Washington Update From the U.S. Oil & Gas Association

Don’t Be Like Germany

August 4, 2023

This week’s update is truncated due to the pending Saturday nuptials of Stewart Daughter #2.  Having successfully navigated Stage 1 “Yawning Appendage Father” and Stage 2 “Idle Witness Father”, I have spent the past week as Stage 3 – “Go Buy This” Father.   

Tomorrow it all culminates with the Stage 4 “Blubbering Mess Embarrassment Father.” 

Wish me luck. In the meantime – lets beat up on Germany because we can.

Taxes on delicious foods in the name of climate 

One reason President Biden is tempted to declare a climate emergency is because of how far-reaching such a declaration could be. Energy impacts all aspects of our lives, including what we eat. The type of people pushing for Biden to declare a climate emergency is the same type of people pushing for taxes on meat and other delicious foods: