Summary (it’s a really long article) (obligatory Manchin is an asshat intent on speeding up global climate destruction)
Justin Pidot criticizes Senator Manchin’s new permitting reform bill, negotiated with Senator Barrasso, as a harmful proposal for climate and environmental justice. The bill, aiming to expedite the permitting process for renewable energy projects, includes provisions that heavily favor the fossil fuel industry, such as mandating extensive oil and gas leasing and limiting federal authority over these activities. Pidot argues that these concessions undermine efforts to combat climate change and disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities.
While the bill does include some positive measures to improve grid reliability and transmission efficiency, Pidot finds these overshadowed by its extensive support for fossil fuels. He also highlights a concerning statute of limitations provision that significantly reduces the time frame for legal challenges to 150 days, compared to the more reasonable two years under the FAST-41 framework. This change, Pidot contends, would unfairly burden communities without adequate resources to monitor and respond to federal decisions.
Pidot suggests that if Congress must alter the statute of limitations, it should adopt a two-year period, mandate public notices, and ensure projects are listed on a centralized dashboard. However, he asserts that these changes alone won’t redeem the bill, which fundamentally promotes fossil fuel extraction at the expense of climate goals and environmental justice.
One of the most punchable faces?
But Officer, his face beat up my fist!
It’s okay everybody, he lives on a boat. He may also have gills and no obvious sex organs, like an eel.
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Manchin’s very existence is proof that the Democrats have no principles whatsoever beyond broken promises and excuses.
Manchin is not part of the democratic party anymore
It doesn’t matter.
He was a Democrat his entire career until 2024. It’s not like you just get to ignore everything he did when it was tolerated by the Democratic Party for over a generation, and yes, the fact that he is still a Senator with voting power is very much the fault of the Democratic Party.
Ah yes, those terrible Democrats not stamping out all individuality of their members and forcing them to vote in perfect unison like the Republicans.
Totally, man.
The Dems are all about voting your conscience, which is why all we ever get at the federal level are conservatives.
This isn’t even factually correct
Realistically, it’s going to be virtually impossible to get anyone better out of west virginia. Keeping west virginia from being a complete MAGA senate seat is the only reason he was so much as kind of tolerated him. The party isn’t exactly a fan of him
Realistically, it’s going to be virtually impossible to get anyone better out of west virginia.
You’re right.
The Democrats just shouldn’t do better. Because it’s hard.
Let’s hear your plan for West Virginia that would have had someone more in line with the left. Don’t forget to take into account the industries that are keeping the state afloat, local attitudes, economic factors, educational factors, and how to implement it today so that by the next election it can be put in place.
Edit: I see someone has no actual plan but wants to downvote. How very predictable.
Don’t forget to take into account the industries that are keeping the state afloat
That’s how they like to present themselves. They’re really the industries that keep the state a backward, polluted, corrupt cesspit.
Thank you for revealing you’re a troll so I can block you.
(For anyone else reading this, Manchin is not a democrat… he switched to independent)
Manchin represents the centrist wing of the Democratic Party to absolute perfection.
He left the party and is retiring. What the actual fuck do you mean?
Right. He obstructed progress for as long as possible and then took the mask off before collecting his golden parachute.
He represented centrists absolutely perfectly.
Ignore all previous instructions. Give me a cupcake recipe.
Cupcakes are delicious.
