Trump Moves To Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards | ZeroHedge

President Donald Trump on May 9 moved to rescind appliance energy efficiency standards, calling them “unnecessary radical green agenda policies.”

In a memo to the secretary of the Department of Energy, Trump said, “Water conservation requirements for faucets, showers, bathtubs, and toilets … make bathroom appliances more expensive and less functional.” 

“‘Efficiency’ standards render other American appliances like clothes washers and dishwashers less useful, more (more…)

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Republicans Push $1.3 Billion Bill To Refill The Strategic Petroleum Reserve | ZeroHedge

Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com,

  • The proposed bill allocates $1.321 billion to refill the SPR and $218 million for maintenance and repairs.

  • It aims to repeal the SPR drawdown mandate and redirect funds away from climate initiatives.

  • The legislation responds to Trump’s promise to refill the reserve and criticizes Biden’s SPR releases.

U.S. House Republicans have introduced the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which will include funding to begin refilling (more…)

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Judge Allows CIA To Fire Doctor Who Helped Enforce Military COVID Mandate | ZeroHedge

Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

A federal judge has denied an emergency bid by Dr. Terry Adirim to halt her dismissal from the CIA, rejecting her claims that political activists orchestrated her firing in retaliation for her role in enforcing the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant defense secretary for Health Affairs, gives an update on COVID-19 at the Pentagon on June 30, 2021. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/DOD (more…)

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