From Legal Insurrection

When kicking off the boondoggle “Green New Deal” project, one Biden climate advisor described it as “the Biden climate strategy on wheels.” True, that.

Posted by Leslie Eastman 

Using the 2022 “Inflation Reduction Act” as cover for the progressive “Green New Deal,” the Biden administration funded a plan that aimed to eliminate gasoline-powered delivery trucks and deploy tens of thousands of battery-electric mail trucks by 2028.

And, like so many initiatives linked to Biden, it ended in complete failure. Republicans in Congress are working to claw-back the remaining monies.

The nearly $10 billion project — which called for more than 35,000 battery-powered US Postal Service (USPS) vehicles to be completed by September 2028 — was funded in part by $3 billion in funding from former President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

As of this month, the project is well behind schedule despite taxpayers forking over $1.7 billion — prompting Capitol Hill Republicans to try to rescind the remaining nearly $1.3 billion earmarked from the IRA.

“Biden’s multi-billion-dollar EV fleet for the USPS is lost in the mail and more than $1 billion is postmarked to order more,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told The Post.

“I am working to cancel the order and return the money to the sender, the American people. The rescissions package is a great start, but Congress must keep its foot on the pedal and make DOGE a lifestyle by stamping out waste like this on a regular basis.”

When kicking off the project that was supposed to generate a fleet of over 60,000 electric delivery trucks, one Biden climate advisor described it as “the Biden climate strategy on wheels.”

The post office said it is spending nearly $10 billion to electrify its aging fleet, including installing modern charging infrastructure at hundreds of postal facilities nationwide and purchasing at least 66,000 electric delivery trucks in the next five years. The spending includes $3 billion in funding approved under a landmark climate and health policy adopted by Congress last year.

The White House hailed the announcement as a way to sustain reliable mail service to Americans while modernizing the fleet, reducing operating costs and clearing the air in neighborhoods across the country.

“This is the Biden climate strategy on wheels and the U.S. Postal Service delivering for the American people,” said White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi.

Truer words were never spoken by a Biden official.

The only thing that worked well in Biden’s Oval Office was the auto-pen.

From THE DAILY SCEPTIC

BP has replaced its pro-Net Zero chairman as it faces pressure from shareholders to switch its focus away from renewables after its disastrous 2020 commitment to cut hydrocarbon output by 40%. The Telegraph has the story.

Albert Manifold, who was chief executive of the building materials company CRH for a decade, will take over from Helge Lund, who announced his departure three months ago.

Mr Manifold will take charge in October at a crucial time for the FTSE 100 oil giant, which is struggling with a debt mountain, poor share performance and a reputation tarnished by its disastrous 2020 commitment to cut fossil fuel output by 40%.

Mr Lund had strongly backed the drive towards renewables led by disgraced former chief executive Bernard Looney, who abruptly resigned in September 2023 after failing to disclose relationships with employees.

Mr Lund has been under increasing pressure over that debacle, announcing plans to step down in April but remaining in place pending the appointment.

Dame Amanda Blanc, an independent director at BP, said incoming chairman Mr Manifold had shown as “impressive track record of shareholder value creation at CRH”.

She said: “Albert has a relentless focus on performance which is well suited to BP’s needs now and into the future. He transformed and refocused CRH into a global leader by building on its rich heritage to deliver superior growth, cash generation and returns.”

Mr Manifold said the job would give him the “the opportunity to help the company reach its full potential”. Mr Manifold is currently a Non-Executive Director at chemicals producer LyondellBasell Industries and at consultant Mercury Engineering.

Worth reading in full.