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Thirteen years after the Obama administration first began pouring tens of billions of dollars into solar energy subsidies that did little to increase the renewable’s share in electricity generation, the Biden-Harris administration has announced over $5.5 billion in funding for low- and no-emission transit vehicles as gas prices skyrocket.
In 2009, with the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Brookings Institution estimated over $150 billion would be spent on green initiatives, including subsidies for solar energy, over the years 2009-2014.
Yet, despite Obama’s massive bet on solar, more than a decade later, in 2020, solar energy still accounted for just 2.3% of total electricity generation in the U.S. , according to the Energy Information Administration. During the same year, all renewable energy sources combined represented 20% of U.S. electricity generation — compared to natural gas at 40%, nuclear at 20%, and coal at 19%.
“Our transportation sector has reached a turning point,” Vice President Kamala Harris declared last week in announcing an administration initiative to “expand clean public transit and school buses, reduce emissions from dirty diesel trucks, and create good-paying jobs.”
“We have the technologies to transition to a zero-emission fleet,” said Harris, as the White House announced $17 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for electric zero-emission and low-emission school buses. “Our administration together, all of us, is working to make that possibility a reality.
“We can clean our air and protect the health of our children. We can connect all our communities for affordable, accessible, and reliable public transportation. We can address the climate crisis and grow our economy at the same time.”
Gas prices averaged $4.17 per gallon last week, their highest level since 2008 .
“Vice President Kamala Harris and DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent the afternoon promoting electric vehicles and Green New Deal policies,” […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker