Will the NY Times notice that it is simply an election ploy? In other words, a complete lie?
A Shift Among Democrats: Embrace Record Levels of Oil and Gas
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But Mr. Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate who said “climate change is real” and spoke of the ravages of extreme weather, nevertheless shied away from any suggestion that the United States, the world’s biggest historic emitter of carbon dioxide, should stop burning oil, gas and coal.
And he boasted that oil and gas production has reached record levels under the Biden administration, in addition to gains in solar, wind and other nonpolluting energy sources. “We are producing more natural gas and oil than any time we ever had,” Mr. Walz said. “We’re also producing more clean energy.”
Mr. Walz’s comments echoed a similar line that Vice President Kamala Harris used during her debate with Mr. Trump last month. “We have invested a trillion dollars in a clean energy economy while we have also increased domestic gas production to historic levels,” Ms. Harris said.
What’s this “we” when it comes to fossil fuels? That’s almost all private. Without the trillions of taxpayer dollars poured into solar and wind few would actually build these projects.
It’s a subtle shift in messaging among Democrats. Just a few months ago, the White House was seeking to avoid the fact that President Biden, who has called for a transition away from fossil fuels, has in fact overseen the biggest oil and gas boom in United States history. (snip)
“Democrats have made the political judgment that they don’t get more votes by talking about reducing fossil fuel production,” said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. He said the decline of coal, oil and gas is implicit in the rhetoric from Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz, because the expansion in wind and solar power they seek would reduce demand for fossil fuels.
But, Mr. Gerrard said, Democrats feel no pressure from the environmental movement or young climate-minded voters to make that case explicitly.“Democrats have made the political judgment that they don’t get more votes by talking about reducing fossil fuel production,” said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. He said the decline of coal, oil and gas is implicit in the rhetoric from Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz, because the expansion in wind and solar power they seek would reduce demand for fossil fuels.
But, Mr. Gerrard said, Democrats feel no pressure from the environmental movement or young climate-minded voters to make that case explicitly.
“They believe they already have the environmental vote locked up and the people they’re worried about are the swing voters, many of whom are in Pennsylvania, which is a fracking state,” he said.
That’s as close as the Times will get to noting that Harris-Walz are lying for votes.
First off, there is no such thing as Fossil Fuels, so STOP using the Idiot Leftist Jargon to describe something that doesn’t exist. Second off, remember it’s an election year and Democrats will Lie, Obfuscate, Cheat, and Pretend they are for anything that will get them elected to the Taxpayer funded Pig Trough we call the American Government Swamp. The problem with so many of you is you continue to use the Democrat Euphemisms to describe what you don’t like. Call it what it is. It’s Oil made in the earths mantle. @00 years from now it will still be around and in abundance. Women’s Health is the destruction of Innocents in the womb. Nothing more, nothing less. Stop dancing around the Issues and Speak Clearly and Concisely and stop playing “THEIR” game!
Drill baby drill! The Biden/Harris team DID oversee the greatest production of oil and natural gas ever. So?
They also oversaw the largest renewable production.
Mr Teach concludes: That’s as close as the Times will get to noting that Harris-Walz are lying for votes.
Much like Donnie and Jaded, trying to navigate the abortion cunumdrum!! Or Haitians. Or Jan 6. Or tariffs. Or 3rd graders getting trans surgery. Or…
There you go again, Rimjob.
Most of the oil produced today were from wells leased and drilled during the Trump administration. It takes a while for wells to come online just in case you were wondering.
Guess you also conveniently forgot how Biden revoked by executive order and terminated the KeystoneXL pipeline costing Americans 11,000 jobs. Learn to code, asshole.