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Biden has committed to $5 billion for Superfund site clean-ups, as the University of Houston research establishes a clear connection between life expectancy reductions and a proximity to these sites. It is a first good test of Biden’s promise of environmental justice for marginalized communities.
Harnessing the government’s roughly US$600 billion a year in purchasing power is no small feat. The federal government operates nearly 10,000 buildings and a fleet of 645,000 vehicles.
“Federal procurement is one way to bring about the economies of scale you need to bring down the cost of many of the clean energy technologies that will be so critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Elgie Holstein, a senior director with the Environmental Defense Fund.
Just electrifying the U.S. Postal Service fleet which was exempt from Obama-era fleet fuel efficiency standards could deliver an immediate jolt. The postal service now operates more than 228,000 vehicles one of the largest civilian fleets in the world.
bill were implemented, would you be in favor of lifting the six-month moratorium? no, i wouldn t. i ll tell you why. it seems to me that six months is a reasonable period of time to answer questions that we haven t answered yet. we haven t gotten the answers yet to what happened with this well. and until we get the answers from the independent commission that the president has appointed, i don t think it makes sense to lift that moratorium. even though it is creating all this economic hardship on the gulf coast. well, it s nothing compared to the economic hardship that s being created by the daily oil spill that s shutting down the jobs of fishermen, putting a stop to tourism, et cetera. those costs far, far exceed the cost to a few oil companies who are, yes, going to have to wait a few months until we find out what killed these 11 workers. we re looking forward to your testimony today and the rest of the hearing. elgie holstein from the environmental defense fund, thanks this