Apparently Gina has some unfinished business she would like to attend to...
Bloomberg (9/29/21) reports: "The Biden administration will reach its decarbonization goals even if Congress fails to pass a $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy said Wednesday. Regulations from a broad swath of agencies—including, but not limited to, the EPA and Interior Department—will help the administration reach its various climate goals, such as cutting domestic emissions in half by 2030, McCarthy said at a briefing convened by Environmental Entrepreneurs, or E2. 'We’re going to do it, because there’s many other ways to get to an endgame here,' she said. The power sector and other regulated industries also see market signals that are nudging them firmly toward decarbonizing, McCarthy said. Federal investment approaches could make it 'too enticing and economically viable' for utilities not to embrace clean energy, she said. 'I don’t think we need to have every penny in here to make progress,' McCarthy said, referring to the twin bills being negotiated in Congress. 'I don’t want anyone to think that just because we didn’t get it all, that we’re not going to get where we need to go, because we will.' Nevertheless, McCarthy said the administration believes 'we’ll get what we’ve asked for' and that the national conversation over climate science has evolved significantly in recent years."
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"One missed paycheck at a time, I lose more hope in the current state of our country. During his campaign, Joe Biden promised to be an advocate for middle class families. However, he has instead killed thousands of family-sustaining pipeline jobs. I will most likely have to settle for an entry-level job with entry-level pay here in Tennessee now that there seems to be no realistic options. John Kerry’s empty promise of employing us in solar panel jobs has so far not come to fruition. "
– Suzanne Walker,
Pipeliners Local Union 798
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