Biden Backed EV Bus Company Declares Bankruptcy

By William Teach August 10, 2023 – 7:15 am

I thought this whole green energy push would create lots of profits. No?

Electric Bus Company Proterra Backed Heavily by Biden Administration Files for Bankruptcy

Proterra, an electric bus company that received heavy backing from President Joe Biden’s administration, filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

The Burlingame, California-based EV company has been a source of controversy for the Biden administration because Biden’s Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm hyped the company in her official capacity despite the fact that she previously served on Proterra’s board and held over a million dollars worth of stock in the company even after she was confirmed as the head of Biden’s Energy Department.

Proterra was founded in 2004 and, according to Canary Media, had raised “about $682 million in venture capital from investors including Daimler, Generation Investment Management, Kleiner Perkins, Tao Capital Partners, Soros Fund Management, Cowen Sustainable Advisors and GM Ventures to build electric buses that gained a foothold in early North American deployments.”

Biden has heavily promoted Proterra throughout his presidency, at one point saying the company would help America own “the future” if it kept on track. Three months into his presidency, Biden held a virtual tour of the electric bus company’s South Carolina factory to promote his $1.9 trillion infrastructure plan.

What happens now? Will they reorganize and continue forward? If not, what of the 1,300 electric buses they’ve sold? What about parts for them? Was Proterra losing way more money despite selling 1,300 buses?

Despite this massive push from the Biden administration, Proterra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, citing “various market and macroeconomic headwinds” that have impacted its business.

“While our best-in-class EV and battery technologies have set an industry standard, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds, that have impacted our ability to efficiently scale all of our opportunities simultaneously,” Joyce said in a statement. “As commercial vehicles accelerate toward electrification, we look forward to sharpening our focus as a leading EV battery technology supplier for the benefit of our many stakeholders.”

Well, a big problem is that green energy is expensive, and, sooner or later the true costs overrun the venture capital. Further, Proterra’s buses have been shown to have a lot of “downtime and performance issues”, as a Michigan school district stated. Not surprising in a cold climate.

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SCNY Mayor Upset Over $12 Billion Cost Of Illegals

By William Teach August 10, 2023 – 7:00 am

I remember a time when we were told that illegal immigration was a minimal cost, that it was victimless, that it was no big deal. Funny how that changes when it is a northeast leftist city like the Sanctuary City Of New York that’s now paying the price

NYC mayor puts $12 billion cost on migrant crisis, blames ‘broken’ national immigration system

Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday sharpened his appeal for state and federal aid by presenting steep new cost projections for the tens of thousands of migrants in New York City’s care.

“If we don’t get the support we need, New Yorkers could be left with a $12 billion bill,” he said in a formal address to the public from City Hall.

That’s everyone along the border in Texas and Arizona right now. Seriously, they’re a declared sanctuary city. They overwhelmingly vote Democrat and support unfettered illegal immigration, and now they’re upset they have to pay for it? They should be thrilled and willing to pony up more tax money for this.

The $12 billion is the estimate by summer of 2025 if the flow of migrants continues apace with current numbers, Adams said. Administration officials had previously forecast that the cost would reach more than $4 billion by next summer. The new estimation of $4 billion annually for three years, is a significant portion of the city’s budget that is currently $107 billion. By comparison, the NYPD’s annual budget this year is $5.8 million.

So, SCNY has time to raise the tax rate for citizens.

“The immigration system in this nation is broken; it has been broken for decades,” Adams said, declaring: “Today, New York City has been left to pick up the pieces.”

See, it’s broken because citizens and government in SCNY have to deal with the illegals, who are mostly young males. Maybe they should be considering that it’s not the system that’s broken, just that the Democrats in government, with the help of a few idiot Republicans, who have messed it up. Anyone caught in the country illegally should be deported immediately. Period. Anyone who shows up at the border should not be let in. If they want to apply for asylum, do it outside the U.S. And said asylum should be made tougher, and anyone who qualifies should be able to work and support themselves, learn English, and assimilate.

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Washington Will Require All Cities To Have Climate Scam Plans

By William Teach August 9, 2023 – 3:00 pm

Big government will now have more control of towns, and increase their costs, which will be passed on to citizens through things like increased property taxes

Washington cities, counties now required to plan for climate change

Planning for severe storms, flooding, wildfires and poor air quality will soon be required for Washington cities and counties.

A law passed by the Legislature this year requires local governments to consider climate change in their 20-year comprehensive plans beginning in 2025. The Department of Commerce released early guidance last month on how to do that.

