Topic: Energy Emergency

2 chapters across the catalog

A national energy emergency was declared to facilitate increased oil, gas, and coal production under the "drill, baby, drill" policy. Trump announced the termination of the Green New Deal and the electric vehicle mandate to protect the American auto industry. To fund the treasury, a new External Revenue Service will be established to collect tariffs and duties from foreign countries.

A news report from Denver reveals that 22,000 Excel Energy customers in Colorado were locked out of their smart thermostats during a heat wave. Jones uses this as evidence of a burgeoning technocracy where corporations and governments exert direct control over private homes. He argues that "voluntary" incentive programs are a Trojan horse for a mandatory social credit system that will eventually extend to cars and other devices.