White House Weighs Declaring Climate Emergency To Crack Down on Oil Industry

Washington Free Beacon— The White House is weighing an unprecedented declaration of a national climate emergency to crack down on the oil industry and advance President Joe Biden’s climate policies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

TheBlaze—Biden White House considering declaration of a 'national climate emergency' in order to grant itself special powers. The Biden White House is once again entertaining the possibility of conferring itself unprecedented powers to hobble American energy producers and win over leftists, all in the name of changing weather patterns. Forbes Media chairman Steve Forbes characterized the proposed declaration as a "cowardly way to try to win this election." Emergency powers then and now The National Emergencies Act enables the president to activate special powers during a crisis. Since the law went into effect...

Zero Hedge—Moar Power: White House Considers Invoking "Unprecedented" Climate Emergency. Moar Power: White House Considers Invoking "Unprecedented" Climate Emergency How best to grab power when there's no convenient emergency to use as excuse? Invent one! That's right: if you had 'climate emergency' on your 'list of disasters to prompt mail-in balloting' bingo card, you may soon be able to cross that square off. That's because the Biden administration is reportedly renewing discussions "about potentially declaring a national climate emergency," according to Bloomberg. ...

World Tribune—Biden handlers reportedly set to declare ‘climate emergency’. by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2024 Citing “people familiar with the matter” Bloomberg reported that Team Biden is seriously considering invoking the National Emergencies Act and related authorities to declare a “climate emergency.” In declaring the emergency, the Biden team would block crude oil exports, shut down offshore oil rigs, force consumers to “save” electricity, […]