The guidance focuses on two new sections that must be included in long-range plans: lowering greenhouse-gas emissions and raising defenses against climate-related threats. With the law, the state isn’t mandating that localities meet specific emissions targets, just that they commit to strategies that can help with reductions.

So, making plans that they will never do anything about. Sounds like a great waste of time to deal with what used to simply be called “The Weather.”

The new requirements came out of a controversial bill that passed the Legislature last session. Along with adding a climate element, the state’s 11 largest counties and the cities in those counties with populations greater than 6,000 people must update their transportation and land-use plans.

The bill passed 57-41 in the state House of Representatives and 29-20 in the state Senate.

During floor debates, Republicans argued that the policy would stifle growth and hinder housing construction.

“It adds bureaucracy, it slows us down, it adds cost, and it goes in absolutely the wrong direction for our state,” Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, said back in April.

And, eventually, it will be strengthened so that cities are required to actually make changes, to comply with Warmists demands and policies.

The greenhouse-gas emissions and resilience requirements can be met in a number of ways, and Commerce gives jurisdictions examples for how to incorporate them into their plans. These include things like reducing vehicle miles traveled, building denser housing near transit, expanding transit, developing more parks, and advancing environmental justice.

Limiting people from taking fossil fueled trips in their own vehicles, doing away with single domicile lots, cash giveaways for “environmental justice”, a catchall for far left beliefs. Washington Republicans really missed their opportunity to ask the Democrats who voted for this if they were driving EVs, no longer taking fossil fueled flights, reducing their own CO2 output.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 9, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is an area slowly turning to desert from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Climate Depot, with a post on climate cultists being silent on polar bears now.

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Oakland Police Tell Citizens To Use Air Horns To Scare Away Criminals

By William Teach August 9, 2023 – 10:30 am

Remember back in the day when Democrats recommended women use rape whistles to scare away rapists instead of carrying a firearm? How about the other day when there was a women right across from Oakland who said that “I don’t feel safe ever”?

Police in Democrat-Run Oakland Urge Residents to Use Airhorns if Targeted by Criminals

Police in Democrat-run Oakland, California, are urging residents to use airhorns as a way of sounding an alarm when criminals strike amid a surge in crime.

Crime has risen to a point where police are not only advising the purchase of airhorns but also the placement of “security bars to…doors and windows,” CNN noted.

Burglaries in the city are up 41 percent “and robberies by more than 20 percent.”

Oakland resident Toni Bird indicated that she followed the advice of police and now has three airhorns.

Bird said, “The types of crime that we’re seeing feel much more violent and the consequences feel much more severe. And it feels like the people that are being targeted are people who are vulnerable.”

Per Neighborhood Scout, Oakland is considered a 1, meaning it is safer than just 1% of US cities. Since there are no zeroes, it’s the worst. Violent crime is three times the California average. Property crime is double the California average, and you have a 1 in 17 chance of being a victim. Criminals in Oakland are now making property crimes more violent.

Flipping to that CNN article mentioned above

After 60-year-old retiree David Schneider was shot and killed here while trimming a tree in his yard, his neighbor, Toni Bird, said she retreated indoors.

“People aren’t feeling safe out of their house,” she said. “It makes sense that you would want to protect your house then, right? You would barricade it.”

Aren’t feeling safe. Strange how this so often seems to be the case in the Democratic Party run cities run by the hardcore leftists. Toni Bird mentioned above also has 5 security cameras.

Oakland residents say they are unnerved and considering fleeing the state because of the rise in violent crime that has community activists, including the local NAACP, demanding urgent action from city officials.

Why? You know they voted for all this. They’re getting what they asked for

In a letter released in late July, NAACP Oakland Branch President Cynthia Adams and Oakland pastor Bishop Bob Jackson demanded action from elected leaders to ensure public safety, especially in predominately Black neighborhoods.

“African Americans are disproportionately hit the hardest by crime in East Oakland and other parts of the city. But residents from all parts of the city report that they do not feel safe,” they said in the letter.

The statement went on to accuse “failed leadership” of creating “a heyday for Oakland criminals.”

Would this be the same NAACP and black Oakland residents who wanted to defund the police? Who continue to vote for the failed leadership? It’s not like Oakland hasn’t been synonymous with crime for decades. And “do not feel safe.”

That is why, [interim chief of police] said, his department is focusing on sustainable solutions for prevention, in addition to enforcing the laws.

