Tag: green infrastructure

People Should Pay More for Gas to Save Democracy: World Economic Forum

July 14, 2022
Business & Marketseconomic policiesfossil fuelgreen infrastructureInternationalWestern democraciesWorldWorld Economic Forum (WEF)
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An article published on the World Economic Forum (WEF) website has called for the world to transition to “green energy,” insisting that it is the key to protecting democracy. In the article, Colorado State University economics professor Edward Barbier claims the world is facing two global crises of climate change and the decline of democracy. In order…

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Some Democrats Signal Opposition to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package

July 22, 2021
Bipartisan infrastructure billcongressDemocratsgreen infrastructurePolicyPoliticsRep. Peter DeFazioRepublicansUSUS News
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Some progressive House Democrats and 30 members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are indicating opposition to the Senate’s negotiations of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and 30 Democratic members of the committee sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)…

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