{"id":113605,"date":"2019-01-13T12:04:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T16:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=113605"},"modified":"2019-01-13T12:11:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T16:11:41","slug":"trump-finally-stops-californias-massive-train-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=113605","title":{"rendered":"Trump Finally Stops California&#8217;s Massive Train Wreck"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trumps Stops Funding CA Electric Train<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Submitted by CB<\/p>\n<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1622560261095645224\" data-legacy-message-id=\"16847df5f5456028\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":vp\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":vo\" class=\"a3s aXjCH \">\n<div><b>Wonder why\u00a0California&#8217;s Leftists and Pelosi, back as ever and\u00a0corrupt\u00a0Speaker of House, despise Trump while Democrats will not fund this Nation&#8217;s border wall? \u00a0Look what Trump did \u00a0&#8211; stopped funding the electric train project \u00a0connecting to the bullet train fiasco funded by &#8220;Cap &amp; Trade&#8221; (scam)? \u00a0Notice the timing of crying wolf\/global warming prior to Moonbeam\u00a0leaving office? \u00a0 Someone needs a lot of dollars for his\u00a0soulless\u00a0train wreck.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>What did Obama say about Cap &amp; Trade? \u00a0Who do you think will get get with the tab of funding the CA dream trains while dissing a Wall?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Please watch out for the little town of &#8220;Shafter&#8221; so they don&#8217;t get shafted or burned too. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/10\/24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/10\/24\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320991000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFknkFZlI-1o7Q9ez2dMIdzcFW_Kw\">https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/10\/24\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\":vo\" class=\"a3s aXjCH \">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/Wonder why California's Leftists and Pelosi, back as ever and corrupt Speaker of House, despise Trump while Democrats will not fund this Nation's border wall? Look what Trump did - stopped funding the electric train project connecting to the bullet train fiasco funded by &quot;Cap &amp; Trade&quot; (scam)? Notice the timing of crying wolf\/global warming prior to Moonbeam leaving office? Someone needs a lot of dollars for his soulless train wreck. What did Obama say about Cap &amp; Trade? Who do you think will get get with the tab of funding the CA dream trains while dissing a Wall? Please watch out for the little town of &quot;Shafter&quot; so they don't get shafted or burned too. https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/10\/24\/california-bullet-train-project-settles-suit-with-small-central-valley-town-standing-in-its-path\/ California Gov. Jerry Brown Issues Another Bogus Global Warming Prediction https:\/\/www.investors.com\/politics\/editorials\/california-wildfires-jerry-brown-climate-change\/Licensing 11\/20\/2018 Climate Alarmism: Mark your calendars. In five years, everyone will believe the global warming doomsday scenarios repeated ad nauseam by environmentalists. That's according to California Gov. Jerry Brown. More likely, it be another in a long line of climate change &quot;tipping points&quot; President Obama Keeps His Promise: Electricity Rates Will Skyrocket Because of Carbon Rules https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/above-the-fold\/president-obama-keeps-his-promise-electricity-rates-will-skyrocket-because-carbon https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/donald-trump-california-clean-energy-electric-rail-project-caltrain-high-speed-a7593956.html Donald Trump's administration kills funding for California's clean energy electric rail project The electrification of the Caltrain system would have helped California's high-speed rail project The Trump administration struck a major blow to the San Francisco Bay Area after scrapping a $647m plan to electrify the region\u2019s largest commuter rail system. Late last week, the Federal Transit Administration \u2013 overseen by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao \u2013 halted the federal grant needed for the Caltrain electrification project. Electrifying Caltrain \u2013 the seventh largest commuter rail system in the country with 60,000 daily passengers from the South Bay to San Francisco \u2013 would have also given Gov Jerry Brown the final link he needed to link a long-desired high-speed rail system from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Construction workers at a viaduct being built to extend over State Route 99 and North and Cedar Avenues in Fresno County in this undated photo. (Credit: Marcus Yam \/ Los Angeles Times) Construction workers at a viaduct being built to extend over State Route 99 and North and Cedar Avenues in Fresno County in this undated photo. (Credit: Marcus Yam \/ Los Angeles Times) California Raises More Than $800 Million in Carbon Permits \u2014 Funding High-Speed Rail, Other Projects https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/11\/21\/california-raises-more-than-800-million-in-carbon-permits-funding-high-speed-rail-other-projects\/ California raised more than $800 million from selling permits to release greenhouse gases in the latest quarterly auction. Auction results released Wednesday show all available permits were sold through California\u2019s cap-and-trade program. The program requires polluters to obtain permits for each ton of carbon they release.