Thanks for pointing all of this out. I recently had received an email appeal from someone in my circles of environmentalist friends. In it he argued that this bill was "the last chance we've got" to get a handle on climate change. I responded to him that I was skeptical... that while I had neither done nor read any signficant analysis of the bill, the Manchin provisions might well offset any of the positives from the renewable energy funding. The analysis presented here tends to confirm that.
I also told him that it was my long-considered conclusion, after many decades of activism, advocacy, organizational leadership and also direct and frequent involvement with both electoral and policy politics, we no longer have the luxury of waiting and hoping the extant political system will address the growing emergency. Only massive public, grassroots action using our only collective remnant powers - to influence and 'perturb' the economy to force it (and those with the power) to do what is needed.
No one cares about climate change now due to other crisis, and a major backlash. Assholes are scapegoating Vandana Shiva over Sri Lanka. Do not expect much for now. This war in Ukraine is serving the fossil fuel industry and cries for nuclear power.
All a bunch of greenwashing, designed to benefit the billionaire class. I heard they stuffed some drilling in there. At this point, we are compromised on oil. Sigh.
Great article. Really appreciate it. The Inflation Reduction in the bill's name is nothing more than doublespeak and a complete hoax. And in terms of the climate, it's a total disaster. Only massive popular uprisings across all the major capitalist countries can turn this thing around. If we leave it to the government, we're all goners.
Thanks for pointing all of this out. I recently had received an email appeal from someone in my circles of environmentalist friends. In it he argued that this bill was "the last chance we've got" to get a handle on climate change. I responded to him that I was skeptical... that while I had neither done nor read any signficant analysis of the bill, the Manchin provisions might well offset any of the positives from the renewable energy funding. The analysis presented here tends to confirm that.
I also told him that it was my long-considered conclusion, after many decades of activism, advocacy, organizational leadership and also direct and frequent involvement with both electoral and policy politics, we no longer have the luxury of waiting and hoping the extant political system will address the growing emergency. Only massive public, grassroots action using our only collective remnant powers - to influence and 'perturb' the economy to force it (and those with the power) to do what is needed.
I agree completely! If this bill is our last chance, we are truly doomed. Only a mass united working class movement is going to get real change.
No one cares about climate change now due to other crisis, and a major backlash. Assholes are scapegoating Vandana Shiva over Sri Lanka. Do not expect much for now. This war in Ukraine is serving the fossil fuel industry and cries for nuclear power.
All a bunch of greenwashing, designed to benefit the billionaire class. I heard they stuffed some drilling in there. At this point, we are compromised on oil. Sigh.
Great article. Really appreciate it. The Inflation Reduction in the bill's name is nothing more than doublespeak and a complete hoax. And in terms of the climate, it's a total disaster. Only massive popular uprisings across all the major capitalist countries can turn this thing around. If we leave it to the government, we're all goners.