When the federal government saves you money, get ready to pay through the nose for it.
As for example “record high” fuel economy, which the government takes credit for delivering unto us via regulations that the car companies must find ways to comply with.
And they do.
It’s why the average cost of a new car has gone up to just shy of $50,000 – an increase of about $15,000 vs. as recently as three years ago. The reason why has to do with what happened about three years ago:
Orange Man out. Biden Thing in.
The latter promised he’d save us gas money by making us pay more for cars that burn less (or even none). He never said the last part – about paying more for the cars – out loud. Instead, the Thing’s minions, such as EPA Administrator Michael Regan say “historic progress” has been made.
He refers to the 1.2 MPG uptick posted by new cars (on average) in 2022.
The bulk of this historic progress has been made by replacing less expensive but larger engines – such as V6 engines – with smaller, more expensive turbocharged four cylinder engines. And by pairing these with less reliable, more expensive to replace automatics transmissions with two and sometimes three overdrive gears. And by adding “technology” that shuts off the engine at every red light that adds expense in the form of shorter battery and starter motor life. 
The most progress of all, however, has been made by using the regs to stealth-force the mass-production of battery powered devices, which are credited (by the government) with being “zero emissions” vehicles and with delivering 2-3 times the MPG equivalent of the gas-burning cars the regs are stealth-forcing out of production.
For example, a battery powered device such as the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt is credited by the government with delivering “120 MPGe.” This being as oilily disingenuous as the government’s characterization of drugs that didn’t prevent people from becoming infected with (or infecting others with) COVID as “vaccines.”
“MPGe” gives a similarly false impression of a battery powered device’s efficiency by not factoring into the equation the inefficiencies of generating and transmitting electricity to the device. If these were honestly factored, the “MPGe” would be much closer to the MPG figures of cars that aren’t devices.
But this gaming doesn’t matter to the government – because it furthers the agenda of the government. Or – rather – the Things that control it. They use it to stealth-force the car companies to produce “zero emissions” vehicles that are credited by the government with returning 2-3 times the mileage equivalent, even though they don’t actually deliver it.
But the credit helps the average.
The more “123 MPGe” Bolts Chevy produces relative to 17 MPG Tahoes, the more credit Chevy gets – in terms of complying with the regulations that require its fleet (i.e., all the models it produces) to average close to 35 MPG – which is the current MPG minimum mandated by the government, to save us money.
But Bolts don’t sell.
Or rather, they cost GM more to produce than can be earned back by selling them at a price that would cover the cost to produce them, plus a reasonable profit on the transaction. So Chevy sells them at a loss – and makes up for it by increasing the cost of vehicles like the Tahoe, that are (unlike the Bolt) appealing enough that enough people are willing to pay what it costs to produce them – plus the cost of producing Bolts and other devices that are only being produced in order to comply with the regs.
The base price of a new Tahoe is now more than $50,000 ($52,600 to be precise). When it goes up to $60,000, how many who’d like one will still be able to afford one?
A new Toyota Camry – shorn of the V6 it used to be available with – will cost you close to $30,000 now, as opposed to $26,320 before. The roughly $4k more the government will force you to spend for the new (and take-it-or-leave it) hybrid drivetrain is the price you pay for the government saving you gas money.
There’s more savings on deck, too.
A Reuters news story blandly notes that “Fuel economy is forecast to increase to 26.9 mpg in 2023.” In fact, government regulatory pressure is about to increase – to just shy of 50 MPG -and that is going to necessitate factoring more MPGe into the mix. That is, the production of more “zero emissions” devices in order to comply with the regs.
Since these won’t sell, it’ll cost you more to buy what you want.
“The EPA said EVs, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell production rose to 7 percent in 2022 and are projected to hit 12 percent in 2023.”
Italics added. Production, yes. How about sales?
How about costs?
The EPA has “proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new vehicles through 2032, including a 56 percent reduction in projected fleet average emissions over 2026 requirements that it says would result in 67 percent of new vehicles by 2032 being electric.”
