China’s Green Energy Dominance and the Battle for Parental Rights

On May 29, 2024, Kenneth Rapoza, Trent Loos, Rich Guggenheim, and J.P. Dunn joined the show. Rapoza explains how Western nations outsourced green technology manufacturing to China, creating a single-country ‘green OPEC’ that controls solar, wind, EV, and battery production Loos discusses Nebraska’s low 28% primary turnout, the attack on animal agriculture through rewilding initiatives, and the importance of food access to freedom Guggenheim updates on.

The West’s Miscalculation on Green Energy Manufacturing

Start listening at 33:04 – Hour 1

Kenneth Rapoza, industry analyst for the Coalition for a Prosperous America and former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, reveals how Western nations inadvertently created China’s dominance in green energy production. Since Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth,” Brussels and Washington have pushed toward a post-fossil fuel economy without developing domestic manufacturing capacity. China eagerly filled the void, building the windmills, solar panels, EVs, and batteries the West would need for its energy transition.

Rapoza explains that until Trump’s presidency, Western nations accepted having China manufacture all their green technology. Now political winds have shifted, but the industrial base does not exist. The United States has only one major solar company, First Solar, while Chinese firms dominate the sector. Even Tesla vehicles cannot operate without batteries from Japanese company Panasonic or Chinese manufacturer CATL.

The analyst draws a stark comparison between traditional energy markets and this new reality. While OPEC comprises multiple oil-producing nations, the “green OPEC” consists of only one country: China. European wind turbine manufacturers are now being overtaken by Chinese company Goldwind, which has tied Netherlands-based Vestas as the world’s largest wind turbine producer.

“There is no other country in the world that has that sort of cornering of all of the three phases of the market that are going to power this post-fossil fuel and transportation and energy grid. It’s only China. There’s no other country that comes close.”

Kenneth Rapoza, Industry Analyst, Coalition for a Prosperous America

Rapoza warns that Chinese multinationals facing tariffs are simply relocating to Mexico, where they can ship products to the United States duty-free under the USMCA trade agreement. Major American and European automakers are actually encouraging this move to maintain access to Chinese battery technology and manufacturing expertise.

Protecting Children from Gender Ideology in Schools

Start listening at 17:55 – Hour 1

Rich Guggenheim, Colorado spokesman for Gays Against Groomers, reports on the Protect Kids Colorado campaign gathering signatures for two ballot initiatives. The first would keep boys out of girls’ sports, while the second requires schools to notify parents within 48 hours if their child experiences gender incongruence.

Guggenheim has visited 55 of Colorado’s 64 counties and found bipartisan support for these measures. The initiatives address House Bill 1039, which compels teachers to use students’ preferred pronouns. Research shows 97.5% of children allowed to socially transition eventually proceed to medical transition, while 80% of those who are not permitted to do so eventually reconcile with their biological sex. Many of these children grow up to identify as gay or lesbian.

Speaking as a gay man, Guggenheim criticizes Pride Month events that sexualize children, calling out Denver Pride Fest for hosting child drag shows. Gays Against Groomers operates a truck displaying warnings about age-inappropriate content at pride events and has sent letters to organizers across Colorado.

“If your movement is sponsored by every major multinational corporation and government in Western culture, you’re no longer oppressed. You’re privileged.”

Rich Guggenheim, Colorado Spokesman, Gays Against Groomers

Ballot Initiative Threatens Colorado Meat Processing

Start listening at 63:32 – Hour 2

J.P. Dunn, Director of Advocacy for Protect the Harvest, alerts listeners to a Denver ballot initiative that could shut down Superior Farm, a lamb processing facility established in 1964. The families behind this business are connected to the National Western Livestock Show.

Dunn explains how animal rights activists use initiatives to attack food production. California’s Prop B regarding hog gestation crates has driven up pork prices nationwide as suppliers must modify facilities to meet California specifications. The Supreme Court ruled this was a state rights issue, leaving producers with costly compliance requirements.

“This is about just driving up the cost of food that comes from animals for the purpose of making it too expensive for Americans to purchase.”

J.P. Dunn, Director of Advocacy, Protect the Harvest

Election Integrity and the Importance of Voter Participation

Start listening at 73:58 – Hour 2

Trent Loos, sixth-generation farmer and rancher, expresses concern over Nebraska’s 28% primary voter turnout despite widespread frustration with government spending. The highest turnout came from Cherry County at 60%, which uses mail-in voting due to the distances residents must travel to polling places.

Loos contrasts this with Colorado’s reported 75-77% turnout in 2020. He found Nebraska’s turnout misreported at 62% on one website, illustrating how misinformation spreads. The conversation turns to the 2003 Help America Vote Act’s requirement that precincts maintain election results for 22 months, a mandate Loos says is not being followed.

The discussion also covers rewilding efforts that prioritize wolves over property rights, the devastating effects of vitamin B12 deficiency in children raised without animal products, and the tragic death of rancher Mike Morgan who was struck by lightning while protecting his cattle in North Park, Colorado.

“If you really look at the future of freedom, it’s 100% tied to our access to food. Do not take your food supply for granted.”

Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Farmer and Rancher