They’re putting in more lights. In a place where criminals have zero problem committing crime in broad daylight. They’ll stroll into stores, loot, and casually walk out. Often with their faces uncovered. They do not care. It’s rare they’re arrested. And, if they are, they’re let go.

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Surprise: More People Going To “Worst Places For Climate Apocalypse”

By William Teach August 9, 2023 – 7:00 am

Looks like people prefer getting the heck away from Democratic Party run areas. It’s like they want to get away from snow and cold weather

Americans Flock to Areas With Harshest Climate Change Effects

Nearly 68 million people in the U.S. were facing extreme weather alerts as of Aug. 7 — that’s about one-fifth of the U.S. population. Due to climate change, more people experience hazardous weather conditions like extreme heat, wildfires, storms and floods, and they experience them more often. Some places are more vulnerable to climate change’s impact than others, but that doesn’t stop people from moving to those spots.

A new analysis by NerdWallet finds that the majority of the fastest-growing places in the U.S. are also high-risk areas for natural hazards.

I bet they’re getting a lot of grief for calling it natural hazards, though they do attempt to throw in some climate cult propaganda here and there.

In the U.S., the South baked from oppressive heat; the surface water temperature off the coast of Florida reached 101 degrees Fahrenheit; and Death Valley sweltered at 128 degrees Fahrenheit — the hottest day on record. In addition, floods drowned parts of New England, and Canada’s worst-ever wildfire season is still expected to choke the northern half of the U.S with smoke periodically until the first snowfall.

I like the inclusion of the lie about Death Valley, which saw it’s hottest day ever back on on July 10, 1913 at 134F.

These are just the immediate effects of our climate emergency. Predicted long-term effects include sea-level rise by as much as 10 to 12 inches in the 30-year period between 2020 and 2050, the same rise that was measured over a 100-year period from 1920 to 2020, according to a 2022 report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Which won’t happen. There’s no escalation of sea rise beyond average, but, y’all know that facts and data mean nothing, because most people won’t bother doing their own research.

All of the fastest-growing counties are located in the western or southern parts of the U.S., including six counties in Texas, three in Florida and one in Arizona.

Each of the counties carries its own potential hazards: hurricanes in all three counties in Florida; heat waves in Maricopa County, Arizona; and a near-biblical assortment of risks in the Texas counties, including cold waves, heat waves, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and more.

There have been 4,762 federally declared disasters in the U.S. since 1953, according to FEMA data. Each of the fastest-growing counties has had its fair share of federally declared disasters in the last 70 years. Hillsborough County, Florida, had the most events (39), followed closely by Lee County, Florida (37), and Montgomery County, Texas (36). In each of these counties, tropical storms were the cause of the disasters.

Yet, people want to go there, regardless of prognostications of doom from the climate cult. Go figure.

Joe sacrifices by taking a lot of massive fossil fueled trips.

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LOL: Sanctuary State Of Massachusetts Declares State Of Emergency

By William Teach August 9, 2023 – 6:45 am

Border states, and border cities, have been dealing with way, way, way worse than Massachusetts. Unfortunately, the illegal immigration supporting Democrats in places like Mass, NYC, and so forth just aren’t getting what the answer is

Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing — already in short supply — continues to rise.

There are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of whom are migrants — currently living in state shelters, including infants, young children and pregnant women. That is up from around 3,100 families a year ago, about an 80% increase, Healey said.

Many of the migrants are arriving by plane from other states. In the past 48 hours alone, she said, 50 migrant families have landed in the state in need of shelter.

“It’s exponentially more than our state has ever served in our emergency assistance program,” she said. “These numbers are being driven by a surge in new arrivals in our country who have been through some of the hardest journeys imaginable.”

Anyone feel bad for them? Seriously, this is what they were asking for by supporting unfettered illegal immigration, they just didn’t think they would have to pay for it or deal with the fallout. They were fine with Texas, Arizona, Florida, and other states dealing with it

She called on the federal government for financial help, and more urgently, expedited work authorizations to allow the new arrivals to more quickly find jobs and start earning a living, she wrote in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

In the letter, Healey pointed to work authorizations as a primary driver of the crisis. Currently, she said, it can take weeks, months or more than a year to receive the authorizations.

Um, if you give expedited work authorizations it will simply drive more to trek to the U.S., either crossing the border illegally or showing up and demanding asylum. It helps drive the problem, helps make the problem worse.

As part of the emergency declaration, Healey said she is renewing a call to local organizations that can assist those seeking shelter as well as to people interested in sponsoring a family in their home.

The state has also launched a new migrant relief fund to help raise money to aid migrants.