Italics added. Proposed – in the context of government – being akin to the way government asks us to contribute to Social Security. And yes, it will result in just what the Reuters story says it will.
Speaking of “zero emissions” . . .
The Biden Thing’s plenipotentiary Michael Regan says that all of this “historic progress” has also “reduce(d) climate pollution and other harmful emissions.” Another oily misdirection. How is the “climate” polluted by the gas that plants must have to live – and which produce the gas we need to breath?
Regan conflates these life-giving gasses – without which the environment would be lifeless – with “harmful emissions” so as to to create the false association that they are just that.
In order to get us to accept having to pay for the costs of all these savings.
And you can’t take that to the bank.
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Fresh attacks on businesses by Commiefornia’s red guards:
‘Over the last decade, large warehouses and logistics centers have sprouted up across Southern California to accommodate the boom in e-commerce and goods movement. These facilities have attracted thousands of heavy-duty trucks that release smog-forming nitrogen oxides and carcinogenic diesel exhaust.
‘The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s sweeping enforcement action — more than a hundred violation notices — prioritized noncompliant warehouses located in disadvantaged communities, including the Inland Empire, where residents endure the worst smog pollution in the nation.
‘New regulations, adopted in 2021, require that thousands of warehouses offset pollution from the truck traffic they generate with clean air projects, such as the installation of electric vehicle chargers or rooftop solar panels. Warehouse operators can also choose [sic] to pay a fee for clean air initiatives.
‘Although the rule went into effect in March, only about half of the 1,019 affected facilities submitted reports detailing the actions they intended to take. Violators could face potential penalties of up to $11,700 a day for their failure to comply.’
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-12-22/warehouse-crackdown-results-in-over-100-pollution-violations
These violations have nothing to do with actual pollution. Warehouses are being punished for failing to pay the vig for green energy grift.
Makes great economic sense to save a couple hundred bucks on gas while costing thousands in maintenance and repair costs over the (shortened) life of your vehicle.
If manufacturers wanted to increase their average, they could give us all the highly efficient Diesel engines they sell in almost every other country in the world. But then, that’s not what they actually want. They want you to get an eevvveeee.
And here’s another new record high:
Cummins is going to have to pay the government $1.67 billion for supposedly installing emissions defeating devices on it’s diesel Ram engines. A new record for Merrick Garland and Michael Regan.
It never ends…
Now there are “Scientists” who claim that human beings are causing global warming just by BREATHING. Could there eventually be calls for people to wear face diapers to “Stop the spread of CO2”, particularly if these authoritarians implement CLIMATE LOCKDOWNS?
https://www.technocracy.news/scientists-your-breath-is-now-a-source-of-greenhouse-gas/
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Thanks to the government, my 2018 ford focus will have to go the shop to clean the carbon buildup from the fuel injectors. Since the car has direct rather than port injection, which it likely wouldn’t have had, if it wasn’t for Uncle Sam. Whatever tiny fuel “savings” with direct rather than port injection will be eaten up by the bill for cleaning something that shouldn’t have ever been.
BTW, the car is at 38,000 miles so it will happen again over the life of this car. Thank you very little Uncle Sam.
Rich, make sure you’re not getting ripped off. I have a 2012 Focus with DFI that just turned 202,000 miles and a ’16 with 65k. The injectors have never been touched. “Carbon fouling” on DFI engines usually happens in the intake valves, not the injectors. My valves have never been touched, either…
This concerns me, seems the newer fuel injection is now “direct” and with that, several thousand PSI pump and plumbing to make it work. Then how LONG will it work? This is a whole different world than port fuel injection at 50 – 60 PSI. It better be perfect on install or repair since a 2000 plus PSI leak is catastrophic.
Then your issue, the carbon buildup requiring maintenance $$ not needed in a port system. Thanks Uncle Scam.
