Biden to Declare Climate Emergency? - In the Tank LIVE, ep355

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

Such a move could give President Joe Biden broad executive authority to redirect funds for clean energy projects or restrict offshore oil drilling. The president could even use the power to curtail the movement of fossil fuels on pipelines, trains and ships.

Among those who have lobbied the White House in recent days to invoke the emergency authority, which was used by former President Donald Trump to begin construction of a border wall, was Senator Ed Markey a Democrat of Massachusetts, an author of the Green New Deal.

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.

Electric Truck towing contest goes … poorly
https://www.hotcars.com/towing-contest-ford-f-150-lightning-pickup-gmc-sierra-denali/