Optional@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agoBiden’s Record Is Full of Climate Wins — So Why Don’t Voters Know It? Environmental groups are making a concerted effort to educate voters about President Joe Biden’s climate policies before electionwww.notus.orgexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1390arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down14·6 months agoWhat I’m saying is, if you want the voters to notice, you have to actually do something. Setting a goal is nothing. Then they go “look at what we did!” yeah, you haven’t done ANYTHING yet. Another example, all the EV chargers… https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/05/congress-ev-chargers-billions-00129996 It’s great to have a goal to build charging stations. It’s not a WIN until you can point to tangible progress. How many built? Last I checked it was around 9? How many are in permitting? 🤷♂️ How many are actively being constructed? 🤷♂️ Don’t tout all the things you’ve “done” when you haven’t actually done anything yet. “Look at me! I set a goal to lose 175 pounds by August!” “Can you actually lose 5 pounds a day every day for 36 days?” “🤷♂️ But hey! I set the goal! That’s just as good!”
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·edit-26 months agoThe impact of the IRA on climate change can be studied by the same models that predict future climate change. In other words, claims that the IRA doesn’t affect climate change are as scientifically baseless as claims that global warming is harmless. Either you believe scientific models or you don’t.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoYet, investing in that gym membership and researching better nutrition habits are significant progress, even before you start losing weigh
What I’m saying is, if you want the voters to notice, you have to actually do something. Setting a goal is nothing. Then they go “look at what we did!” yeah, you haven’t done ANYTHING yet.
Another example, all the EV chargers…
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/05/congress-ev-chargers-billions-00129996
It’s great to have a goal to build charging stations. It’s not a WIN until you can point to tangible progress.
How many built? Last I checked it was around 9? How many are in permitting? 🤷♂️ How many are actively being constructed? 🤷♂️
Don’t tout all the things you’ve “done” when you haven’t actually done anything yet.
“Look at me! I set a goal to lose 175 pounds by August!”
“Can you actually lose 5 pounds a day every day for 36 days?”
“🤷♂️ But hey! I set the goal! That’s just as good!”
The impact of the IRA on climate change can be studied by the same models that predict future climate change.
In other words, claims that the IRA doesn’t affect climate change are as scientifically baseless as claims that global warming is harmless.
Either you believe scientific models or you don’t.
Yet, investing in that gym membership and researching better nutrition habits are significant progress, even before you start losing weigh