While pecking out the above, I received a mass email from our county councilwoman. She is a Trump supporter so judge for yourself how backwards the typical Trump supporter is in the States. Mass media isn’t your friend.
SO much is happening in Indiana and St. Joseph County, hard not to talk about it all the time.
Let's talk about why the Republican primary for governor matters. Let's look at it from the lens of climate change. Here's a recent story that ran in Indiana State Affairs:
‘A real positive step’: Why Indiana is creating a climate change plan now -- State Affairs.
This is not something the base of the party likes to read. That's because we know enough from experience that a plan like this will end up undermining Hoosier priorities. Unlike Europe, we don't want to race to net zero and wipe out our way of life in the process.
The base of the GOP in Indiana is no fan of Gov. Holcomb. And this new climate plan is one more reason why. Holcomb is no Republican. Whether its him participating in the World Economic Forum -- proclaiming his freedomless Covid policy -- or vetoing a bill to protect women's sports from transgender players, Holcomb's policies do not align with conservative values. The article linked above -- which involves Indiana taking Biden money to inflict damaging climate policy -- is one more reason why the Governor would receive a cold welcome at any St. Joseph County GOP meeting (especially in the future, when Eric closes all our coal plants and the heat only runs intermittently as the sun and wind hit).
The future of climate change policy in Indiana is one more reason we need to elect the right primary candidate for Indiana. The currently circulating gov list of candidates includes Sen. Mike Braun; former Attorney General Curtis Hill; Businessman Eric Doden, Lt Gov. Susan Crouch; and Brad Chambers. Among these candidates, I'm going to guess Chambers most mirrors Holcomb. He recently headed up Holcomb's economic development in the state. Holcomb loyalist and past GOP state chair Kyle Hupfer just joined the Chambers campaign.
As Europe falters under the weight of obscene climate policy that is collapsing Germany economically; eliminating Europeans' energy security; and threatening their wellbeing and future quality of life, Holcomb wants to instill some more of that in Indiana. He isn't acknowledging the warning signs -- isn't acknowledging the revolt from conservative Europeans leaders -- and maybe just doesn't care. Instead, Holcomb is working to develop a more intense net zero plan for Indiana, grabbing at multi-millions of dollars from Biden designed to bribe states like Indiana into jumping on the climate change train to first world destruction. It's so much money -- so much! -- and you watch as federal agenda manipulators use it to craft the future of Indiana and other states. Give them lots of money and they will map out their own demise.
In July, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded $3 million in planning grants to Indiana and several other states to kick off the process. States must be willing to target emissions in six areas, according to the EPA: electricity generation, industry, transportation, buildings, agriculture/natural and working lands and waste management. In addition to drafting climate action plans, Indiana will use the funding to create an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. The state’s initial plan is due to the EPA by March, and then the long-term plan has a deadline in 2025. If successful, Indiana would gain access to an even greater pool of EPA money — all part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program. More than $4 billion is available for distribution across the country following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Since I've been involved in local and state government, I've seen time and time again the use of state and federal grant money used by leftist agenda setters to bribe Republicans into implementing policy that actually undermines what conservatives want.
I don't want to end up like Germany. Germany is over reliant on outside energy sources (ie Russia, which means their natural gas supplies are now cut-off); and they've shuttered coal and nuclear. They have lots of wind and solar -- but recall that Germany, France and the UK all have had to restart coal when they ended up without enough heat and without enough AC. Regardless, here's the plan for America, specifically Indiana. Not only will your energy be in jeopardy -- and probably restricted (no AC for you!), your bills will skyrocket:
Yet even as interest grows among bipartisan officials to address climate change, it can be costly. New power plant rules proposed by the EPA, for example, would require states like Indiana to replace much of the state’s coal and gas power, which accounts for two-thirds of Indiana’s energy generation. New sources carry new costs, however, which are often passed along to Indiana customers. Energy demands, meanwhile, are expected to grow, requiring billions of dollars to construct new transmission lines, too.
Just so you realize, all these changes are not going to help with electric bills. Renewable solar and wind are certainly not going to make prices go down. Quite the opposite: Why Are Utilities So Expensive? | PragerU.
Says one fan of Holcomb's new climate change program -- Sam Carpenter, executive director of Hoosier Enviornmental Council -- “It’s important for Hoosiers to show up now to say yes, there is an interest in this in our state,” Carpenter said. “We want to help guide the path that Indiana takes toward addressing climate change.”
I say it's more important for Hoosiers to show up and say no. And, that's something we make sure we hear from our Governor primary candidates.
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