FACT CHECK: Harris-Walz’s NO GROWTH Energy Future
October 01, 2024
A Harris-Walz presidency guarantees a NO-GROWTH FUTURE — with windmills, solar panels, and massive national energy taxes.
The Harris-Walz energy agenda would have devastating effects on key states like Pennsylvania — the third-largest fossil fuel producing state, where the oil and natural gas industry directly accounts for 93,000+ jobs and supports hundreds of thousands more.
The Harris-Walz energy agenda would destroy Pennsylvania's economy as we know it:
- Kamala supports a ban on fracking, which accounts for tens of thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania.
- Kamala supports mandating a "net-zero" electric grid by 2035 and going fully "net-zero" by 2050, which ultimately makes energy more expensive.
- Kamala supports a carbon tax, electric vehicle mandate, and ban on gas-powered vehicles.
- Kamala backs the Harris-Biden administration's effective shutdown of power plants.
Tim Walz takes Kamala's destructive positions even further to the left:
- Walz mandated an end to all carbon-producing energy in Minnesota by 2040, forcing reliance on unreliable wind and solar — which could cost the state $340 billion and lead to rolling blackouts.
- Walz attempted to force through a California-style ban on gas-powered vehicles.
- Walz opposed a critical oil pipeline because it lacked a "social permit."
- Walz proposed a "low carbon fuel standard," which is another tax on consumers.
- Walz backed cap-and-trade, which would've killed 2.5 million jobs and raised electricity rates by 90%.
- Under Walz, manufacturers have shut down factories and foundries due to the high electricity costs — killing American jobs.
Britain already followed the Harris-Walz route on "net zero," which led to their worst peacetime economic growth since 1780 and explosive electricity costs for consumers and businesses.
Nationwide, electricity prices have already surged 30%+ under Harris — but Harris-Walz will make it exponentially worse.