The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haksins, and Chris Talgo present episode 453 of the In The Tank Podcast. The European Union recently passed a law that would essentially mandate many of the guidelines and metrics of the ESG scheme we have talked much about on this show. You might ask, "Who cares about Europe?" Unfortunately, the way this Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is written, it has the potential to fundamentally transform the way businesses around the world operate. It is imperative we get this message out to the public and to lawmakers to protect America from this dangerous law.

PRIMARY TOPIC - RADICAL NEW EU LAW WILL FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM AMERICA

Fox News - Europe is hell bent on forcing US companies to go woke and it has a new law to do just that

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/europe-hell-bent-forcing-us-companies-woke-has-new-law-just

Western Journal - Europe Just Approved the Worst Communist Law Ever - How It Affects You

https://www.westernjournal.com/europe-just-approved-worst-communist-law-ever-affects/

SECONDARY TOPIC - EU ELECTIONS SHIFT TO RIGHT

WSJ - Europe’s Ascendant Right-Wing Parties Want to Remake the EU. They Can’t Agree on How.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europes-ascendant-right-wing-parties-want-to-remake-the-eu-they-cant-agree-how-96986a44

Nature - Far-right gains in European elections: what they mean for climate goals

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01742-w

Politico - Inside von der Leyen’s secret climate crusade

https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyens-secret-climate-crusade/