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silence7 ( silence7@slrpnk.net ) M to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.5 Billion for Largest Ever Investment in America’s Electric Grid, Deploying More Clean Energy, Lowering Costs, and Creating Union Jobs

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.5 Billion for Largest Ever Investment in America’s Electric Grid, Deploying More Clean Energy, Lowering Costs, and Creating Union Jobs

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silence7 ( silence7@slrpnk.net ) M to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago
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Investing in America Agenda Funds Projects Across 44 States to Strengthen the Power Grid Against Extreme Weather, and Deliver Cheaper, Cleaner, Reliable Energy to Communities Across the Country; Supports Union Jobs in the Utility Sector

For people who want news coverage of this, the are articles from the Associated Press and Reuters

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  • Igloojoe ( Igloojoe@lemm.ee ) 
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    We probably won’t see a dime here in Texas since our dumbass politicians think it’s best to separate ourselves from the grid. In hopes that Texas might sucede or some stupid shit.

  • blazera ( blazera@kbin.social ) 
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    Too many undefined asterisks. Everytime they say clean energy im skeptical, like its intentionally distinct from renewable energy. Like natural gas projects with carbon offset schemes, or some bullshit like clean coal again.

    • TigrisMorte ( TigrisMorte@kbin.social ) 
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      Yeah, it would be better to do nothing! /s

      • blazera ( blazera@kbin.social ) 
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        As opposed to more fossil fuel projects, yeah.

        Looking a bit more into the specific projects though, it looks like there’s no energy generating projects at all here, its all distribution infrastructure, with sprinklings of renewable energy wording because they use powerlines too.

        • TigrisMorte ( TigrisMorte@kbin.social ) 
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          Your desperation to be displeased, while oh so edgy and endearing to the ladies, isn’t helpful.

          • blazera ( blazera@kbin.social ) 
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            We are talking about the bill that issued millions of acres in new oil and gas leasing. Im fully expecting emissions to continue increasing

            • TigrisMorte ( TigrisMorte@kbin.social ) 
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              No, the bill did not do that. Oil leases do not require Congress pass a bill and are completely unrelated.

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                https://www.energy.senate.gov/2023/6/manchin-record-onshore-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-prompted-by-inflation-reduction-act

                • TigrisMorte ( TigrisMorte@kbin.social ) 
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                  And thus proving my statement. Prompted does not mean legislated. Yes, to appease Manchin they had to line his pockets. It is sad but once more you prove that your assumptions are invalid.

    • SkepticElliptic ( SkepticElliptic@beehaw.org ) 
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      Carbon “sequestration”

    • NattyNatty2x4 ( NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org ) 
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      Clean usually means nuclear is included

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    Rookie numbers

    • silence7 ( silence7@slrpnk.net ) OP
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      It’s part of the Inflation Reduction Act, so it’s far from the only thing happening. My expectation is that consistent with the history of US electric supply, private capital will supply the bulk of what’s needed here.

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