House Republicans to unveil conservative road map on climate, energy

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) plans to unveil a strategy Thursday outlining how Republicans would address climate change, energy and environmental issues if their party gains control of the House in the midterm elections, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The strategy calls for streamlining the permitting process for large infrastructure projects, increasing domestic fossil fuel production and boosting exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas, which proponents say is cleaner than gas produced in other countries, according to the individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe details that are not yet public.

The individuals cautioned that the road map is far-reaching and includes a variety of environmental priorities with broad support across the Republican conference. The final details will be announced Thursday afternoon, although additional information will be shared in the coming weeks, according to one of the people.

The plan is expected to take a much more modest approach to slashing planet-warming emissions than proposals from President Biden and congressional Democrats, who have focused on accelerating the nation’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Leading scientists have said the world must rapidly phase out fossil fuels to stave off the consequences of unchecked climate change.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-republicans-to-unveil-conservative-road-map-on-climate-energy/ar-AAXYDlw

The only way Republicans have addressed climate change is denying it exists.

[Lovie777]

1. LOL!. . .

[Baked Potato]

2. Fugazi !

[Wounded Bear]

3. Yeah, a road to nowhere...

[Retrograde]

4. They'll address rising sea level

by doling out billions to developers (Repub ones, of course) in southern Florida and other threatened areas and using federal tax dollars to build sea walls and levees - including one around Merde-a-lago. The money of course will come from cutting back social programs even further. That's the sort of "action" I expect from McCarthy and his ilk.

[gratuitous]

5. Increasing domestic fossil fuel production?

Any requirement that domestic oil stay in the United States, or will this just be more oil that can be sent overseas for the best price, to the benefit of the oil companies' bottom line and no increase in the domestic supply?

On a totally unrelated note . . .

Fossil fuel companies like Shell and BP are raking in massive profits, and this could be just the beginning

According to the latest round of quarterly reports from the world’s largest oil and gas companies, the fossil fuel industry has been benefiting massively from this surge. Demand for energy this year has soared as economies rebound from historically low demand during the pandemic, and coupled with a constrained supply from Russia, one of the world’s largest fuel exporters, the rest of 2022 could be just as profitable for fossil fuel companies.

* * *

British petroleum company Shell announced their quarterly profits on Thursday, posting a record $9.1 billion in earnings. That’s compared to $6.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Although Shell posted the highest profits, other major oil companies also announced major gains.

BP announced it hit $6.2 billion in first quarter earnings, up from the $4.1 billion reported last quarter. French oil major TotalEnergies also reported a $9 billion profit in the first quarter, up 32% from the last quarter of 2021. U.S.-based Chevron reported $6.3 billion in earnings, up from $5.1 billion last quarter.

[rampartc]

6. "drill baby drill" palin

[Ron Green]

7. The only reasonable climate and energy "roadmap" is to limit

economic growth, and eventually roll it back. Any denial of this fact is a lie, and unfortunately no politician can utter the truth about it.