reflect America’s natural heritage, banning new oil and gas permitting on public lands and waters, modifying royalties to account for climate costs, and establishing targeted programs to enhance reforestation and develop renewables on federal lands and waters, with the goal of doubling offshore wind by 2030. (we’ll become a net importer of oil again, with much higher prices, which lead to a higher cost of living)
These actions are only a slice of how Biden plans to address climate change, and there may be more. There are also more contentious executive actions Biden could potentially take, like revoking authorization for the Keystone XL pipeline or denying oil and liquefied natural gas export licenses.
I’ve got a slap in my pocket, as the Brits say, for any China Joe voter who complains about their cost of living skyrocketing. And those who can no longer afford a compact fossil fueled vehicle. Who’s energy bill skyrockets. This is what you schmucks voted for, regardless of whether you were actually a China Joe voter or were voting against Trump, letting your Trump Derangement Syndrome guide you to vote against your best interests.
Not to mention restarting various military conflicts, which Trump ended diplomatically, around the globe which Democrats are so famous for.
Lolgfc
Remember the story of the Obama supporter on the west coast who supported Obamacare and then was dumbfounded (emphasis on DUMB) to find out the SHE would be paying for it?
I see this multiplied 1,000-fold if Harris – I mean Biden, of course – has her – I mean his – way. They will be wandering around aimlessly wondering what happened.
Nationwide the cost of electricity went up 10% in the 8 years Obama was POTUS
that is what skyrocketing prices look like to Teach
Puppy killer wasn’t it Bush that got us into the quagmire of Iraq and Afghanistan ?
Onset dementia kicking in Johnny?
Benghazi, Syria, Libya, ISIS,… ring a bell?
Anyone home?
What was your MOS?
Lolgf
John,
Didn’t you say you were in Afghanistan in the 70s. I would say you likely got us in that war. As to Bush, he had two great talents, he wasn’t Gore or Kerry. Otherwise he is as dumb as a rock.
Bullshit! My electric bill went up 15% in ONE year because oil and gas prices were so high under Obama the electric company had to add a surcharge to bills to cover their fuel expenses.
The TEACH is still a trumptilian??? After all of trumpy’s antics?
TEACH loves him some trump!
Remember 4 years ago when you guys didn’t like trump but you voted against Clinton. Now you’re full trumptilians! What did Trump do in 4 years to win you over? LOL.
Do you think the explosive devices were justified? Are they part of a “peaceful protest”.
Trump has been one of our best presidents. If half the country feels that the election was stolen, it would seem prudent to pause and investigate. But the way they are handling this will lead to war.
david,
tRump supporters like you have been force fed a steady diet of lies about the election by tRump, his A-team of incompetent lawyers but top-notch propagandists and the right-wing media and bloggers.
Pause and investigate? The Constitution says the inauguration occurs on January 20.
Over 60 court cases investigated the fake conspiracies from tRump and his henchmen and henchwomen and said “no way”.
Jeff,
The exact same thing could be said for the liberals. No court has preformed an analysis of the facts. The Supreme Court should have taken the case but came up with a bizarre technical point. As to the Constitution, I am still laughing that you are concerned about it’s time schedule. Thus, you don’t desire a war, demonstrate the election was fair. We told you war was coming and you blew us of.
diva,
The election was already shown to be fair. Can you show that it wasn’t?
You don’t care about the Constitution? Interesting. Neither does your Messiah.
Hey, remember when the police shot down a BLM/Antifa protestor?
Nah, I don’t either.
Open season on Trump supporters.
https://banned.video/watch?id=5ff63502f23a18318ceb28a7
Lolgf
Shit gets real in a hurry when you break into a building, doesn’t it?
tRump held a rally earlier Wednesday and urged his supporters to march to the Capitol, telling them to “get rid of the weak Congress people†and saying, “get the weak ones out; this is the time for strength.â€
Jeff,
If he really said that……THEN GOOD FOR HIM.
Keep us posted, but Trump is definitely our best president. I wonder if Biden’s men have to write down vital facts for him so his dementia is not so apparent.
diva,
Well the dead girl took tRump’s advice and got killed for it.
tRump, Hawley and Cruz and all you traitors have blood on your hands.
So Rimjob justifies shooting down Trump supporters?
If the victim was black he’d be screaming to the high heavens.
Sick MFer he is.
Lolgfy
Jeff,
Repeat, the election is considered a fraud by half the country, no one is concerned about your opinion.
Do you know the circumstance of the girls death. She was white so I guess it is not as serious of an issue as a black. But we blame the cops now for deaths, remember.