The contributions will be used to help pay for a range of goods and services for migrants, including food, clothing, diapers and transportation as well as health screenings, translation services, legal assistance and English classes.

Come on, Mass. Democrats, step up and donate. Heck, how about offering to put up a bunch of illegals, who are probably mostly young males, not women and children. The Governor is asking you to house them at your casa.

Healey and state lawmakers should rescind the state’s right-to-shelter policy, said Paul Diego Craney of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, a conservative group.

“Perhaps it is time for the governor to take a trip to the southern border to see firsthand the open southern border crisis,” he said in a statement.

It must be difficult for the governors of Texas and Florida to figure out where to send illegals, there are so many great choices to deal with the consequences of their beliefs.

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Brandon To Designate Grand Canyon Zone As National Monument

By William Teach August 8, 2023 – 3:00 pm

Can you guess why? Yeah, the climate scam. And to do this he took a helicopter flight to Andrews, jump on a jumbo jet, followed by a backup jumbo jet and a few fighter jets, then take a large fossil fueled vehicle in a large fossil fueled convoy. This is after taking all that fossil fueled travel from Delaware to D.C. Monday

Biden to designate Grand Canyon national monument in climate change push blocking future uranium mining

President Biden is to announce a historic national park designation for the Grand Canyon Tuesday as part of a $44 million commitment “to strengthen climate resilience across our national park system.”

The move effectively blocks future mining of uranium, the key element used to power nuclear reactors and for other medical, industrial and defense purposes.

A White House official said the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona – will conserve nearly 1 million acres of greater Grand Canyon landscape sacred to Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples and advance “Biden’s historic climate and conservation agenda.”

He’s using Native Americans like some people use their kids to get better seats on airplanes. All that fossil fueled travel from Biden isn’t doing much to “protect the environment”, eh?

And it will continue the moratorium on uranium mining, and make it even more difficult

Yet, a U.S. Geological Survey in 2021 found most springs and wells in a vast region of northern Arizona known for its high-grade uranium ore meet federal drinking water standards despite decades of uranium mining. Mining companies and the areas that would benefit from their business remain vehemently opposed to the national monument designation.

The best energy supply available if they want to get rid of fossil fuels, but, most Warmists are against it.

If you’re wonder why Biden had to make this trip, when he could have made the designation while in D.C.? Heck, from his Delaware beach house?

  • 625PM: The President arrives in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • 8pm: The President participates in a campaign reception

    It’s so he doesn’t have to pay for what was really a campaign trip.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 8, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible carbon pollution heatsnow, you migh tjust be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Chicks On The Right, with a post on Biden being horrible to a Gold Star mom.

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GOP Gets Squishy On Impeaching Mayorkas

By William Teach August 8, 2023 – 10:30 am

I was never quite clear why he was the target in the first place, since he was essentially doing the bidding of Brandon and his advisors

The impeachment effort losing steam in the House GOP

House Republicans once regarded Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as their easiest impeachment target. Yet even that seems increasingly out of reach.

Centrist Republicans were never quite sold on impeaching the secretary over problems at the border, nor aligned with their colleagues’ belief that Mayorkas lied to lawmakers at a committee hearing. Now, some of the most vocal Republicans pushing to remove him are acknowledging they’re finding GOP skeptics virtually immovable.

Even Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who thrilled conservatives last year when he opened the door to impeachment proceedings, is signaling he’s still not convinced.

“The only time you use impeachment is if someone has done something that rises to impeachment,” McCarthy told POLITICO, noting that committees are still investigating Mayorkas.

Mayorkas did lie under oath. The smarter move would have been to find him in contempt of Congress, because, really, if you impeach Mayorkas, the Democrat run Senate would not vote against hum, and he’d stay in the job. And, even if they did vote to boot Mayorkas, Biden would just replace him with someone exactly the same.

But other House Republicans acknowledge that, anecdotally, they aren’t hearing as much about the idea of impeaching Mayorkas from their colleagues. And Roy, though he insisted they’ve made progress, admitted the votes just might not exist in the narrow House majority.

The thing here is, if you have such a huge problem with impeaching Mayorkas from the squishes for something easy, how will that work with Biden? It’s clear as day that Biden is corrupt, that he used his position to get money for himself and his family, that there was bribery and extortion involved, and so much more. If the situation was reversed, Democrats would have already started impeachment hearings. Heck, they might have already held the impeachment vote and sent it to the Senate. Maybe twice. There might have been two to four who voted against, but, the rest would have been in lockstep.

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