July 28, 2021
Biden Should Reject the Infrastructure Plan Written by Exxon and Invest in Saving the Climate Instead
As disaster after disaster unfolds, any plan that doesn’t tackle the climate crisis with urgency isn’t worth taking seriously.
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The Pacific Northwest is still reeling from a punishing heat wave that cracked roads, melted power cables, and killed hundreds. Wildfires from the heat destroyed an entire village in British Columbia and are now raging out of control in parts of Oregon and California.
Elsewhere, devastating floods have struck China and Germany, prolonged droughts are plaguing Southern Africa, and wildfires are raging across Siberia.
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