Exclusive: “Green Fail” report details wasteful spending
- October 21, 2024
Matthew Foldi, Washington Reporter
The Biden-Harris administration’s environmental policies are “killing species, hurting the economy, and proving counterproductive to the green energy revolution and carbon emissions reductions that the environmental Left claim they want,” a new report from Power the Future says.
The “Green Fail” report was first obtained by the Washington Reporter, and Power the Future warns about the “fistful of [your] dollars” that is wasted on “bad” and “ugly” programs.
One of the core issues the “Green Fail” report cites is the amount of spending from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that has gone to liberal activist groups — an issue lawmakers such as Rep. Brett Guthrie (R., Ky.) have discussed before.
While the Biden-Harris administration shelled out billions of dollars in handouts to progressives, Power the Future says that the problem runs deeper. “This fifth column of environmental activists, funded by federal taxpayers, will in future years advocate for more BANANA (build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything) policies and block infrastructure development, even transmission and wind projects advocated for by the likes of the Biden-Harris Administration,” it noted. “And that is the best-case scenario, assuming the funds do not end up in the hands of organizations with still more nefarious policy priorities.”
The findings of “Green Fail” don’t surprise watchdogs who have focused on wasteful spending by the administration. “With each piece of information that comes about the reality of the Biden-Harris administration’s ‘green’ agenda, the more people see it may be more about putting green in the pockets of their political allies, friends, and former colleagues,” Michael Chamberlain, the director of Protect the Public’s Trust, told the Reporter. “Sue-and-settle schemes enact policy changes outside the regulatory process while rewarding NGO allies. Offshore wind developers receive sweetheart deals that limit their liability for environmental cleanup while agencies simultaneously crank up similar requirements on small offshore oil and gas producers. Former administration officials leave for powerful special interests that then receive billions from programs those officials helped to craft. It’s almost enough to make the American public think that rewarding their buddies was the point.”