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CHAMBER GOES AFTER ENHANCED UNEMPLOYMENT: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce this morning seized on April’s vastly underwhelming jobs numbers, laying the blame on the federal $300 enhanced unemployment included in President
Joe Biden’s relief package and calling for the benefit to be scrapped.
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CHENEY VERSUS STEFANIK ON CLIMATE: The expected swap of
Liz Cheney for
Donald Trump than policy.
But something about the change in the Republican power structure struck us as noteworthy.
Stefanik, despite her pro-Trump rhetoric, is actually among one of the most liberal Republicans, while Cheney has a very conservative voting record.
Their views on climate change might be among the biggest contrasts.
An early climate champion: Stefanik, a 36-year-old from upstate New York, was the lead
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It will take a massive wartime mobilization effort to effectively address the climate emergency, argues Saul Griffith inventor, MacArthur genius fellow, CEO of Otherlab and co-founder of Rewiring America, an organization dedicated to creating millions of American jobs while combating climate change.
So what does a wartime mobilization effort look like? How much will it cost? Will we have to make sacrifices in the process? What does this shift mean for the future of utilities? And will politicians ever get on board? Griffith explains in this episode of
Plus, he weighs in on the massive year-end spending bill that passed in Congress this week which includes significant climate and clean energy measures. If signed into law, will this legislation put the U.S. on the right track to achieve deep decarbonization?