"Carbon capture has been largely an exercise in expensive failure, and there is no reason to think that additional taxpayer subsidies will change that."
Whatever Republicans do—and in the end they will do what Big Oil instructs them to do—progressives should not sign off on permitting reform that helps expand the fossil fuel empire.
Reining in stock buybacks can help reorient our economy to one that prioritizes the long-term needs of companies, workers, consumers, communities, and the planet.