The federal government has announced a first-ever criminal prosecution of a man suspected of smuggling greenhouse gases into the United States.
And it’s a case travelers may want to watch closely. After all, a report in the New York Post said, “Exhaled human breath can contain small, elevated concentrations of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), both of which contribute to global warming.”
That’s from a study published in the U.K. journal PLOS.
Perhaps the solution would be for travelers to exhale completely before returning to the U.S.?
In the new case, Fox News reports a southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of “smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico.”
Government officials said he’s the first person to be accused of violating rules that were set up to halt greenhouse gases, which purportedly contribute to climate change.
The report identifies Michael Hart of San Diego as the suspect arrested. Federal officials accused him of smuggling chemicals across the border under a tarp and tools in his vehicle.
He allegedly posted them for sale on the internet.
Fox reported Hart was arraigned this week and pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of conspiracy, sale and importation.
The prosecution is under a 2020 law that bans bringing hydrofluorocarbons, commonly used as refrigerants, into the U.S. without permission from the Environmental Protection Agency.
A report from NBC said Hart was named in an indictment from federal prosecutors.
“This is the first time the Department of Justice is prosecuting someone for illegally importing greenhouse gases, and it will not be the last,” U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath threatened.
“We are using every means possible to protect our planet from the harm caused by toxic pollutants, including bringing criminal charges.”
WND SPECIAL REPORT – “IT’S TRUMP VS. SWAMP PSYCHOPATHS”: From the Biden administration’s enthusiastic support for amputating body parts of troubled children, to its obsession with bringing as many millions of illegal aliens, terrorists and Chinese soldiers as possible into America, it is increasingly clear that many of this nation’s current leaders are, to put it plainly, stark raving mad.
Indeed, psychiatric experts are finally documenting how the symptom profiles of scary conditions like “Borderline Personality Disorder” and “Narcissistic Personality Disorder” PERFECTLY MATCH today’s top leaders.
One groundbreaking peer-reviewed study published in 2023 documents how left-wing extremism is closely associated with “psychopathic tendencies.” Likewise, retired psychiatrist Brad Lyles, M.D., explains how “one way of understanding the increasingly outlandish beliefs and behaviors of the left is through the lens of Borderline Personality Disorder.” And one of America’s top forensic psychiatrists, Lyle Rossiter, M.D., described Barack Obama’s mental state as “Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder.”
Consider a typical description of sociopathy: “Sociopaths are often well-liked because of their charm and high charisma, but they do not usually care about other people. They think mainly of themselves and often blame others for the things that they do. They have a complete disregard for rules and lie constantly. They seldom feel guilt or learn from punishments.” Remind you of anyone?
From Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to their presidential Cabinet – including Attorney General Merrick Garland, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra – all of these people “have a complete disregard for rules and lie constantly.”
But it’s not just Democrat leaders. Multiple surveys now show how rank-and-file Democrats are TWICE as likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder as Republicans – from depression to bipolar disorder to schizophrenia to narcissistic personality disorder. All this and much more is stunningly laid out in the March edition of WND’s critically acclaimed Whistleblower magazine, “IT’S TRUMP VS. SWAMP PSYCHOPATHS.” Don’t miss it – you will see the whole political-cultural-spiritual war raging in the U.S.A. in a whole new light.
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