A discussion between Jon Glasgow and Marc Morano centered on President Trump’s environmental policy changes, including the rollback of Obama-era regulations and renewed support for coal production.

“Joining us now for more is Executive Editor and Chief Correspondent for climate depot.com and author of green fraud. Mark Morano, great to have you here,” Glasgow began.

He then asked, “What impact do you think that this is going to have?” Referring to the administration undoing Obama-era environmental rules, he added, “This is going to have a trickle down effect for American families and businesses.” Glasgow pressed further: “But to my last point, there is this short term, or is this long term?”

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Morano responded that the impact is not temporary. “Well, this is very long term,” he said.

He pointed to what he described as permanence.

“If this is successful, there’s a level of permanence here that never existed in Trump’s first term.”

He called it “a one two punch to save Americans and be the greatest economic boost.”

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Morano said the first step occurred in January.

“President Trump pulled the US out of the 1992 UN summit, Earth Summit treaty signed by then President George H W Bush,” he said.

He described the treaty as “the international climate issue” that “got us involved in sustainable development issues,” “the UN climate summits,” “net zero,” and “the UN Paris agreement.”

He added, “We are out of that,” and said experts believe “it requires Senate ratification and a new President signing it to get us back in.”

He then turned to domestic policy.

“Secondly, domestically, with this endangerment finding beginning just with cars,” Morano said.

He clarified, “This announcement is only dealing with cars at the moment,” but added it is “going to eventually be expanded to include the power plants and all the other regulations on the economy.”

Morano predicted legal challenges. “It’s going to be a court battle. Big court battle,” he said.

He argued that if upheld, it would make it “incredibly difficult for the next future Gavin Newsom presidency, or President AOC, to get us right back in.”

He added, “This will save untold trillions of dollars,” noting, “Trump estimating 1000s per car in the shorter term.”

Glasgow then shifted to coal policy. “President Trump wants to do with coal,” he said, referencing an executive order directing the Department of War to purchase power from coal-fired facilities.

He noted it also calls on the Department of Energy to help keep certain coal plants online.

“Here’s Trump,” Glasgow said. “Your reaction on the other side, sir.”

In a video clip, President Trump criticized the prior administration.

“Under four years of the Biden administration, sleepy Joe, not a single permit was approved for a new coal mining project,” Trump said.

“Think of it four years. Not one permit.”

He added, “They were all being disapproved, actually.” Trump contrasted that with his record.

“In one year of Trump, we’ve already approved over 70 permits,” he said, describing them as “very big, very powerful minds that are going to be with us for many, many years.”

Glasgow observed that coal once powered the nation’s economy. “Everyone thinks coal is bad,” he said.

“But really this is something that built our economy to begin with.”

He added, “What’s old is new again.”

Morano defended the strategy. “Coal is a very nationally security strategic asset,” he said.

He argued that if a country has “plenty of coal,” it can ensure “cheap, plentiful energy.”

He described the United States as “the Saudi Arabia of coal.” He also pointed to improvements in technology.

“The coal plants of today are like 90 plus percent cleaner, more efficient,” he said.

Morano called Trump’s approach “a novel strategy,” particularly involving Pentagon contracts to support coal facilities. He then referenced past Democratic policy.

“Make no mistake, Obama Biden had a war on coal,” he said.

He cited former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

“She said there’s no war on coal,” he noted, adding that “she had a sign behind her about the war on coal hanging in her office.”

Morano argued that prior policies sought to limit American energy production.

“They’ve been trying to destroy American energy,” he said.

He added, “They want it rationed. They want it higher because that’s their vision of the world.”

He concluded by referencing former climate envoy John Kerry.

“You can zero out US emissions, as John Kerry said repeatedly,” Morano stated, arguing it “wouldn’t even matter” due to emissions from other countries.

Glasgow closed the segment by saying, “And Trump is working to change that.”

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