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Green New Deal would have left many more Texans in the dark: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

February 24, 2021

Green New Deal would have left many more Texans in the dark: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

If Texas had implemented Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, the state would still be without power after last week's deadly winter storms, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told ""The Faulkner Focus" Wednesday

AOC says Green New Deal would have helped to prevent Texas blackouts

February 17, 2021

AOC says Green New Deal would have helped to prevent Texas blackouts

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said passing the Green New Deal would have helped to prevent the devastating power outages in Texas that have left millions struggling to find warmth in their homes amid a brutal winter storm and record-shattering cold temperatures.

Sen. Kennedy blasts 'immeasurably foolish' Biden orders that will 'gut Louisiana like a fish'

February 2, 2021

Sen. Kennedy blasts 'immeasurably foolish' Biden orders that will 'gut Louisiana like a fish'

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., warned Tuesday that President Biden's sweeping executive orders related to the industrial energy sector and immigration will be detrimental to both the nation and, in the former case, his home state.

Biden pushes green energy agenda after campaign donations from green industry

February 1, 2021

Biden pushes green energy agenda after campaign donations from green industry

President Biden has made it clear that climate is driving much of his agenda early in his administration, providing his green industry campaign donors with reason to celebrate.

Newsom pushes sweeping green-energy rules but 'can't even keep the lights on' today, EPA boss says

October 1, 2020

Newsom pushes sweeping green-energy rules but 'can't even keep the lights on' today, EPA boss says

Head of the EPA Andrew Wheeler sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., earlier this week, criticizing his executive order banning the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, asking how the state can attempt such an endeavor when it "can't even keep the lights on."

Justin Haskins: This Biden team member's multi-trillion-dollar jobs plan a bad deal for US

June 8, 2020

Justin Haskins: This Biden team member's multi-trillion-dollar jobs plan a bad deal for US

A paper published in April called on lawmakers to use the COVID-19 crisis to implement the largest federal jobs program since the Roosevelt administration attempted (and failed) to use similar policies to alleviate the economic destruction of the Great Depression.

Remember Solyndra? Loss of taxpayer millions now seems forgotten, expert says

March 20, 2019

Remember Solyndra? Loss of taxpayer millions now seems forgotten, expert says

It's been exactly ten years since the Solyndra solar power company accepted a loan of half a billion taxpayer dollars that would never be repaid. Now one industry expert says he's not sure any lessons have been learned in the years since.

Tomi Lahren: The Democratic Party is absolutely, unarguably out of its mind

February 10, 2019

Tomi Lahren: The Democratic Party is absolutely, unarguably out of its mind

The party of aspiring socialists once referred to as the Democrats have a new plan to kill jobs, capitalism, air travel, and freedom so it’s no shock they had their chief dim bulb unveil it.

Texas town’s environmental narcissism makes Al Gore happy while sticking its citizens with the bill

January 29, 2019

Texas town’s environmental narcissism makes Al Gore happy while sticking its citizens with the bill

Political leaders in a college town in central Texas won wide praise from former Vice President Al Gore and the larger Green Movement when they decided to go “100 percent renewable” seven years ago.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' is actually an old socialist plan from Canada

January 19, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' is actually an old socialist plan from Canada

The “Green New Deal” is the most radical and destructive policy proposal offered by a member of Congress in decades. But what was once thought to be a fringe policy idea has recently gained significant momentum.