And where are the spineless Repubs in all this? Not a peep. How’s about a press conference showing the huge reduction in pollution from cars over the decades and how this latest push for mileage and emissions is chasing a sliver of improvement, if that, for huge amounts of money. Then tell the EPA we’re good at 2005 levels and back off lest your funding get eliminated. And explain the CO2 hoax like Eric has here numerous times, his pie chart is golden for this. Time to stuff the Climate Cult back in the box.
There is water meth injection systems made for NA and turbo engines…that will keep it clean…it also increases 93 octane gas to 113 octane….more power……
Michael Reagan knows fuck-all about the environment, gas mileage or cars. He’s a smiling Negro who was picked to head the EPA for his skin color and to insult competent and knowledgeable whites.
If you didn’t see the congressional testimony of the non-pilot gentleman of color who was picked by Biden to head the FAA, you’d better have a gander. You’ll never set foot on airplane again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrE5dLVD7dU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEj2Yq0okzU
The guy was so profoundly incompetent he eventually did withdraw, but the episode is very, very telling…
562.50 USD for one Cuban cigar
Rolled on the thighs of young virgin Cuban fecund women, you get what you pay for.
Talk about record highs.
Ain’t nobody gettin’ here alive all by your lonesome, you need a mother to be here.
Ain’t nobody gettin’ out of here alive.
Car prices are going up exponentially. So what is the difference if the government stole all of your money or made car prices go up like they are now? The net effect is the same.
It is grand theft auto money. We all need cars and they are making them impossible to own.
I think balancing the budget and stopping war should be a priority, because deficit spending is making us all bankrupt.
You all do know the Federal Reserve has two charters, one of which is price stability (the other is full employment). When the Fed was created, gold was $20.67 Now it is 2,000 per oz.
I am declaring the Fed a failure, it did NOT provide price stability, it was the engine that caused price stability to fail.
The Fed caused hyperinflation and endless war with endless deficit spending.
Its no coincidence we jumped into our biggest useless war – WW1- just a few years after the Fed was hatched. Downhill ever since.
110 days of combat,,, something like 140,000 casualties. All for a war that was mostly over and everyone was fixing to go home. We butted our nose in,,, setup some of the conditions that started WWII.
Like old bar fights we get others to fight then sell them all the tools of war.
The Brits and French were so on the hook for lend/lease Germany had to be defeated. Otherwise who was going to pay for all that lead?
Yes, as soon as the Fed was created the World Wars followed – the USA became indebted to Rothschild money and now the Rothschild Zionist run our government.
I am quite sure Biden, Trump, Blinken, Nuland, and all the rest are Ratchild agents.
Have you all noticed that when a Presidential approval rating hits “rock bottom” it is never lower than 34%. I do not believe that number at all.
Population of USA is 333 million x .34 = 113 million Amerikans still approve of Biden. Yeah right.
I know there are a lot of stupid people, but I doubt there’s that many even in dumbed down Amerika, we all know we are being screwed.
I believe Presidential approval is an illusion, managed perception by the criminals who run the asylum.
They only poll a few dozen people at most to compute that approval percentage. And they use loaded questions like “If the election were held today would you be Highly likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, unlikely, or very unlikely to vote for Joe Biden? Because they don’t ask about who he’d be running against, there’s a bias to the devil you know.
And remember that about 20% of the population works for government, or a government contractor, or some entity that’s in bed with the government. They’re not going to vote against their wallet.
I used to be someone one of the major Chicago papers would poll. They finally stopped calling me when I would complain about the how the questions were worded (and the choices offered). They were often really bad, so its no wonder people seem to approve of even Biden.
Loaded questions?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZZJXw4MTA&pp=ygUeeWVzIG1pbmlzdGVyIGxlYWRpbmcgcXVlc3Rpb25z
EV’s are far worse then ice vehicles.
EV’s are less efficient then ice powered vehicles….so pollute more…
Also mining the materials for EV’s and the manufacturing process for EV’s causes far more pollution then manufacturing ice powered vehicles.
Ice vehicles can be recycled…EV recycling is an ecological catastrophe looming….
