If they are essential in a pandemic, what makes then obsolete any other time?
Inside Sources (6/8/20) column: "Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has reached unthinkable proportions with many thousands dead and millions facing unemployment. In response, Congress and the Trump administration have ramped up government spending while the Federal Reserve has provided sufficient liquidity to keep the economy from collapsing. To the surprise of few, the administration’s actions have drawn the ire of some lawmakers and others hoping to exploit the pandemic as a springboard for a revived 'Green New Deal.'...This is not the time to be beating up on fossil fuels. Climate activists, whether in Congress or environmental organizations, should, if anything, be applauding the efforts of fossil fuel companies to battle the pandemic. In an editorial several weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal echoed this sentiment by pointing out the role many industry members are playing in personal protective equipment production and community relief efforts...We should also remember that fossil fuels, particularly natural gas, are essential as backup power sources to intermittent wind and solar energy to ensure electric grid reliability. Attacks on the EPA and its rule making are nothing more than a stalking horse for pushing various climate agendas. In fact, the pandemic and pollution have nothing to do with each other."
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"Despite its rosy claims, this legislation combines two bills that will only tighten the federal stranglehold on our lands and drive us deeper into debt, to the detriment of our economy, our environment, and the livelihoods and the freedom of the American people."
– Mike Lee, Senator (R-Utah)
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