EPA Adviser Admits ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump is Funneling Billions to Climate Organizations: ‘We’re Throwing Gold Bars off the Titanic’

EFRON Now we re ░░░░░░░░ trying to get the ░░░░░░░░ out as fast as ░░░░░░░░ before they come in ░░░░░░░░ like stop it all ░░░░░░░░ truly feels like we ░░░░░░░░ on the Titanic we ░░░░░░░░ throwing like gold bars ░░░░░░░░ the off the edge ░░░░░░░░ Who are the gold ░░░░░░░░ going to EFRON Nonprofits ░░░░░░░░ tribes We gave them ░░░░░░░░ money because it was ░░░░░░░░ if it was a ░░░░░░░░ run program they could ░░░░░░░░ the money away if ░░░░░░░░ won And because it ░░░░░░░░ a it was an ░░░░░░░░ policy against Trump winning ░░░░░░░░ s until the Trump ░░░░░░░░ come in and tell ░░░░░░░░ we can no longer ░░░░░░░░ our money I do ░░░░░░░░ climate policy things JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ EFRON Yeah JOURNALIST That ░░░░░░░░ amazing That stuff is ░░░░░░░░ EFRON I mean because ░░░░░░░░ do like federal government ░░░░░░░░ things Well I have ░░░░░░░░ doing that I but ░░░░░░░░ might change But JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ EFRON Because of Trump ░░░░░░░░ I work at the ░░░░░░░░ So a lot of ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Amazing EFRON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ I do do you ░░░░░░░░ the Inflation Reduction Act ░░░░░░░░ Yes EFRON Okay Biden ░░░░░░░░ climate law JOURNALIST Yes ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So I do ░░░░░░░░ implementation I work with ░░░░░░░░ Biden appointees The money ░░░░░░░░ we ve given out ░░░░░░░░ ve given out like ░░░░░░░░ of billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ over the last JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ EPA has EFRON over ░░░░░░░░ last year Over the ░░░░░░░░ year we ve given ░░░░░░░░ like 50 billion JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ million dollars EFRON Fifty ░░░░░░░░ Billion with a B ░░░░░░░░ Fifty billion dollars EFRON ░░░░░░░░ For climate things So ░░░░░░░░ to go work for ░░░░░░░░ of these places I ░░░░░░░░ would be really cool ░░░░░░░░ What what are the ░░░░░░░░ that you ve given ░░░░░░░░ to EFRON It s ░░░░░░░░ been a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ it s a little ░░░░░░░░ But like Green banks ░░░░░░░░ like so they re ░░░░░░░░ nonprofit institutions that are ░░░░░░░░ making it more financially ░░░░░░░░ to build renewables to ░░░░░░░░ like climate projects I ░░░░░░░░ implementation now So I ░░░░░░░░ like like how do ░░░░░░░░ spend 100 billion How ░░░░░░░░ you make sure that ░░░░░░░░ they re the proper ░░░░░░░░ until recently how do ░░░░░░░░ make sure the proper ░░░░░░░░ processes are in place ░░░░░░░░ like prevent fraud and ░░░░░░░░ prevent abuse and like ░░░░░░░░ that like we are ░░░░░░░░ like good paying jobs ░░░░░░░░ and that sort of ░░░░░░░░ Now it s just ░░░░░░░░ to get the money ░░░░░░░░ as fast as possible ░░░░░░░░ they come in and ░░░░░░░░ stop it all JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ EFRON Yeah JOURNALIST You ░░░░░░░░ do that EFRON To ░░░░░░░░ extent Just like within ░░░░░░░░ Yeah JOURNALIST Really EFRON ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Why not Because ░░░░░░░░ it s not going ░░░░░░░░ EFRON Basically that s ░░░░░░░░ it all is now ░░░░░░░░ mean now it all ░░░░░░░░ like it truly feels ░░░░░░░░ we re on the ░░░░░░░░ and we re throwing ░░░░░░░░ gold bars off the ░░░░░░░░ the edge JOURNALIST Does ░░░░░░░░ really EFRON Yup JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ s got to feel ░░░░░░░░ EFRON It s weird ░░░░░░░░ mean it s it ░░░░░░░░ not good vibes It ░░░░░░░░ not good I mean ░░░░░░░░ s very sad JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ are the gold bars ░░░░░░░░ to EFRON Nonprofits states ░░░░░░░░ cities JOURNALIST Anything like ░░░░░░░░ the news that I ░░░░░░░░ know of EFRON Not ░░░░░░░░ Laughter JOURNALIST Like any ░░░░░░░░ like EFRON Well they ░░░░░░░░ all local A lot ░░░░░░░░ them are small like ░░░░░░░░ nonprofits This is like ░░░░░░░░ big thing that we ░░░░░░░░ of the stuff we ░░░░░░░░ funded but the thing ░░░░░░░░ we haven t funded ░░░░░░░░ are like the local ░░░░░░░░ program that s like ░░░░░░░░ going to be like ░░░░░░░░ inter Kamala Harris administration ░░░░░░░░ So now we re ░░░░░░░░ like getting it out ░░░░░░░░ quick as possible JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ To the tune of ░░░░░░░░ billion EFRON No it ░░░░░░░░ like 2 billion at ░░░░░░░░ point But yeah we ░░░░░░░░ got most of it ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent is out ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Wow And what ░░░░░░░░ happens if they try ░░░░░░░░ stop it They can ░░░░░░░░ When they come in ░░░░░░░░ we haven t gotten ░░░░░░░░ out the door then ░░░░░░░░ can stop it JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ have like two months ░░░░░░░░ Yeah JOURNALIST If they ░░░░░░░░ t get it out ░░░░░░░░ a certain date what ░░░░░░░░ that date EFRON It ░░░░░░░░ the inauguration the 20th ░░░░░░░░ s noon on the ░░░░░░░░ of January Yeah JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ you can work right ░░░░░░░░ to the minute EFRON ░░░░░░░░ s probably like a ░░░░░░░░ after noon But yeah ░░░░░░░░ s basically noon JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ a couple billion here ░░░░░░░░ there EFRON It s ░░░░░░░░ the Trump people come ░░░░░░░░ and tell us we ░░░░░░░░ no longer give out ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Wow EFRON So ░░░░░░░░ s at the very ░░░░░░░░ noon on the 20th ░░░░░░░░ s probably a little ░░░░░░░░ after because they have ░░░░░░░░ get in the building ░░░░░░░░ tell people what to ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Will they come ░░░░░░░░ and stop Like EFRON ░░░░░░░░ I think they will ░░░░░░░░ think they will come ░░░░░░░░ and they will issue ░░░░░░░░ order that like all ░░░░░░░░ have to stop EPA ░░░░░░░░ t give any money ░░░░░░░░ So we reevaluate anything ░░░░░░░░ then they ll say ░░░░░░░░ re reevaluating it And ░░░░░░░░ and then Congress will ░░░░░░░░ we re we re ░░░░░░░░ this entirely And they ░░░░░░░░ pass a law that ░░░░░░░░ all this money doesn ░░░░░░░░ exist anymore that you ░░░░░░░░ to give out No ░░░░░░░░ think we gave them ░░░░░░░░ money because it was ░░░░░░░░ If it was a ░░░░░░░░ run program they could ░░░░░░░░ the money away if ░░░░░░░░ won And because it ░░░░░░░░ a it was a ░░░░░░░░ policy against Trump winning ░░░░░░░░ like these are basically ░░░░░░░░ nonprofit institutions that will ░░░░░░░░ the entire country They ░░░░░░░░ have been a government ░░░░░░░░ but because they aren ░░░░░░░░ they re safer from ░░░░░░░░ taking money away JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ guys are like saving ░░░░░░░░ the world literally EFRON ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ are but we re ░░░░░░░░ gold bars off the ░░░░░░░░ yeah JOURNALIST You re ░░░░░░░░ what EFRON We re ░░░░░░░░ gold bars off the ░░░░░░░░ That s all we ░░░░░░░░ save for today I ░░░░░░░░ t know if we ░░░░░░░░ saving it but we ░░░░░░░░ getting money out.”