EV’s are also more expensive to buy and maintain and have far less utility….
Conclusion (coming back to reality as it is calculated): based on the fossil fuels used for both cars calculated efficiency for a 5 years old EV is 0.14 at the cold winter or hot summer vs. Gas-powered Car new or 12 years used and at any seasons “well to wheel” efficiency is 0 .20 – 0.30 (Wikipedia)
https://energycentral.com/c/cp/real-efficiency-electrical-vehicles
It is very difficult to extinguish EV battery fires even with an entire ocean. There is a video, Tesla Burns in Submarine mode, showing an EV that caught fire while launching a boat and continues burning despite being submerged in the ocean.
EV battery batteries burn at much higher temperatures. The high temperature can melt steel and burn through concrete. Burning batteries emit toxic gases that can injure, kill, and explode. There are videos explaining EV hazards by analyzing the Luton Airport car park fire & collapse with 1500 cars, Felicity Ace cargo ship with 4000 new cars fire & sinking, and Freemantle Hwy cargo ship with 3750 new car fire.
In Norway over 2 years ago a ferry sunk as a result of a Tesla fire so the ferry company banned electric cars
In China there are plenty of videos even though the gov’t tries to suppress those…lots of cameras to watch everyone plus all the cell phones.Particularly worrisome are the cheap E bikes…charging in hall ways in apartments can lead to the whole block going up….in most states EV’s are banned from under ground parking and it wouldn’t be surprising to see insurance rates rocket on EV’s.
Most fire depts just let them burn out as they don’t have the tech or amount of water to do much.Sure the battery tech will eventually improve to reduce this issue but thats probably 2-3 decades away or more from being available in mass.
An ICE vehicle burns at about 600°C and, in most cases, can be put out with a garden hose.
A lithium-ion vehicle battery burns at about 2000°C and can only be safely put out with full immersion in salt water. That’s hot enough to melt steel ! All it takes to cause a catastrophe is one faulty battery cell and most of them are made in China.
UK Insurance companies are not insuring EVS or have EVS have substantially higher insurance premiums because of their high repair cost. EVs older than 1 year old are being written off with very minor damage compared to an ICE vehicle because of the high cost to replace a battery.
Heavier EVs require more frequent tire replacement and produce more tire pollution.
ATTENTION….Tire particles/km is 1850 times worse than from exhausts.
Road and bridges require extra maintenance and design capacity from the extra weight of EV batteries.
Rapid depreciation and numerous EV problems that most people are already aware of in using a car in a large country with weather that has extremely low and high temperatures.
All it takes to cause a catastrophe is one faulty battery cell and most of them are made in China…..defective, cheap junk…. made in china….expect lots of fires…..and people park these in their garage….when it burns their house down will the insurance company pay?….lol….
Wow,,, What a day. I keep adding to the redefinition of words and changing of history. First stop at Armstrong this AM to learn this about hero Lincoln…
“Ten Southern states failed to issue ballots on behalf of the Republican candidate because he was opposed to slavery”
And he insinuated the South had Lincoln assassinated. Gee I didn’t know. Well that sure got me into the Christmas spirit.
Everything gets changed and/or rewritten for the new narratives. Commerce is redefined to government control of anything and everything manufactured and limiting what we little people can purchase with our fake money.
Vaccination is now anything the government says it is and does not have to prevent infection.
Pandemic isn’t a bunch of people dying from disease all over the planet. Today it simply means a lot of folks getting ill all over the planet.
So,,, where does the fault lie? The liars OR those that just let it pass OR both? Americans are out shopping and according to Gallup are spending the most ever on gifts. The average ‘American’ will spend $975. This is truly a miracle as I constantly read Americans are barely surviving from paycheck to paycheck including
those making 6 digit incomes.