\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><i>c<wbr \/>alifornia-bullet-train-<wbr \/>project-settles-suit-with-<wbr \/>small-central-valley-town-<wbr \/>standing-in-its-path\/<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"m_3264232089008183495header1\">California Gov. <i>Jerry Brown Issues Another Bogus Global Warming Prediction<\/i><\/h1>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495addtoany_share_save_container m_3264232089008183495addtoany_content_top m_3264232089008183495row\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495share\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495share\"><a class=\"m_3264232089008183495reprints-button m_3264232089008183495sharing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibdlicensing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ibdlicensing.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320991000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWeHjnxHHPJ1Utyd3p22Xy9APMMA\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.investors.com\/<wbr \/>politics\/editorials\/<wbr \/>california-wildfires-jerry-<wbr \/>brown-climate-change\/Licensing<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<ul class=\"m_3264232089008183495post-meta\">\n<li class=\"m_3264232089008183495post-time\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">11\/20\/2018<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495single-post-content m_3264232089008183495post-content m_3264232089008183495drop-cap\">\n<div><b><span style=\"color: #6a5acd;\">Climate Alarmism:\u00a0Mark your calendars. In five years, everyone will believe the global warming doomsday scenarios repeated ad nauseam by environmentalists. That&#8217;s according to California Gov. Jerry Brown. More likely, it be another in a long line of climate change &#8220;tipping points&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"m_3264232089008183495page-title\"><span style=\"color: #424649;\">President Obama Keeps His Promise: <\/span><span style=\"color: #2f4f4f;\"><i>Electricity Rates Will Skyrocket Because of Carbon Rules<\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #2f4f4f;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/above-the-fold\/president-obama-keeps-his-promise-electricity-rates-will-skyrocket-because-carbon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/above-the-fold\/president-obama-keeps-his-promise-electricity-rates-will-skyrocket-because-carbon&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320991000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGm1qPiEi2ZGNWBhuLL94lLvfastA\">https:\/\/www.uschamber.<wbr \/>com\/above-the-fold\/president-<wbr \/>obama-keeps-his-promise-<wbr \/>electricity-rates-will-<wbr \/>skyrocket-because-carbon<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/donald-trump-california-clean-energy-electric-rail-project-caltrain-high-speed-a7593956.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/donald-trump-california-clean-energy-electric-rail-project-caltrain-high-speed-a7593956.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320991000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgntgtLMOFuYjHEXxMwkZqA3X_qg\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/<wbr \/>news\/world\/americas\/donald-<wbr \/>trump-california-clean-energy-<wbr \/>electric-rail-project-<wbr \/>caltrain-high-speed-a7593956.<wbr \/>html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"m_3264232089008183495headline\">Donald Trump&#8217;s administration kills funding for California&#8217;s clean energy electric rail project<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"m_3264232089008183495top-container-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495top-container m_3264232089008183495image\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495top-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495meta-wrap\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495article-actions\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495share-bar\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495social-share-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unnamed-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-113608\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unnamed-2.jpg 968w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unnamed-2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unnamed-2-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495hero-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495hero-wrapper-inner\">\n<figure class=\"m_3264232089008183495hero m_3264232089008183495hero-image\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495caption-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495main-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"m_3264232089008183495main\" class=\"m_3264232089008183495main\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495main-content\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495body-content\">\n<div><b><a class=\"m_3264232089008183495body-link\" href=\"http:\/\/independent.co.uk\/topic\/donaldtrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/independent.co.uk\/topic\/donaldtrump&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320991000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWd7Am8810fWGCZOboHeweTstJ8A\">The Trump administration\u00a0<\/a>struck a major blow to the San Francisco Bay Area after scrapping a $647m plan to electrify the region\u2019s largest commuter rail system.