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Fox & Friends - Broadcast Live - Feb. 27, 2022

Morano: "The Biden State Department actually said, this does not fit with our 'going green' on climate and they literally pulled support of this last month without even informing the two main promoters of this, Israel and Greece." ... 

"This is about ideology. It's about the green agenda. This is about the Green New Deal. And it's about the real consequences of these policies, because now, instead of getting energy from stable democracies like Israel, we're more reliant on Russia." ... "Canceling this EastMed pipeline from Israel to Europe has just made Vladimir Putin's Russia much stronger."

The EastMed pipeline, a joint effort of Israel, Greece and Cyprus, was backed by Bulgaria, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. The Trump administration was a strong advocate, consistent with its overall support for the Jewish state and for energy exploration. The lone opponent was Turkey, which demanded all gas to Europe go through Turkey. The Biden administration reversed Trump’s policy and caved to Turkey. They did so quietly, with an “off-the-record” State Department paper and, according to reports, without consulting Israel, Greece or Cyprus. Bad as that decision looked in mid-January, it looks far worse now that Putin is threatening Ukraine and, consequently, Europe’s energy supplies. The policies on Keystone XL and EastMed are consistent with Biden’s overall approach: limit oil and gas production, refining and distribution. Reverse Trump’s pro-drilling policies. Fund alternative, renewable fuels.

Jeff Dunetz: "Thanks to Biden, the U.S. is paying for the Russian invasion. His energy policy of reducing American production, stopping the almost completed keystone pipelines, no drilling on federal lands, new regulation regarding oil and gas drilling, and much more spiked the price of energy."

Politico: The group that revived a slumbering environmental movement by focusing on big targets was flying high. It was no longer just a plucky collection of friends from a Vermont college and their luminary founder, Bill McKibben. It was a global force. The $800,000 retreat at a five-star luxury resort in Killarney, Ireland in March 2019 proved it. The rise for 350.org had been meteoric. The crash would be, too. ... 

The fallout would lead to mass layoffs, departures, exhaustion, distrust and a protracted labor battle that exists to this day, according to internal documents, third-party audits and communications obtained by POLITICO — which made an attempt to contact all parties referenced in this story — in addition to interviews with 18 current and former staff members, most of whom were granted anonymity to speak candidly. The organization saw its U.S. program office fall from nearly 50 people in 2019 to nine entering this year. ... 

The cutbacks put new stresses on the remaining workers, leading to more departures, including among some people of color who had joined the staff only recently.

Fox & Friends - Fox News Channel - Broadcast February 17, 2022

Morano on Rush Limbaugh: "When I started my career in 1992 working for Rush Limbaugh, I saw the original cancel culture. The Clinton White House seized my camera when I was working at the White House because I was working for Rush -- solely because I was working Rush Limbaugh. I was thrown out of fundraisers in Washington, DC while working for Rush."