And that Goodwill toward Men? I’m thinking that may not apply in our new world where hate, distrust, threats, violence, genocides and all around mayhem makes Christmas seem a parody of our time. I’m thinking those folks in Gaza aren’t too happy this Christmas. Be nice to stop the bombing for Christmas Day. “For the Children”
And for the new American Dream,,, now all one has to do is cross the border, South to North, illegally, collect $5000,,, pass go and collect a free ticket, air or land, to wherever they want to go,,, and a bonus of $2200 per month thereafter for their ‘hardship’. Talk about the land of milk and honey! No contributions necessary for them! Approximately 19-22 million in the last two years. We’re emptying out Central and South America.
Hell, I feel like crossing the border and return back into the US myself to collect some of that before our printing press breaks. My wife and I had to work and contribute 50 years before collecting. Nah,,, they’d just put us in jail.
A 25 trillion dollar economy is 250 trillion dollars after 10 years. 33 trillion in debt is not going to break you, it’ll bend you severely, maybe to the breaking point.
Too many military operations make for a Seneca Cliff situation. 100,000 homeless vets are a burden, nuclear fallout or something. Wounded Warriors, a gift that keeps on giving.
Don’t worry, be happy!
Thanks again for mentioning Marvel Mystery Oil, bought a gallon.
King Herod murdered his wife and two of his sons. Herod ran around Israel killing two-year old boys in hopes of ending Jesus’ life early on.
Kind of like what Satanyahoo is doing to Palestinian children.
At this point what difference does it make?
No peace on earth this year, forgeddaboutit. No joy in Whoville.
Always a Grinch out there every Christmas, the one in Israel is doing a heckuva job.
Even Scrooge saw the light.
Revelers imbibe and booze sales boom.
I’ve used MM oil for years. Best stuff ever invented. Zero engine problems.
“Good stuff,” says Joe the Mechanic.
Cleans out the whole engine, all of the nooks and crannies. Carbon build up is a thing of the past.
Always a 16 ounce rectangular can in the garage at home in 1965.
That’s OK, they lie about how much “renewable” energy generation is on the grid too.
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us-generation-capacity-and-sales.php
Most news about renewables report the capacity, not actual production. The capacity is also referred to a “nameplate capacity,” or the maximum output the source is capable of producing. In a properly designed solar installation it will only happen for a few months between 10:00 and 14:00 local time, for example. Wind actual production is usually much worse and of course much harder to predict.
As there’s a direct financial incentive to lie, of course the producers of this equipment are going to overpromise. And as long as the renewables are a minor percentage of supply the ISO engineers will be able to compensate. But what happens when the renewables crowd out the reliables? When there’s not enough on-demand supply to make up for shortfalls due to weather (such as most of December when wind and sun are minimal), what then?
Of course there’s the unseen of malinvestment too. What might have been brought with the capital used for all those wind farms? A few well placed and modern nuclear power stations would supply more than enough on-demand and carbon neutral electricity for decades. But that would mean we could have plenty without the sackcloth and ashes routine. Mother Gaia won’t put up with human flourishing, so back to cold, dark and dead for you.
‘What might have been brought with the capital used for all those wind farms?’ — ReadyKilowatt
This is an eloquent update on Bastiat, 175 years later.
Thank you.
The info at the local PSE wind farm visitor center flat out states this only works with the grid, smoothly, due to the adjacent hydro power from the Columbia River dams. The erratic wind is compensated by the ability to quickly adjust the hydro generators as needed.
That’s the exception. The overwhelming majority aren’t coordinated at all, have no storage and the only backup is what used to be called a natural gas peaking plant. And the ISO is required to take renewable power even if it isn’t needed, so that drives out baseload operators. The real reason why coal and nuclear plants are being taken offline is because they aren’t designed for demand following.
I agree that if there were some amount of coordination with the Bureau of Reclamation and other dam operators, intermittency would be compensated. But BofR’s priority isn’t generating electricity, it’s maintaining downriver flows. And besides, if they shut down the powerhouse they lose revenue too.
Wind turbines? They require the grid or separate power source to start the blades turning. Most of the time there is no wind or too much wind where the blades have to feather to prevent destruction. The amount of power they supply is negligible.
Solar? Right off the bat you lose over half a day when going from day to twilight to dark. Production is mostly from 9 to 4pm peaking at 11 to 2 pm. One needs batteries to make the night. Many, many batteries. It takes me 16- 6 volt batteries to make the night. The Trojan (RE) batteries are good for about 7-10 years before needing replacement. Think how many batteries will be needed to power a city! Then think they need replaced every ten years. Then think they are made of plastic which is derived from oil.
Nukes? Okay if you don’t mind the radiation leaks and meltdowns every so often. I wouldn’t live near one and if I did I’d stay upwind as much as possible.
Oil/Gas/Coal? Plants last many years,,, oil/gas recovery is cheap,,, oil/gas/coal is renewed by mother earth. Now it seems to me that since oil/gas/coal is a product of the earth it would be considered green but alas…. no. it is considered dirty and a threat to the planet that made it. We have coal fired plants that are pretty damn clean. Do we want to use them…. NOoooooo! Why? Because it leaves our hands black when handled. And without oil/gas/coal there be no steel.
And lastly,,, have you seen any smog lately? I doubt it. We have very little industry and what industry is here has cleaned up their act.
Then one has to wonder why so many wealthy not so elite buy millions of shares into these dirty “fossil” fuels. Well, for the same reason these same not so elite buy property on the coasts they claim will be flooded by climate change aka Global Warming… a term so broad it cannot be nailed down.
Gasoline cars are so clean they had to pick on natural atmospheric gasses that make life possible on our little blue planet. Too much CO2 increases global warming they say… not true according to actual testing. The same for Nitrogen and Nox is not harmful.
Well then what are they doing? Well ‘they’ know that without cheap power human life cannot exist in the present numbers. So, it’s a depopulation method like the covid vaxxine misspelled to indicate it is not a vaccine but rather it is yet another depopulation method. Not only does it kill outright but it causes abortive births, sterilization and an array of illnesses and cancer which is why they are vaxxinating children. Two generations of sterile children that survive the vaxx is all they need to reduce population by two thirds or more.
I suggest people hip up a little. They have a stove now that connects to wifi,,, a refrig,,, a hot water heater and air conditioner that does the same. If not stopped they are going to put the plebs that are left back in the stone age.
This guy should be impeached for cause along with half of diaper pails cabinet. So much low hanging rotten fruit, yet they talk about maaaaaybe impeaching Biden. The time for that was day one. The case against Myorkus could be convincingly made in less than an hour, then call for a vote.
Its good in a way the Rs are showing their true cowardice now, for everyone to see. May there be no illusions going into next year, our government is riddled with monsters. Elections are absolutely worthless at this point. Our best hope is a quick and resounding defeat of the Petrol-Dollar along with our fake and gay military that enforces it.
“Fake and gay military.”
Which it just dawned on me why the very same constantly chanting “our democracy” are also the same ones urging us onto constant war. War is the ultimate democracy. The enemy gets a vote too.
I realize there’s trepidation here about Vivek Ramaswamy, but he held an event at a large truck stop in Iowa yesterday along with a Q&A with professional drivers. The common thread among those drivers was the federal overreach e.g. electronic logs, Tesla style throttling of power, the improper vetting of Mexican drivers/equipment.
He calls for the elimination of the EPA. To my knowledge is the only one who flat out says climate change is a hoax. Even Orange Man (who I voted for twice) doesn’t say as much.
So did Milei in Argentina. Said Climate Change was a hoax. First things he has done is visit Clinton, then sign on to the Paris Climate Accord. Now says he wants to be a J and wears the little hat.
These guys will say whatever they have to, to get in office then do the opposite.
“The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.”
I pity the dupes who repeatedly put their faith in political candidates and participate in their evil schemes by voting and therefore legitimizing their claims to power. As if the best way to defeat evil is to participate in said evil.
