Summary: <p>The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo are joined by the Center of the American Experiment’s Isaac Orr for episode 342 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about the end of mask mandates. Jim responds to Twitter. And the big question of the day: Is the Biden Administration returning to energy sanity?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>OPENING CHIT CHAT</strong></p> <p><strong>Jim Promotes a Tweet on Twitter</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/HeartlandInst/status/1514717380433391618">https://twitter.com/HeartlandInst/status/1514717380433391618</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>TOPIC ONE – MASK MANDATES</strong></p> <p><strong>NYP - Judge’s decision to void mask mandate prompts mid-flight cheers among fliers</strong><br> <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/19/judges-decision-to-void-mask-mandate-prompts-mid-flight-cheers-among-fliers/">https://nypost.com/2022/04/19/judges-decision-to-void-mask-mandate-prompts-mid-flight-cheers-among-fliers/</a></p> <p><strong>AP News - Feds will appeal mask ruling only if mandate still needed</strong><br> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/judge-strikes-down-mask-mandates-1fccaa750b6d42b6b609ef75d3c14c26">https://apnews.com/article/judge-strikes-down-mask-mandates-1fccaa750b6d42b6b609ef75d3c14c26</a></p> <p><strong>Paul Krugman Makes a Ridiculous Prediction</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1516424571439792146">https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1516424571439792146</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>TOPIC TWO – ENERGY SANITY?</strong></p> <p><strong>ABC News - Infuriating climate activists, Biden expands oil drilling on public land</strong><br> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/infuriating-climate-activists-biden-expands-oil-drilling-public/story?id=84148098">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/infuriating-climate-activists-biden-expands-oil-drilling-public/story?id=84148098</a></p> <p><strong>The Hill - Biden announces $6B to bail out nuclear plants at risk of closure</strong><br> <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3273536-biden-announces-6b-to-bail-out-nuclear-plants-at-risk-of-closure/">https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3273536-biden-announces-6b-to-bail-out-nuclear-plants-at-risk-of-closure/</a></p> <p><strong>Watts Up With That - ‘We’re all in trouble’ – Wind turbine makers selling at a loss</strong><br> <a href="https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/04/14/were-all-in-trouble-wind-turbine-makers-selling-at-a-loss/">https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/04/14/were-all-in-trouble-wind-turbine-makers-selling-at-a-loss/</a></p> <p><strong>The Blaze - The cost of lithium — a metal used to make electric car batteries — is up nearly 500% since last year: 'Supply is simply nowhere near enough to feed this demand surge'</strong><br> <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/lithium-cost-skyrockets-amid-electric-vehicle-demand">https://www.theblaze.com/news/lithium-cost-skyrockets-amid-electric-vehicle-demand</a></p> <p><strong>Reuters - Special Report: U.S. solar expansion stalled by rural land-use protests</strong><br> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-solar-expansion-stalled-by-rural-land-use-protests-2022-04-07/">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-solar-expansion-stalled-by-rural-land-use-protests-2022-04-07/</a></p> <p><strong>[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heartland-daily-podcast/id557620400?mt=2"><strong>this link</strong></a><strong>.]</strong></p>
