Manchin bill could worsen climate crisis
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Politicians and media pundits are lauding the yet to be passed $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act as “the most ambitious climate action” ever taken by Congress. However, considering that the U.S. Congress has never passed any significant climate legislation, the praise is a bit of a stretch. And t

Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity, labeled the bill “a climate suicide pact” noting: “The new leasing required in this bill will fan the flames of the climate disasters torching our country.”

  • T34 [they/them]
    8•2 years ago

    tl;dr Manchin’s bill mandates the leasing of millions of acres of public land and coastal water for oil and gas, and subsidizes businesses, house owners, and luxury electric car buyers