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Late last week, the Federal Transit Administration \u2013 overseen by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao \u2013 halted the federal grant needed for the Caltrain electrification project.<\/b><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3264232089008183495mpu0ArticleBody\" class=\"m_3264232089008183495ad-wrapper m_3264232089008183495ad-wrapper--mobile m_3264232089008183495ad-wrapper--mpu0\"><\/div>\n<div><b>Electrifying Caltrain \u2013 the seventh largest commuter rail system in the country with 60,000 daily passengers from the South Bay to San Francisco \u2013 would have also given\u00a0<a class=\"m_3264232089008183495body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/California\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/California&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320992000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTPRfC88HStHobmZYwYESYyazdEQ\">Gov Jerry Brown<\/a><span style=\"color: #6a5acd;\">the final link he needed to link a long-desired high-speed rail system from Los Angeles to San Francisco.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_3264232089008183495article-im-prompt\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/11\/21\/california-raises-more-than-800-million-in-carbon-permits-funding-high-speed-rail-other-projects\/#thumbnail-modal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/11\/21\/california-raises-more-than-800-million-in-carbon-permits-funding-high-speed-rail-other-projects\/%23thumbnail-modal&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320992000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlAif7aWaq_wtFb-fy-NG3YphIOw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_3264232089008183495wp-post-image CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/Ve_gKYwoUqkaju-BYGD0FDZQ5KclR1Vpdpyu7-vArhXSk_YKOZDzbjfIaWHZQLnSu23rfXNu07HewHek0CotJ_yef1yq1SMXuKp3M_S7pJalj_p2I3nrMT53S3IQzLUpwjosEIWYQmjQpxdMywDUa_kX-Yhyqobykr0EUQSxv2N01MWmEnhsb1do_OjCWbY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/tribktla.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/01\/la-1516138792-jerk1wugz7-snap-image.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Construction workers at a viaduct being built to extend over State Route 99 and North and Cedar Avenues in Fresno County in this undated photo. (Credit: Marcus Yam \/ Los Angeles Times)\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495ad-wrapper m_3264232089008183495ad-wrapper--teads\">\n<div id=\"m_3264232089008183495teads\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495teads-inread m_3264232089008183495sm-screen\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495row\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495span8 m_3264232089008183495span12-tablet m_3264232089008183495border-right\">\n<article id=\"m_3264232089008183495post-673716\" class=\"m_3264232089008183495post-673716 m_3264232089008183495post m_3264232089008183495type-post m_3264232089008183495status-publish m_3264232089008183495format-standard m_3264232089008183495has-post-thumbnail m_3264232089008183495hentry m_3264232089008183495category-local-news m_3264232089008183495tag-california m_3264232089008183495tag-sacramento\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495entry-content\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495alignright m_3264232089008183495wp-post-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495wp-caption-text\">Construction workers at a viaduct being built to extend over State Route 99 and North and Cedar Avenues in Fresno County in this undated photo. (Credit: Marcus Yam \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m_3264232089008183495entry-content\">\n<h1 class=\"m_3264232089008183495entry-title\">California Raises More Than $800 Million in Carbon Permits \u2014 Funding High-Speed Rail, Other\u00a0Projects<\/h1>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/11\/21\/california-raises-more-than-800-million-in-carbon-permits-funding-high-speed-rail-other-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/11\/21\/california-raises-more-than-800-million-in-carbon-permits-funding-high-speed-rail-other-projects\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547481320992000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHDCtbcpt6ObsGdHlOL0LpICpwfVw\">https:\/\/ktla.com\/2018\/11\/21\/<wbr \/>california-raises-more-than-<wbr \/>800-million-in-carbon-permits-<wbr \/>funding-high-speed-rail-other-<wbr \/>projects\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>California raised more than $800 million from selling permits to release greenhouse gases in the latest quarterly auction.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Auction results released Wednesday show all available permits were sold through California\u2019s cap-and-trade program. The program requires polluters to obtain permits for each ton of carbon they release.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trumps Stops Funding CA Electric Train<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}