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"    Consistent with the goals of the President’s Build Back Better jobs and economic recovery plan, of which his clean energy jobs plan is a central pillar, the order directs the federal agencies to procure carbon pollution-free electricity and clean, zero-emission vehicles to create good-paying, union jobs and stimulate clean energy industries.
    In addition, the order requires those purchases be Made in America, following President Biden’s Buy American executive order. The order also directs agencies to apply and strictly enforce the prevailing wage and benefit guidelines of the Davis Bacon and other acts and encourage Project Labor Agreements. These actions reaffirm that agencies should work to ensure that any jobs created with funds to address the climate crisis are good jobs with a choice to join a union.
    The order directs each federal agency to develop a plan to increase the resilience of its facilities and operations to the impacts of climate change and directs relevant agencies to report on ways to expand and improve climate forecast capabilities – helping facilitate public access to climate related information and assisting governments, communities, and businesses in preparing for and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
    The order directs the Secretary of the Interior to pause on entering into new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or offshore waters to the extent possible, launch a rigorous review of all existing leasing and permitting practices related to fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and identify steps that can be taken to double renewable energy production from offshore wind by 2030. The order does not restrict energy activities on lands that the United States holds in trust for Tribes. The Secretary of the Interior will continue to consult with Tribes regarding the development and management of renewable and conventional energy resources, in conformance with the U.S. government’s trust responsibilities.
    The order directs federal agencies to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies as consistent with applicable law and identify new opportunities to spur innovation, commercialization, and deployment of clean energy technologies and infrastructure.

Rebuild Our Infrastructure for a Sustainable Economy

    The order catalyzes the creation of jobs in construction, manufacturing, engineering and the skilled-trades by directing steps to ensure that every federal infrastructure investment reduces climate pollution and that steps are taken to accelerate clean energy and transmission projects under federal siting and permitting processes in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Advance Conservation, Agriculture, and Reforestation

    The order commits to the goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and oceans by 2030 and launches a process for stakeholder engagement from agricultural and forest landowners, fishermen, Tribes, States, Territories, local officials, and others to identify strategies that will result in broad participation.
    The order also calls for the establishment of a Civilian Climate Corps Initiative to put a new generation of Americans to work conserving and restoring public lands and waters, increasing reforestation, increasing carbon sequestration in the agricultural sector, protecting biodiversity, improving access to recreation, and addressing the changing climate.
    The order directs the Secretary of Agriculture to collect input from farmers, ranchers, and other stakeholders on how to use federal programs to encourage adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices that produce verifiable carbon reductions and sequestrations and create new sources of income and jobs for rural Americans."

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/27/fact-she...

Well I guess the nuclear fleet will be ok but warplanes and tanks are a bust.

BUT.. the manufacturers of EV's will be delighted.

mothra wrote on Jan 26^th, 2021 at 8:42am:





Who do you think is talking to Biden in that ear piece telling him what to say? "Salute the Marine" "I don't know what I am signing". When he lacks instructions he runs out of the room.

"Jennifer Granholm, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Energy, insisted Wednesday that “clean energy” jobs will replace those that “might be sacrificed.”

Granholm’s remarks came during questioning from Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), who pointed out the significant loss of American jobs due to a long-term ban on oil, gas, and coal leasing and permitting on federal lands.

“A long-term ban on oil and gas leasing would cost 62,000 jobs in New Mexico, 33,000 jobs in Wyoming, and 18,000 jobs in Colorado,” Barrasso said to Granholm.

Asked how a ban would be “consistent” with Biden’s message of unity and job creation, Granholm said, “I think the president’s plan of building back better, which would create more jobs in energy, clean energy, than the jobs that might be sacrificed.”

“But I will say this, we don’t want to see any jobs sacrificed,” Granholm added, saying she must work together with “those states that have these jobs in abundance.”

Granholm also stated that the “licenses that currently are operating are not going to be disrupted,” saying that they will “continue to operate.” "

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/27/biden-energy-nominee-jennifer-gran...

So these high paying green jobs - Are they available now BEFORE they reduce fossil fuelled jobs? If so why aren't more people leaving? Those put out of work lose homes. Those that are made homeless may react. And it won't be just Republicans hurt.

lee wrote on Jan 29^th, 2021 at 12:53pm:


That's true, Lee. Plenty of them voted for Sleepy Joe, no?

If they were listening, they'd have heard Sleepy Joe's not shutting down any current fossil fuel projects. He's denying new leases for fracking in national parks and on government land.

Still, there's a market for porkies, but do you know?

Putting Biden in the White House has just stopped a good, oh I don't know, 23.3 lies a day. Check it out:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidmarkowitz/2020/05/05/trump-is-lying-more-than-...

There's now a president and a press secretary who come out each day to discuss things called facts. Uncanny, no? Journalists get to ask things called questions and get things called answers. Imagine, it doesn't even matter which publication or broadcaster they're from. Even CNN, CNBC, the Washington Post and New York Times get answers.

And no walk-outs. Biden hasn't walked off yet. No attacks on the lying, fake news media or anything.

I know how attentive you'll be, Lee, given your interest in the facts, but I do hope the leftards don't get too excited. It can't last forever. It won't take much - a school shooting, a wild weather event, a fiscal crisis. Someone's bound to discover Trump's debt, which will quickly become Biden's debt. It won't be long before Joe's telling the media to, like, come on, man...

They did it to Clinton, they did it to Obama, and they definitely did it to Hillary. Sure, Mr Trump's off Twitter for a bit, so there's no Trump re-tweets of Pizzagate stories or Michelle Obama being a man, but Biden's honeymoon can't last forever.

You're no Trump supporter, Lee, so you'll be pleased to see facts return to the White House, but I wouldn't get too used to it if I was you.

You watch, it won't take Tucker and Hannity and Judge Jeanine to start the on-air hissy fits going again. All Obama had to do was appear in a tan suit.

I know, I know, a tan suit? In the Oval Office? On a black man?

Ridiculous, but what do you expect?

They're leftards.

lee wrote on Jan 29^th, 2021 at 6:23pm:


I don't have to show you where you're wrong, dear. I'm free to post whatever I feel.

You?

Big Donger wrote on Jan 29^th, 2021 at 6:38pm:



Of course petal. You always have. It doesn't need any truthfulness.

Big Donger wrote on Jan 29^th, 2021 at 7:56pm:



The same as I'm not a Biden supporter.