On December 9, 2024, Josh Lowenstein, Daniel Turner, Roger Mangan, and Rich Guggenheim joined the show. Lowenstein exposed a Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to designate nearly 5 million Colorado acres as critical lynx habitat, affecting 23 counties and 437,000 acres of private property Turner detailed the Biden administration’s rush to distribute $100 billion in green energy grants before leaving office, creating obstacles for the Trump.
Federal Land Grab Threatens Colorado Property Rights
Start listening at 17:00 – Hour 1
Josh Lowenstein, founder of Our American Lands, exposes a Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to designate nearly 5 million acres in Colorado as critical habitat for the Canadian lynx under the Endangered Species Act. The designation would affect 23 Colorado counties: Archuleta, Boulder, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Conejos, Dolores, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Lake, Mineral, Montezuma, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, and Summit.
Lowenstein notes that 437,000 acres of private property falls within the proposed boundary, threatening landowners with future restrictions. The proposal would limit firewood cutting and deadfall harvesting, exacerbating the forest mismanagement that leads to catastrophic wildfires. With only 150 documented lynx in Colorado, the designation amounts to 33,000 acres per animal. The public comment period closes January 28, 2025.
“I think that ultimately, they want us to be the endangered species.”
Josh Lowenstein, Founder, Our American Lands
Biden’s $100 Billion Green Spending Spree
Start listening at 30:00 – Hour 1
Daniel Turner, founder of Power the Future, breaks down his organization’s Lame Duck Watch project tracking the Biden administration’s final-hour spending on green energy projects. The administration has distributed over $100 billion in climate grants since the election, creating obstacles for the incoming Trump administration while providing golden parachutes for departing officials like Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
Turner calls out Republicans who have become addicted to federal green money, warning that governors from both parties embrace wind, solar, and carbon capture schemes when grants are available. The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed with Joe Manchin’s deciding vote, allocated somewhere between $400 billion and $1.2 trillion in green subsidies. Turner argues that if renewable technologies worked, they would not require mandates or taxpayer cash. He points to Germany’s economic recession as a preview of America’s future if green policies continue.
“If these were good technologies, if they worked, if the people wanted them, we wouldn’t need government mandates and we wouldn’t need government cash.”
Daniel Turner, Founder, Power the Future
Colorado’s Insurance Market Crisis
Start listening at 62:57 – Hour 2
Roger Mangan of State Farm explains why 76% of Colorado insurers scaled back coverage in high-risk areas during 2022, leaving homeowners scrambling for protection. A friend of Mangan’s recently lost a home purchase in Colorado Springs when no company would insure the property due to its location in both a hail zone and near a national forest.
The 2023 legislature created a FARE plan (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) modeled after Florida and California’s high-risk pools. When operational, the plan will cover homes up to $750,000 and commercial properties up to $5 million. Insurance companies will fund the pool based on their Colorado market share. Mangan urges consumers to verify their carrier’s financial rating before purchasing coverage, as smaller companies may lack reserves to pay catastrophic claims.
“I had a friend that called me, and he was buying a house in Colorado Springs. He signed the contract, ready to go, only to find out he couldn’t acquire insurance. No one would insure this house because it was in a hail zone.”
Roger Mangan, State Farm Insurance
Supreme Court Hears Tennessee Child Protection Case
Start listening at 70:29 – Hour 2
Rich Guggenheim, national director of legislative affairs for Gays Against Groomers, reports from last week’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Grimetti v. Tennessee. The organization co-authored an amicus curiae brief that was selected for oral arguments, presenting testimony from detransitioners and scientific evidence documenting the harms of pediatric gender interventions.
Guggenheim describes Justice Sotomayor comparing the removal of healthy body parts to getting a haircut, and Justice Jackson attempting to frame the issue as a civil rights matter. He counters that children cannot consent to procedures they cannot fully understand, and that a child claiming gender confusion at 18 months lacks the cognitive development to make such determinations. Following the oral arguments, Guggenheim met with Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas, who subsequently introduced federal legislation to ban pediatric gender procedures. Elon Musk retweeted Guggenheim’s speech from the Supreme Court steps, garnering 22 million views.
“Nobody has the right to mutilate a child, and a child does not have the right to consent to something that they cannot fully understand, the lifetime of complications that are going to result from it.”
Rich Guggenheim, Director of Legislative Affairs, Gays Against Groomers