FWIW Tom Woods has this in today’s newsletter:
My friend Austin Petersen, with whom I don’t always agree, nevertheless posted the following message about Argentina:
“I wake up, Javier Milei has destroyed 9 government agencies. I go to sleep. I wake up, Javier Milei has introduced a mass deregulation plan. I go to sleep. I wake up Javier Milei is crushing communist rioters. I never wish to sleep ever again.”
But this is the best economy ever. Some old guy on the TV said so before he shuffled off to somewhere.
How could we not afford increased car prices in such a booming environment?
And isn’t it a small price to pay to protect the climate, which needed to be fixed by 2009, 2012, 2016, 2030 & 2031?
I can feel the sea level rising as I type this. /s/
Hi Dan,
You forgot some other narratives we’re all just supposed to believe uncritically…
“Bidenomics is good for you.”
“The excess deaths of the past couple years are from climate change, not the ‘safe & effective’ COVID jabs.”
“Joe Biden isn’t senile & unfit for office. It’s Donald Trump who is senile & unfit for office”.
“Keeping Donald Trump off ballots is saving democracy.”
“There isn’t some sinister plot from billionaire sociopaths to take over the world & turn us all into human/ machine hybrids. That’s just a QAnon conspiracy theory.”
“We need to reelect Joe Biden to stop fascists!”
“High gas prices are Trump’s fault!”
And so on….
Anyone remember that train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio earlier this year? That train released who knows how much hazardous chemicals into the environment, not to mention the local water supplies and rivers, resulting in who knows how much environmental damage. The Highwire did a report on that months ago and even interviewed some disaster response experts. However, the EPA refused to send staff there to look at the area until it became “safe” to do so, and EPA Administrator Michael Regan LIED about what was going on there on establishment media, and as far as I know, the media has largely ignored East Palestine since and memory holed that disaster.
https://thehighwire.com/ark-videos/experts-weigh-in-on-east-palestine-train-crash/
https://thehighwire.com/editorial/east-palestine-residents-abandoned-epa-staying-away-until-conditions-become-safe/
And the EPA directly responsible for this 2015 Colorado disaster, then refused to pay the damage claims in 2017:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Gold_King_Mine_waste_water_spill
Hi Sparkey,
The Gang Green types would like say something like “Shut up! Without the EPA, corporate polluters would run amok!” Well the EPA has been around for 50+ years, and it appears that “corporate polluters” are running amok WITH the EPA in existence, to which deranged Trump Haters would then likely say “It’s Trump’s Fault!”, even though it has happened long before Orange Man even thought of running for President
Heck, there’s someone I know who’s blaming Trump for gas prices being high, even though he’s been out of office for close to 3 years, and the Biden Thing has been on a crusade against gasoline and traditional energy under guise of “Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaving the planet from cliiiiiiiiiiiimate change”.
It’s like the FDA & CDC. We’ve been told for years that without them, Big Pharma would be running amok too. Well for years, Big Pharma has been pushing all sorts of untested drugs & vaccines, including mRNA COVID jabs, which have later turned out be harmful to humans, and both of those regulatory agencies largely turn a blind eye to it, instead peddling BS narratives like “Safe and Effective!”
The EPA is a political institution. So it isn’t about eliminating pollution, it’s determining the politically appropriate amount of pollution.
How much pig shit do you want in your ice cream?
“None” is not an acceptable answer. So you’re getting pig shit, it’s a matter of who’s got the better lawyer as to how much you get.
All these bureaucracies came about because the large corporations didn’t want to be pushed around by the local municipalities, or couldn’t compete with the local butcher who had to look his customers in the eye when he sold them bad meat. Sure, some did buy off city hall and a few didn’t care about their reputation, but word gets out fast when people get sick.
Hi RK,
After reading that “scientists” are claiming that human beings are causing climate change just by breathing, the EPA could theoretically try to implement regulations involving something that every single human being who’s still alive does every day, which is BREATHING.
https://www.technocracy.news/scientists-your-breath-is-now-a-source-of-greenhouse-gas/
Let me get this straight. If they car companies don’t meet the mileage demands they have to pay a cash penalty that will be added on to the cost of ICE cars. But, since they lose money on EV’s they have to add to the price of ICE cars to make up for the loss.
