Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency on the first day of his new presidency, as part of a barrage of pro-fossil fuel actions and efforts to “unleash” already booming US energy production that included also rolling back restrictions in drilling in Alaska and undoing a pause on gas exports.

The emergency declaration, which made good on a campaign-trail promise but could be open to legal challenge, would allow his administration to fast-track permits for new fossil fuel infrastructure.

It comes amid stated concerns about the power grid struggling to handle a projected surge in demand from data centers. “[The declaration] … means you can do whatever you have to do to get out of that problem and we do have that kind of emergency,” he said as he signed the order at the White House late on Monday.

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      I think they’re just saying the orange guy is going to unleash death and despair for those sweet, quarterly profits. But they are being creative about it.

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          Because the type of people that are gop are religious fanatics. So you need to speak to them at their level using their words. At the very least it may cause doubt in there belief the oil is the future.

          Carbon is 6 proton 6 neutron and 6 electron, It bares the mark of beast! Taking it out of the ground (hell) and heats the earth when released into the air.
          Tell the masses to embrace the warm pure light of the sun instead of the crude black demonnblood pulled from the depths of the earth.

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            That only works for a portion of the GOP. The rest are either “I’ve got mine, screw you” or “I’m a closet fascist” types though, neither of which is going to care one way or the other as long as the right people benefit and the right people are punished.

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              True that. erode those numbers and convert them to the gospel of solar punk.

              For the rest Least I can get them to admit there bs. Which sadly they have zero problems doing. Just look at Elon.

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            Yeah I think the conclusion comes first and then rationale is invented later. There is no changing of minds based on evidence (spiritually fanatical or not)