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Tuesday, June 7th, 2022

The House GOP has a “Climate ” Plan. It’s a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry

Author:     Mike Ludwig
Source:     truthout
Publication Date:     June 3, 2022
 Link: The House GOP has a “Climate ” Plan. It’s a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry
Stephan:   The GOP climate proposal is a measure of the corruption of that party. The Republican Congress members either do not understand or do not care about climate change and what it is doing to the earth. What they care about is the money they get from the carbon industry corporations that pays to keep them in power. Your wellbeing, the wellbeing of your children and their children is of little or no consequence to these members.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol
Credit: Win McNamee / Getty

In an apparent bid to win over midterm voters, House Republicans announced a climate and energy plan on Thursday that would accelerate expansion of the fossil fuel industry and other sources of pollution — and sets no reduction goals for climate-warming emissions.

Republicans say their strategy would harness the power of “entrepreneurship” to promote cleaner energy and reduce emissions. Lawmakers leading the effort have enjoyed lavish campaign contributions from the oil and gas sector.

The plan, first outlined in a brief press release Thursday morning, appears to contain few new policy ideas. What it does contain are clear giveaways to the fossil fuel lobby, according to environmental groups. Republicans would provide tax credits or incentives to controversial (and struggling) “carbon capture” projects as well as to nuclear power, while weakening environmental rules to speed up permitting for oil drilling, pipelines, natural gas export terminals, and other large infrastructure.

Republicans say their plan would also benefit the renewable energy sector, but House Democrats quickly panned the proposal, […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    I just joined a Solar-WInd energy supplier for my electricity supplier. I am just trying to “get with the program” to help get rid of all the Coal and oil and Natural gas and Nuclear suppliers which Penelec uses for most of their fuel.