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'Clean energy' is just another government money-funneling scam
American Thinker ^ | 06/17/2023 | Jack Hellner

Posted on 06/17/2023 6:44:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

I will try to make this scam simple so that even most journalists can understand it.

The government has a goal to destroy companies that use natural resources to produce reasonably priced energy. They falsely claim that the science is settled that our consumption of oil, coal, propane, natural gas, and other things cause temperatures to rise and that temperature rise causes ice to melt, causes storms to be worse, and will cause a very dangerous sea level rise.

Of course, they never show the scientific data that show a correlation between crude oil use and temperatures because there are no data. So they use easily manipulated computer models to claim the relationship and then indoctrinate the public with the talking point that "the science is settled." That is a fraudulent claim.

Big Companies on Verge of New Market for Clean-Energy Tax Credits

Treasury Department proposes rules explaining how clean-energy developers can sell credits to companies

They know they have to produce some sort of energy to replace it, and they falsely call these sources renewable and clean energy to mislead the public that they are reliable and great for the environment.

Then the Democrats send massive amounts of money to companies that produce wind energy, solar power, clean hydrogen, and batteries. (Lithium is a highly flammable pollutant, so why do they claim it is clean?)

They loaded up the falsely named Inflation Reduction Act with money for these supposed green energy companies who pretend they can control temperatures and the climate.

They also have loaded up bills with tax credits for these companies. But a problem has arisen that these green companies don't make profits, so they don't pay taxes. Therefore, they needed to come up with ways to suck up money from the generosity of us, the people.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cleanenergy; climatechange; donatedonaldtrump; donatefreerepublic; donatetrump; greenenergy
Democrats always complain that companies don't pay enough taxes, but these new rules will show they really don't care. They also continually ask people and companies to pay more in taxes, but these new rules blow a hole in that claim.
1 posted on 06/17/2023 6:44:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
From the WSJ article on June 15:

The Treasury Department on Wednesday proposed rules explaining how clean-energy companies can sell the credits. The government also issued related rules so that state and local governments, nonprofits, universities, and tribes can claim tax credits even though they don't pay taxes.

Many companies that generate clean energy don't make enough profit to use all the tax credits they could claim. So under the new rules, which are part of last year's Inflation Reduction Act, a utility could sell its tax credits to a tech company that had no involvement in the project but was looking for a lower tax bill. A school district, meanwhile, could get a direct cash payment for buying electric vehicles equal to the tax credit  a profit entity could make.

Democrats want to give massive amounts of money to the IRS to generate more money from us while seeking to give kickbacks to leftists, like universities, as fast as they can. 

These rules should just be called what they are: "a slush fund for leftists."

2 posted on 06/17/2023 6:46:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

If you didn’t figure this out with the Solyndra debacle ~10 years ago you’re way too darn slow to be involved in the discussion.


3 posted on 06/17/2023 7:01:56 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: SeekAndFind
I honestly don’t understand why anyone would be surprised — or even bothered — by this.

Over the last 25+ years it’s become increasingly obvious that our entire economy would collapse if we didn’t force people to buy crap they don’t need — or even want. That would include things like aircraft carriers, ethanol in gasoline, COVID vaccines, ObamaCare, arms for Ukraine (and half the world, for that matter).

4 posted on 06/17/2023 7:05:11 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've just pissed in my pants and nobody can do anything about it." -- Major Fambrough)
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To: SeekAndFind
--- 'Clean energy' is just another government money-funneling scam

Of course it is, because fattened government has become a set of interlocking scams. One recalls that the spirit of Fascism was "control" as spelled out by Gentile and enacted by Mussolini. The game is larger now, with the media carrying the government's water.

5 posted on 06/17/2023 7:54:47 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: SeekAndFind

The commiecrat party is nothing but a bunch of lying hypocrites.


6 posted on 06/17/2023 8:22:11 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: FreedomPoster
"CLEAN" energy as in money laundering? CLEAN energy as in cleaning out my bank account and handing the money to other people?

A few headlines

"Sting operations reveal Mafia involvement in renewable energy"

'The dream was empty': Green energy scams target celebrities, seniors ...

Jury Finds Los Angeles Businessman Guilty in $1 Billion Biodiesel Tax ...

Green energy company fights for life after getting billions from feds (Abengoa Defunct July 1, 2022) September 2, 2015 | Rob Nikolewski Abengoa, a renewable energy multinational company headquartered in Spain, has been a favorite of the Obama administration in getting federal tax money for clean energy projects. Since 2009, Abengoa and its subsidiaries, according to estimates, have received $2.9 billion.
Abengoa filed for bankruptcy March 29, 2016

Obama Decree Unleashes “Behavioral Science” Squad to “Nudge” You September 18, 2015 | Alex Newman Prepare to be “nudged” by Obama's new “behavioral science” squads — for your own good, of course. Under the guise of better “serving” the American people through government, Obama signed an executive order this week calling for federal agencies and departments to deploy emerging “behavioral science” techniques against the public.

7 posted on 06/17/2023 8:30:44 PM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Reasons why John traitor kerry has taken the baton from Al gore


8 posted on 06/18/2023 2:29:28 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: SeekAndFind

McCarthy and the republicans blessed this and the irs army. They could have stopped this.
Thankfully trump did not endorse any of the fiscally conservative speaker candidates.


9 posted on 06/18/2023 3:14:29 AM PDT by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: SeekAndFind

A complete SHELL GAME.


10 posted on 06/18/2023 7:00:07 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles

The DemonicRats got this idea from the Catholic Church; who used to sell ‘Indulgences’ allowing the purchaser to Sin on earth and still go to Heaven.


11 posted on 06/18/2023 8:33:48 AM PDT by CoastWatcher
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