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applegrove

(118,933 posts) Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:28 PM Apr 2019

Democratic presidential candidate O'Rourke lays out $5 trillion climate plani

Democratic presidential candidate O’Rourke lays out $5 trillion climate plan

By Valerie Volcovici at Politicus USA

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/04/29/democratic-presidential-candidate-orourke-lays-out-5-trillion-climate-plan.html

(Reuters)

The plan lays out a series of executive actions that would reverse the “energy dominance” policies of President Donald Trump, who has been rolling back environmental regulation to increase domestic fossil fuels production.

O’Rourke’s measures include U.S. re-entry into the Paris Climate Agreement, ordering a reduction in methane emissions from oil and gas operations, halting new drilling leases on federal land and restoring pollution standards for power plants.

His plan also calls for raising taxes on the wealthy and on corporations to help fund some $5 trillion in projects to modernize infrastructure and clean energy technology over a decade.

The net-zero goal in O’Rourke’s and other climate plans means reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions 100 percent or offsetting them by as much as is emitted.

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Democratic presidential candidate O'Rourke lays out $5 trillion climate plani (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2019 OP

The League of Conservation voters like this plan Gothmog Apr 2019 #1

Spelling mistake in your op. Convervative. applegrove Apr 2019 #4

Not sure why the Conservative League is into this, but it alines with Inslee's & David Wallace-Wells ancianita Apr 2019 #2

Conservation League. I made your same mistake. applegrove Apr 2019 #3

Oops. My bad. I must be tired. ancianita Apr 2019 #6

Here is the actual plan Indygram Apr 2019 #5

Beto had a good interview with a hostile Chris Hayes Gothmog Apr 2019 #7

Gothmog

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1. The League of Conservation voters like this plan

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:33 PM

Apr 2019

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

applegrove

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4. Spelling mistake in your op. Convervative.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:53 PM

Apr 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

ancianita

(36,238 posts)

2. Not sure why the Conservative League is into this, but it alines with Inslee's & David Wallace-Wells

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 09:48 PM

Apr 2019

longstanding argument that a large upfront commitment in order to slow climate change will save us a lot of back end cascading disaster relief we'd have to spend.

Biden has been a informed speaker on all the ramifications of our climate change decision making for a lot longer.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden