Summary: <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string">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.</span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string">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 </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/355" class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string">#355</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string"> of the podcast. </span></p> <p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>OPENING CHIT CHAT</strong></p> <p>Biden said one year ago today: No serious economist sees runaway inflation.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>PRIMARY TOPIC – Biden to Declare ‘Climate Emergency’?</strong></p> <p><strong>White House - Biden’s Executive Actions on Climate to Address Extreme Heat and Boost Offshore Wind</strong></p> <p><a href="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/" title="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/">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/</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WSJ editorial - The ‘Beast Mode’ Presidency?: For Biden to declare a ‘climate emergency’ would be a serious abuse of power.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-beast-mode-presidency-joe-biden-climate-emergency-democrats-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-11658268249" title="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-beast-mode-presidency-joe-biden-climate-emergency-democrats-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-11658268249">https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-beast-mode-presidency-joe-biden-climate-emergency-democrats-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-11658268249</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Bloomberg - Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/senate-democrats-urge-biden-to-declare-a-climate-emergency?cmpid=BBD071922_OUS" title="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/senate-democrats-urge-biden-to-declare-a-climate-emergency?cmpid=BBD071922_OUS">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/senate-democrats-urge-biden-to-declare-a-climate-emergency?cmpid=BBD071922_OUS</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Bloomberg - White House Considers Emergency Declaration to Fight Climate Change</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/white-house-mulls-emergency-declaration-to-fight-climate-change" title="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/white-house-mulls-emergency-declaration-to-fight-climate-change">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/white-house-mulls-emergency-declaration-to-fight-climate-change</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WashPost - Biden eyes climate emergency declaration as Democrats demand swift action</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/18/biden-climate-emergency-manchin/" title="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/18/biden-climate-emergency-manchin/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/18/biden-climate-emergency-manchin/</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Federalist - Biden Has No Right To Declare A ‘National Climate Emergency’</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/19/biden-has-no-right-to-declare-a-national-climate-emergency/" title="https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/19/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/</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>RedState - Biden Now Considering Climate Move That Will Devastate Country</strong></p> <p><a href="https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/07/19/biden-now-considering-climate-move-that-will-devastate-country-n597683" title="https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/07/19/biden-now-considering-climate-move-that-will-devastate-country-n597683">https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/07/19/biden-now-considering-climate-move-that-will-devastate-country-n597683</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Gina McCarthy</strong> – “He is going to move forward with every power available to him to make the change and the shift to clean energy.” </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1549755395601829889" title="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1549755395601829889">https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1549755395601829889</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>SECONDARY TOPIC – Pete Buttigieg Keeps Hammering on Electric Cars</strong></p> <p>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. [Jim will make video clip]</p> <p> </p> <p>Electric Truck towing contest</p> <p><a href="https://www.hotcars.com/towing-contest-ford-f-150-lightning-pickup-gmc-sierra-denali/" title="https://www.hotcars.com/towing-contest-ford-f-150-lightning-pickup-gmc-sierra-denali/">https://www.hotcars.com/towing-contest-ford-f-150-lightning-pickup-gmc-sierra-denali/</a></p>
