1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kvcWEjgMcK"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/merry-christmas-new-spending-bill-chock-full-of-green-goodies/">Merry Christmas! New spending bill chock-full of green goodies</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/merry-christmas-new-spending-bill-chock-full-of-green-goodies/embed/#?secret=kvcWEjgMcK" width="600" height="338" title="“Merry Christmas! New spending bill chock-full of green goodies” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="kvcWEjgMcK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Republicans made a promise to American taxpayers that no money would go toward the United Nations Green Climate Fund (GCF), yet the new $1.1 trillion spending bill unveiled this week has earmarks that do the exact opposite. In exchange for lifting the ban on exporting oil to other countries, the new budget would allow President Obama to shunt millions of taxpayer dollars into the UN's slush fund to fight global warming. This is causing a bit of an uproar on Capital Hill, but few see a chance to put the brakes on a spending bill that would keep the government running. Not before Christmas, at least. Expected to be voted on Friday, the bipartisan spending bill wending its way through congress puts no limitations on how the president can spend money from certain earmarks. Senator Rubio told Fox News Channel today that this omnibus bill is being "rushed" and "rammed down people's throat" and he "plans to slow it down." A slower pace, he says, will allow more Americans to learn what's in the trillion dollar spending bill and voice their opposition to congressional representatives. But with the clock ticking, a majority could overrule any amendments or objections and force it through anyways.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_ryan_paul.jpg