We’re not responsible for what nonsense people like you believe.
Diva and the Crotchsniffer excuses the sacking of the US Capitol by tRump henchmen because they were upset.
When tRump was inciting his henchmen to breech the Capitol, he said he would march with them! He didn’t. He watched it on TV and sent inciting messages on tweeter and by video.
tRump is the shittiest American in history.
Only one person has been executed for treason against the federal government: William Bruce Mumford, was convicted of treason and hanged in 1862 for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War. tRump lawyer Lin Wood is urging that VP Mike Pence be executed for treason.
Hypocrite Elwood P. Dowd here lying again I see, and showing your Masters fear.
Trump did a LOT in four years to improve this country for everyone. You are just too big of an idiot and liar to admit it.
The esteemed Mr Dowd wrote:
As much as the Molotov cocktails were part of y’all’s Mostly Peaceful Protestsâ„¢ last summer.
Every response from Sedition Team has been “whatabout the negroes?”
Not surprising. Will point out once again that the negroes did not occupy the US Capitol under the incitement of the lame duck president in an effort to overturn a national election. By all means make your allegations, recite your grand conspiracies and live in your world of alternate reality.
We understand that conservatives are upset that trump lost bigly, and that trump’s lies about election fraud gives him and you a psychological “out”, but he lost. trump followers see him as their infallible Messiah who would deliver them their Nirvana – conservative judges, no abortion, oppression of “undesirables”, exultation of caucasian, christians, acceptance of white superiority, reducing their hatred of the “other” to practice…
74 million Americans sacked the US Capitol yesterday. Your hatred of democracy was in full view of the rest of America yesterday.
Caught in the act of insurrection you whine “But whatabout the negroes?”
Pipebombs!!!
Ivanka tweets
American Patriots !!!
Good for her. She has been great.
So a total of 4 dead
One shot while climbing in a window tgat had just been broke
3 old white guys dead from heart attacks from all that riot excitement
But at least all their loved ones can take solace from the fact they died doing what they loved
So you condone killing rioters too? But only if they are Republicans right? Where was you outrage when Antifa and BLM was looting, burning and killing? Not a peep from you nor the idiots in government you support. In fact, all we heard was how great they were, how it was their right and do nothing but encourage them.
And by the way the right was set up yesterday.
Capital Police was almost non existent knowing 1 million people were marching on the capitol.
Additionally there is footage of DC police OPENING AND REMOVING barricades which let the people into the capitol.
It was a COME ON IN SIGN for angry protestors who at the moment had no intention of entering the capitol.
They were set up. This is why the right needs NEW and more PEACEFULL TACTICS> The tea party in 2010 was extremely powerful and they led to the left losing 50 seats in the house and two years later in 2014 they flipped the senate.
They even beat Murkowski in Alaska in the primary but the woman could not stand to lose her grip on power so she did a write in vote, covered by billionaires that showed she outspent her GOP rival by 4×1, winning her seat back in a WRITE IN VOTE. Thus is democracy in America.
Peace. Look at the tea party for planning. NOT ANTIFA or BLM. PEACE will get you to the finish line. First we take the house then the senate by a primary of a few key players.
Then in 2024 we will see. I have it on good authority there are several billionaires willing to put up money for a FOX news alternative. To spend heavily on Parler and others are working on a digital bill of rights in an attempt to neuter the power of Social Media.
PEACEFUL attempts are the way to go. Joe Biden and his group will forgive student Debt, Send out not only 1 but probably 2 two K stimulus checks. Manchin will block the filibuster busting attempt by the left and block the packing of the supreme court. At least he promised to do so. I hold out little hope but I doubt the left will on any occasion attempt to bring in two more states. I think there are enough lefties to vote with the GOP to block this.
Remember the house only has like a 4 seat advantage and the senate is tied 50-50. All is not lost. Relax and enjoy the ride as the RESISTANCE.
One million people !!
Crap why not just make up whatever number you want
Lol
A gazillion !! I stopped counting at aGazillion but there were more !!
3 dead from heart attacks
Kye? Kye ? Were you there? Hope you are ok
You gotta be in good shape to riot what with all that excitement in the air
(Let alone the tear gas)
“One million people !!
Crap why not just make up whatever number you want
Lol”
You mean like you commies do with the Wuhan/Democrat flu numbers? LoL.
I’m just fine Hairy, sorry to disappoint you. I feel as fine as I can and today is my 70th birthday. You were probably hoping I was dead because that’s what leftists/socialists/communists/fascists do, pile up dead bodies.