'Better Than We Thought': Biden Wins Early Praise From Skeptical Mass. Climate Activists
Cole Harrison wasn't exactly excited about the idea of a Joe Biden presidency. In fact, the executive director of Massachusetts Peace Action says his group was "fearful of [Biden's] leadership," in part because Biden's $2 trillion climate plan is less ambitious than the Green New Deal favored by progressives. The Green New Deal, coauthored by Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, would cost at least $10 trillion and possibly much more. But the new president's approach to combating climate change is proving "better than we thought," Harrison said. On his way to winning the White Ho...
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