My Turn: Climate change a winning issue: Let’s work together to solve it MARK REYNOLDS
Modified: 12/17/2020 2:53:28 PM
In the home stretch of the 2020 campaign, presidential candidate Joe Biden leaned hard into the issue of climate change, giving a televised climate speech and running climate-focused ads in swing states. His campaign bet that this issue, once considered politically risky, would now be a winner.
That bet paid off. The votes have been tallied, and candidate Biden is now President-elect Biden. But, as is often the case, his party doesn’t have unified control across the whole federal government. President Biden will govern alongside a Democratic House, a conservative Supreme Court, and a Senate that could either have a slim Republican or Democratic majority. That makes “working together” the order of the day.
Letter: Kudos to Garamendi
Local members of Citizens’ Climate Lobby extend our hearty thanks to US Rep. John Garamendi for his co-sponsorship of HR763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA).
This bipartisan bill would cut CO2 emissions from greenhouse gases by 40% in 12 years by placing a steadily rising fee on fossil fuel at the mine or wellhead.
Among those with the lowest 60% of incomes, 83% would receive dividends greater than their increased fuel costs. For an additional 13% of these people, added costs would be less than .02% of income, $100 on a $50,000 annual income.
Those with larger incomes, who typically have higher consumption lifestyles, would spend more than their dividend.
It would be an understatement to say that 2020 has been an eventful year. Whether you manage to make it home or if you are zooming in to the holiday dinner table, it has been a tricky few months for small talk topics.
In between other popular dinner table subjects, like politics, protests or the pandemic, you might find yourself wondering how to bring up your climate concerns.
We get it, environmental matters can often be divisive. Discussions can leave us disheartened, especially if the other party doesn’t share our convictions. As a result, many of us are reluctant to be the ones to initiate them.
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Dec 13, 2020
Policymakers and activists are watching Pennsylvania again, but this time itâs not about our votes. Itâs about our CO2 emissions and whether weâre going to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
According to the Commonwealthâs Environmental Quality Board, Pennsylvaniaâs electricity generating units (EGUs) rank 4th highest among CO2 emitting EGUs in the country. So, itâs not surprising that a proposal to join a regional effort to control this important contributor to the climate crisis is getting a lot of attention. You can make your voice heard by offering a public comment by Dec. 14 or a written comment by Jan. 14.