Biden to Declare “Climate Emergency,” Bypass Congress and Implement Dems Green New Deal
There have been reports, most notably, just as he did with his left-wing liberal COVID agenda, that Joe Biden is prepared to usurp Congressional authority and implement the radical Democrat Green New Deal by declaring a national “climate emergency.”
In July 2022, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and other leftist senators in the Democratic caucus penned a letter to Biden, stating, “For too long, we have been waiting for a single piece of legislation, and a single Senate vote, to take bold action on our climate crisis. … As a result, we urge you to put us on an emergency footing and aggressively use your executive powers to address the climate crisis.”
Having not yet gotten their way in full, leftists in Washington, D.C., now seek to cite the wildfires in Hawaii — which appear to have been largely the result of negligence and the vain pursuit of Democrats’ green agenda — as reason enough for Biden to declare a national climate emergency.
Markey, one of the authors of the original Green New Deal resolution, said in a statement to Politico, “The devastation in Maui is a clear sign that the president must declare a climate emergency — now.”
“While FEMA is providing resources to the local heroes on the ground fighting for the lives and livelihoods of Hawaiians, the underlying climate-driven conditions of drought, extreme heat, environmental injustice, and non-resilient infrastructure will remain,” added Markey.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) similarly called for a statist solution to the specter of so-called climate change, stating, “This is a crisis, and we need to treat it that way. That starts with President Biden declaring a national climate emergency to unlock vast federal resources and emergency powers to help our communities prepare for and recover from these deadly climate disasters.”
When asked earlier this month by the Weather Network whether he intended to make such a declaration, the 80-year-old president claimed he had done so “practically speaking.”
Mark Nevitt, a professor at Emory University’s School of Law, characterized a declaration of any such national climate emergency as a “skeleton key” that “unlocks the door” to other powers, reported The Hill.
Nevitt elaborated that by declaring a climate emergency, Biden could take various drastic actions, such as: halt crude oil exports; stop oil and gas drilling in the outer continental shelf; and restrict international trade and private investment in fossil fuels.
Tim Steward, president of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, told the press, “If you grant the president’s emergency powers to declare a climate emergency, it’s just like COVID.”
Accordingly, Biden would end up with “vast and unchecked authority to shut down everything from communications to infrastructure,” said Steward.
Our wonderful scotus will have to rein the retard in.
God I hope so! Gee imagine that, It hot in places like Hawaii and Arizona in July and August. My lord, who’d a thunk it?
It’s time to let “Beijing Joe” Biden the WANNABE Tyrant know that he is ONLY president NOT a KING! . . . He should be IMPEACHED, convicted and THROWN in Federal Prison – ASAP.
Man, the leftists REALLY want to bring 1861 back all over again, don’t they?
Based on a rumor and a 6.22 letter….BS is off to yet another episode of “There are the leftist conspiracies of our lives.” In this one, Bernie Sanders is going to tell Joe Biden what to do…. Wait, where’s AOC?
Then, in another piece of BS brilliance he states: “Having not yet gotten their way in full, leftists in Washington, D.C., now seek to cite the wildfires in Hawaii — which appear to have been largely the result of …….the vain pursuit of Democrats’ green agenda.” Wow, that’s some conclusion Bill: NOT.
And then Biden signals his willingness to declare a climate emergency by responding: “the 80-year-old president claimed he had done so “practically speaking.” Doesn’t this make Bill’s story superfluous? I mean Bernie wants it, Biden says he already did it, some professor explained what emergency powers actually mean, like the ones Trump and Biden used for covid, so where’s the beef?
BS: thank you very much Captain Oblivious.
There is climate change, there is global warming. This is the “After the warmest June since records began in 1850, a new analysis concludes that there’s now an 81% chance this year will be the warmest on record.” Bloomberg Reports and everywhere else.
PapaBear reminds me of a horse I once had that just loved to shit where he eats. Enjoy the hay. That horse is glue, it’s successor shits in the field.
Joey P wants to impeach Biden on a rumor. Sweet. I think JP has other issues, some with Biden I bet.
Dan wants a proactive SCROTUM (supreme court republicans of the ….) to reach out and touch Biden before there is a case with a harmed party or even an action by Biden. Figures.
So wasn t the heat wave index 4x higher inthe 1930 s? How come we didn’t need green energy then! And since we recovered well, why can’t we survive again without it?
Faith: that heat wave, and the “dustbowl” were largely man-made and we paid. At one point, 25% of the midwest was on relief. They spent billions on relief, each billion worth about 20B in today’s $$$ and:
“Providing emergency supplies, cash, and livestock feed and transport to maintain the basic functioning of livelihoods and farms/ranches.
Establishing health care facilities and supplies to meet emergency medical needs.
Establishing government-based markets for farm goods, higher tariffs, and loan funds for farm market maintenance and business rehabilitation.
Providing the supplies, technology, and technical advice necessary to research, implement, and promote appropriate land management strategies.
Removing dead trees and planting new trees to alleviate psychological stress and create shelter belts.”
*https://drought.unl.edu/dustbowl/
And the effect was mostly in the Midwest; today the issue is national and global.
I have a simple mantra: it is better to pollute less than it is to pollute more; the best is to not pollute at all. Every time we can get closer to that goal, without dramatically sacrificing quality of life, it’s a better thing hopefully leading to the best thing someday.
IMO, it’s freakin stupid obvious solar is better than burning. The main issue is cost and volume tends to clear that hurdle. The second is pollution, which IMO can be manageable and a vast improvement over burning oil, gas, and coal.
There’s even a guy at Purdue that invented a new white paint that promises to take a real bite out of global warming. Hopefully, you aren’t anti-white :>) *https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q2/the-whitest-paint-is-here-and-its-the-coolest.-literally..html*
We can never fix what we have done. We can change our condition with science and technology but where we end up will be different than where we were, better, but never the same. But I would rather that outcome than the one you propose which keeps us on the path of getting ever warmer until we die.
Well it looks like Trump is going to be a FREE MAN soon.
Heck, Biden has to do something to help him stay in the Big Office, and not go to the cell they had prepared for Trump!
Lets declare another emergency and soon every Vote will have to be mailed in right!
The Stupidity of so called SMART Democrat’s never cease’s to amaze me in the fact so many
are willing to vote for an old crooked moron!
I can understand if those voting were on the take.
But to assume Biden is right, these are very dumb people voting for him.
I bet they all own time shares in Tijuana or they should!
It’s about dictatorial power, not electrical power or saving the planet.
RH — except the story is rumor and hot air, not dictatorial power.
Everything the Biden puppet regime does is for the purpose of moving tax payer dollars to agencies, organizations and nations that will in turn support and promote more bogus scare tactics to justify Progressives in government to continue taxing American workers while enslaving American citizens who are not benefiting the U.S. economy.
Such gibberish, sounds chatgpt….. Gotta love government progressives who continue taxing Americans to enslave Americans. Why tax em if you enslave em?
oh yeah Robin, plus you launched all this based on a story based on a rumor and some hot air; there is no emergency status for the climate and the only one talked about was over a year ago….