National Climate Adviser Calls Clean Energy Standards, Tax Credits “Non-Negotiables”

National Climate Adviser Calls Clean Energy Standards, Tax Credits “Non-Negotiables”

by Amy Lupica, ODP Staff Writer National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy has announced that the administration considers clean electricity standards (CES) and clean energy tax credits “non-negotiables” in future infrastructure packages. She told Punchbowl News that these measures could be passed through the reconciliation agreement following President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure package announced last week. This was a sentiment echoed […]

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#InfrastructureWeek No Longer a Joke After Bipartisan Agreement

#InfrastructureWeek No Longer a Joke After Bipartisan Agreement

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators met with President Biden to reach a deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework. The bulk of the funds will be put toward transportation and “traditional” infrastructure such as bridges, roads, transit systems, and passenger rail. The remainder of the funds will be spent on other infrastructure such […]

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The Green Takeaways From Biden’s Address To Congress

The Green Takeaways From Biden’s Address To Congress

Last night President Biden delivered his first joint address to Congress and outlined to the American people his vision for the power of government to improve lives and address urgent threats like the pandemic and the climate crisis. Biden has been a career champion of the ability of the federal government to solve the nation’s […]

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Inauguration Countdown–Biden Announces Additional Climate Plans/Staff

Inauguration Countdown–Biden Announces Additional Climate Plans/Staff

We have no time to waste when it comes to getting this virus under control and building our economy back better. Tune in as I announce my American Rescue Plan. https://t.co/4YAg0nhJMn — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 15, 2021 Yesterday, President-elect Joe Biden announced his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan which he described as “a two-step […]

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#DOTUS On Instagram

#DOTUS On Instagram

Normalcy will return to the White House in January — the First Family will again have pets!  The Bidens have two dogs, Champ and Major, and now an Instagram account with 60,000 followers, and even their own hashtag #DOTUS.  The Obamas had two dogs, Sunny and Bo, and the Bushes had two cats and a […]

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