Greenpeace USA
by Charlie Jiang
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Has President Biden met the bar for real climate leadership in his first 100 days? We graded the Administration’s progress toward phasing out fossil fuels and enacting a Green New Deal, based on our #Climate2020 Scorecard.
Numerical metrics are based on the following “progress bar” that represents steps toward full implementation, with weightings derived from the #Climate2020 Scorecard.
Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
1. Lead a Managed Fossil Fuel Phase Out
Has President Biden initiated a managed phase out of domestic fossil fuel production, both federal and non-federal, before 2050?
The U.S. must phase out fossil fuel production as quickly as possible to meet global climate targets. During the campaign, Joe Biden offered some rhetoric in support of a phase out of fossil fuel production. Kamala Harris went even further, proposing an international agreement to address fossil fuel production. However, so far the Biden-Harris Administration
The White House
White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities
Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts
Today, theWhite House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the initial recommendations from the Interagency Working Group to catalyze economic revitalization, create good-paying, union jobs, and support workers in energy communities – hard-hit coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities – across the country.
The Interagency Working Group identified nearly $38 billion in existing federal funding that could be accessed by energy communities for infrastructure, environmental remediation, union job creation, and community revitalization efforts. This funding includes the over $260 million in existing resources already mobilized by the
White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities
Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts
Today, theWhite House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the initial recommendations from the Interagency Working Group to catalyze economic revitalization, create good-paying, union jobs, and support workers in energy communities – hard-hit coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities – across the country.
The Interagency Working Group identified nearly $38 billion in existing federal funding that could be accessed by energy communities for infrastructure, environmental remediation, union job creation, and community revitalization efforts. This funding includes the over $260 million in existing resources already mobilized by the Department of t
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 22, 2021 at 10:16am
Jacksonville residents are being asked to complete a survey aimed at developing a new comprehensive plan for the city.
The Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation in collaboration with city and county leaders and the Illinois Housing Development Authority is working to develop a new housing needs assessment for the City of Jacksonville.
JREDC President Kristin Jamison says responses to the Community Needs Assessment Survey will provide valuable feedback from Jacksonville residents that will directly impact decisions made during a new community revitalization effort.
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We initially had a meeting with IHDA, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, to talk about the fact that it’s time for the City of Jacksonville to be thinking about a comprehensive plan. It’s been over twenty years since the last one was unveiled and a lot of that work has been accomplished. Mayor Andy Ezard is intent on work
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Last week, two organizations hosted a White House briefing on
President Biden s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package,
the American Jobs Plan (the Plan ). The organizations
were Small Business for America s Future and Business
Forward. During the briefing, National Economic Council Deputy
Director Bharat Ramamurti repeatedly emphasized the importance of
expanding access to broadband to 100 percent of Americans and
reducing the cost of broadband service. Access to affordable
broadband is essential to the White House s vision of
modernized American infrastructure.
The Plan equates the need for broadband with the country s