There has always been one, extremely obvious and critical flaw with the supply-side approach to combating climate change, however: Most people absolutely hate it when gasoline and electricity prices go up, and tend to get angry at politicians who are in power when it happens. If a president says outright he’s going to keep oil and gas in the ground, there is a strong chance that Americans will vote for someone who will promise to take it out of the ground.
. Rather than slash long-term fossil fuel production, the White House is aiming to stabilize it, in order to make vacillating prices at the pump less of political liability.All of this has marked a bit of a defeat to the supply-side school of climate activism. But with the Inflation Reduction Act, it’s facing an all-out rout. At Manchin’s insistence, the bill
The Economic superorganism continues. The IRA promotes both renewable and fossil narratives: '...for Manchin’s vote, Democrats have promised to introduce a permitting reform bill that will make it harder to stop the development of both renewables and fossil fuel infrastructure.'
Weird replies where all these Democrats are suddenly cool with the oil industry. BTW, probably worth noting that the author of this article is a former spokesperson for an oil industry lobbying firm.
All aboard the failboat!
What a weird framing. Anyone who actually wants to survive climate destruction should be disappointed about massive oil subsidies and pipeline expediency. Always fun to watch the media normalize the utter shit this country is on a daily basis.
can liberals selfreflect AT ALL? this is beyond condescending… & lacking any accountability
“Climate bill”
“for each ton of emissions added by its oil and gas provisions, the rest of the bill cuts 24.”
The populist left were going to be disappointed, regardless.
ADD THIS FOOTPRINT!
Just all around yikes.
DOJ is a political weapon now like Putin uses the KGB to eliminate political opponents! USA has rigged elections and Biden/Democrats turned DOJ & FBI into political weapons to suppress freedom & citizens who try to stand up against their corruption!
Some people want to fight a battle when they have no ammunition.
Manchin is a sell out!
'Internet leftists' - nobody (this leftist included) listens to that. It's Greenpeace's job to press nonstop.
Dems are trending again. We're fixing the damage caused by another republican recession.
The author of this article must be compromised in some way as this is a huge pile of propaganda bullshit
I hate them all
Same dude who stupidly blamed the left for the Roe leak instead of Thomas.
The IEA & IPCC have stated NO new oil & gas infrastructure can EVER be built EVER again. In Manchin’s own words “Youre not going to be able to do anymore offshore or onshore solar/wind unless we're absolutely doing more production with drilling and extraction.” Bill is diabolical
Don't Look Up was a shitty, moronic movie. I have been a 'boots on the ground' climate activist for over 50 years. Though I don't think this bill goes far enough, it is a WIN FOR THE PLANET regardless of who lives on it. ClimateEmergency ClimateAction ClimateActionNow
The democrat party has nothing over the CCP!
I'm indeed seething at the mouth at how liberals are so quick to blame leftists and not the Republicans for the fact that the best bill we could pass, was giving money TO OIL AND GAS COMAPNIES and saying 'go green with these money dear sir, pretty pwease'. Shut up
We have to be careful not to improve your lives too much because we'd get floored in the next election, says party about to get floored in the next election. Same cycle we've been in for 30 years. FDR legislated aggressively and was re-elected until he died.
Internet leftists are the democrats.
The oil and gas leases were rather disappointing. It's a counter-measure that has us on the path to continuing use of fossils. But, it is what it is and I'm glad the decarbonization provisions made it through. It's still a good thing.
Was this article written by a drilling company? JFC.
Today, the FBI took the extraordinary step today of raiding a former president's home, but has still failed to investigate the current president's son. Think what else the Democrats will do if they remain in power.
Two million acres of land or six million acres per year for fossil fuels. Acceptable.
This bill is inflationary garbage, pursuing the wrong solutions for climate change and taking grand bows while taking the nation DOWN FURTHER with inflation. Maybe YOU TOO can land one of those new 500,000 FAKE, only PART TIME JOBS that Brandon claims we're SO lucky to have!
Because even the leftists know no matter how high Biden raises taxes on the middle class, the federal government can’t control the weather.
THINK ABOUT IT this way. In a time just before we know a RECESSION is gonna devastate FAMILY BUDGETS, the DEMOCRATS vote to RAISE YOUR TAXES! THISISMADNESS
stop it. smgdh at the joke the fuqn american media is.
FDemocrats