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			by Scot Mussi  
			February 18, 2025  
			from 
			TownHall Website 
			 
  
			
			 
			 
			
			  
			 
  
			
			 
			
			Trump's EO's  
			
			to unleash 
			American Energy  
			
			and end 
			the Climate Cult Fantasy 
			
			is a Big 
			Win for Americans... 
			
			  
			
			 
			 
			President 
			
			Trump's historic victory in the 
			November election gave him a clear mandate from the American people.
			 
			
				
				And so far, he hasn't wasted any time getting 
				to work... 
			 
			
			In his first month back in office, Trump signed 
			45 Executive Orders (EO) in an effort to put America first 
			and undo much of the damage created by the 
			
			Biden administration.  
			
			  
			
			And that's especially true with his executive 
			actions to unleash American energy. 
  
			
			  
			
			  
			
			 
			Ending the Net Zero Climate Cult 
			Fantasy 
			 
			For four years under President Biden,  
			
				
				the American people were forced to endure an 
				administration that was hellbent on pursuing a
				
				net zero agenda. 
			 
			
			Across the country, they pushed these radical and 
			costly climate action plans to fundamentally transform and restrict 
			the energy options available to consumers.  
			
			  
			
			Along with this came calls from the Left to ban, 
			
				
			 
			
			...and hundreds of other draconian ideas to limit 
			the freedom of the American people.  
			 
			If the high cost of these plans wasn't enough, they have also 
			proven to be unreliable.  
			
			  
			
			States and countries that have committed to 
			energy sources like solar and wind as part of this net zero 
			fantasy have experienced rolling blackouts, continually demand 
			that their customers use less, and eventually have to make haste to 
			open reliable sources of generation they had closed down.  
			
			  
			
			Isn't that right, California...? 
			 
			But Trump's
			
			Executive Order 14154 unleashes 
			fossil fuel production and use in America while unwinding much of 
			the damage caused by the Biden administration... 
			
			  
			
			Under Trump,  
			
				
				the government will promote the production, 
				distribution, and use of reliable domestic energy supplies, 
				including oil, natural gas, and biofuels.  
				  
				
				And it will also eliminate the electric 
				vehicle (EV) mandate in order to promote consumer choice across 
				the country.  
			 
			
			On top of this, a
			
			recent memo directs federal 
			agencies to eliminate anything approved under the Biden 
			administration that references, 
			
				
					- 
					
					climate change  
					- 
					
					greenhouse gas emissions  
					- 
					
					racial equity  
					- 
					
					gender identity  
					- 
					
					"diversity, equity, and inclusion" goals 
					 
					- 
					
					environmental justice  
					- 
					
					the
					
					Justice 40 Initiative... 
					 
				 
			 
			
			This is a big win for America, but there is still 
			more work to do. 
  
			
			  
			
			 
			 
			Next Step - Rolling Back the 
			Administrative State 
			 
			Trump's executive actions were the critical first step in freeing 
			the country from this net zero madness, but the pushback can't stop 
			there.  
			
			  
			
			The Trump administration must begin the difficult 
			work of stripping the administrative state of their ability to 
			coerce states into adopting Green New deal policies through 
			brute bureaucratic enforcement.  
			 
			Just look at how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
			has been weaponizing their ozone rules to force states into adopting 
			California's net zero agenda... 
			
			  
			
			We've seen it
			
			right here in Arizona... 
			 
			According to the EPA,  
			
				
				Maricopa County is an ozone nonattainment 
				area under the Clean Air Act.  
				  
				
				As a result of this determination, they are 
				threatening heavy sanctions against the state unless we adopt 
				"control measures" to deal with the problem.  
				  
				
				And it just so happens that those control 
				measures align perfectly with the goals of the radical 
				climate cult lobby, 
				
					
					banning gas cars, stoves, leaf blowers, 
					and all gas-powered industrial equipment that make our 
					economy function.  
				 
			 
			
			But here's the thing.  
			
				
				Arizona and, more specifically, Maricopa 
				County, doesn't even have an ozone problem.  
				  
				
				Current levels of ozone in the region are 
				lower today than they were 20 years ago.  
				  
				
				And it turn out that the most of the ozone we 
				do have in the atmosphere doesn't even come from anyone in the 
				county - it is either naturally occurring or comes from 
				international sources, primarily China and Mexico.  
			 
			
			Other states across the country have the exact 
			same problem, yet the EPA doesn't care because it's not really 
			concerned about where the ozone comes from.  
			  
			
			They just want to use it as a cudgel to beat 
			states into submission... 
			
				
				This sort of bullying from the administrative 
				state must be stopped by the Trump administration. 
				 
			 
			
			  
			
			
			  
			
			  
			
			  
			
			It is critical for the federal government to curb 
			and repeal any agency rules designed to force states to adopt
			
			Green New Deal policies like 
			banning gas cars and gas stoves.  
			  
			
			And we certainly should not be allowing any 
			federal agency to punish US citizens and businesses for pollution 
			coming from China and Mexico.  
			
				
				In his second term, our 47th 
				President has shown a knack for fixing some significant problems 
				in the government.  
				  
				
				Now, the Club is excited to get to work with 
				his administration to fix this problem - and take the next step 
				in unleashing American energy. 
			 
			
			  
			
			
			
			
			 
			
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