Why don’t they just ditch the EV’s and end the stupidity we’re having to pay for anyway? It would then become more obvious as to WHY cars cost more, because GovCo and its Enviro Zealots demand you pay a penance for defiling their god. Just add a line item on the sticker that says GovCo Mandated Environmental Tithe and be done with it. Let people know why they are being screwed and by whom.
Mark in BC,
I believe this is how CAFE is calculated:
How is CAFE calculated?
[‡] The fleet average is the production-weighted harmonic mean. The formula for CAFE standards is: Σwi / (Σwi/fi) where wi is the number of vehicles i, produced, while fi is the measured fuel economy of that vehicle.
I agree, sometimes payin the fine is cheaper than compliance.
Question: If faced with comply or die, would it be economical to consider building enough cheap lead acid battery powered golf carts to lower my production standard mileage? In the Soviet Union when a factory manager was given an order, he complied with it literally to the letter. So, if he was told to make 5MM shoes he did, he made 5MM baby shoes. Oh, they needed adult boots? That was not in the directive.
In old Soviet Union they hauled vast quantities of un-used materials in barges then sunk them off their coast or just left them in the tundra to rot. The Marxists refuse reality of the feedback from the marketplace that tells producers to stop producing products that do not sell. In the Marxist world (and now in our country) everything is by force and punitive order.
The old FCA (now Stellantis) paid big fines. And they were smart to do so, relative. Not so sure about Stellantis now.
Cash For Clunkers?: “In old Soviet Union they hauled vast quantities of un-used materials in barges then sunk them off their coast or just left them in the tundra to rot.”
Never knew about it, got any links?
…Too danged tired to look it up. Not lazy.
One eye open. Long day.
God bless the Prince of Peace!
It’s darn near Christmas.
In four months from now, it’ll be time to kill the no good Galilean from Nazareth.
Joe Biden is no Jesus, nor is Bibi.
But, hey, more power to them.
War is a risky business, risk always pays big time.
Doesn’t matter who or how many die, as long as it pays.
Please pray for the useless Jews, for they know not what they do.
Keep on truckin’!
Sordid RINO war whore Nimirata Rhandawa stoops to a spectacular new low in tastelessness:
“Hamas invaded Israel on October 7th. October 7th is Putin’s birthday,” Haley told a crowd of supporters.
‘Haley’ made $500,000 for a speech on April 20. April 20 is Hitler’s birthday. See how that works?
Hi Jim,
Nikki is also all in on censorship of wrongthink; I also saw her on an interview stating “we” should just give Israel whatever it wants. Maybe she had a hamster in her pocket because I am definitely not a part of “we”. Be nice to have a candidate who is running for president of only the USSA.
“MPGe” gives a similarly false impression of a battery powered device’s efficiency by not factoring into the equation the inefficiencies of generating and transmitting electricity”
Not to mention the added cost of increasing generating and grid capacity for them to even work.
‘EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the report “highlights the historic progress made so far by the industry to reduce climate pollution and other harmful emissions.”‘ — Reuters
This is like Japan’s General Homma, on the Bataan death march in 1942, lauding “the historic progress made so far by American P.O.W.s, as they set a record mileage today.”
Who knows — maybe Homma would have snarked that way, if he could have posted it on X.
When the execrable Regan unctuously ‘congratulates’ an industry operating under his regulatory gunpoint, hundreds of engineers reach for their wastebaskets to hurl breakfast.
Regan is one of the most radical red guards in the ‘Biden’ regime. His far-reaching proposed rulemaking to shut down hydrocarbon-fueled electric power plants, even as EeeVees are to become two-thirds of the new auto market in 2032, is a recipe for catastrophe.
Eric deserves credit for finally giving this calamitous apparatchik the obloquy he deserves. Whack him again, harder!