#whatbidendid — Public Fediverse posts

#WhatBidenDid for McFlurry machines:

"Trump announced plans to make sure McDonald’s ice cream machines work again, while the Biden administration actually made it happen."

Also a bunch of other things, like:
"Trump said he’d use Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug costs, while Biden succeeded on the issue."

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/unexpected-political-relevance-mcdonalds-mcflurry-machines-rcna178423?cid=eml_maddow_2024110

"Officials from East Kentucky Power Cooperative (#EKPC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture joined Gov. Andy Beshear at the state Capitol Monday morning to tout funding that will build solar installations producing 757 megawatts of electricity and improve transmission infrastructure."

https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/10/28/defining-moment-east-kentucky-power-expanding-solar-with-up-to-1-4-billion-from-feds/
#Kentucky #NewERA #WhatBidenDid

"The Biden administration announced $2 billion in funding for projects to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. #grid against ExtremeWeather, an increasing concern following two consecutive major hurricanes in the Atlantic.

The funding, which will go to 38 projects in 42 states, will be provided through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, a $10.5 billion initiative in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4941863-biden-admin-funds-grid-resilience/
#WhatBidenDid #ElectricGrid

You know how it's nearly impossible to cancel "trial" subscriptions?
No more.

FTC takes on subscription traps with 'click to cancel' rule

“The rule is an overdue response to a rising number of consumer complaints about situations in which it is "extraordinarily easy to sign up for a subscription, but absurdly difficult to cancel." “

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ftc-takes-subscription-traps-with-click-cancel-rule-2024-10-16/
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#WhatBidenDid for the health of children's lungs:

"Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning #ElectricSchoolBus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election

The idea has broad appeal — as electric school buses can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also cut the output of soot and other pollution that can endanger children’s health."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-school-buses-are-a-climate-and-health-win-with-staying-power/

#WhatBidenDid for the health of children's lungs:

"Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning #ElectricSchoolBus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election

The idea has broad appeal — as electric school buses can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also cut the output of soot and other pollution that can endanger children’s health."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-school-buses-are-a-climate-and-health-win-with-staying-power/

#WhatBidenDid for the health of children's lungs:

"Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning #ElectricSchoolBus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election

The idea has broad appeal — as electric school buses can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also cut the output of soot and other pollution that can endanger children’s health."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-school-buses-are-a-climate-and-health-win-with-staying-power/

#WhatBidenDid for the health of children's lungs:

"Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning #ElectricSchoolBus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election

The idea has broad appeal — as electric school buses can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also cut the output of soot and other pollution that can endanger children’s health."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-school-buses-are-a-climate-and-health-win-with-staying-power/

#WhatBidenDid for the health of children's lungs:

"Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning #ElectricSchoolBus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election

The idea has broad appeal — as electric school buses can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also cut the output of soot and other pollution that can endanger children’s health."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-school-buses-are-a-climate-and-health-win-with-staying-power/

#WhatBidenDid for cities' climate plans:
"Across the country, local governments are beginning to receive their slice of the billions the #IRA allocated to city-led #climate projects.

[Federal] money typically flows through state governments. The Biden Administration changed that by making cities a key funding recipient of money flowing from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the IRA—two landmark spending laws with big energy and climate provisions."

https://time.com/7086090/climate-change-cities-inflation-reduction-act/

#WhatBidenDid to counter the effects of #ExtremeHeat in cities:

"A lesser-known yet critical component of this legislation is the allocation of $1.5 billion for enhancing urban forestry. This substantial investment, managed by the U.S. Forest Service, is designed to combat urban heat and improve life quality, particularly in underserved neighborhoods."

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/inflation-reduction-act-allocates-1-5-billion-for-urban-tree-planting-projects/

Solar energy for renters:
Here's #WhatBidenDid to make it happen.
Do I see Harris' fingerprints.

"The state and national Solar for All programs were created through the #InflationReductionAct to expand access to #SolarEnergy, particularly for families that cannot install solar panels on their own homes, such as renters and those with shaded roofs. Those residents can instead join shared solar sites like the one in Edison and receive credits on their utility bills.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2024/09/09/nj-solar-energy-program-to-benefit-low-income-residents/75105995007/

Good thing that nearly half of Biden's infrastructure law funds, about $ 175 bn, goes to repairing roads and bridges and other major structures.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/infrastructure-investment-in-the-united-states

You won't see the effects of #WhatBidenDid for road infrastructure until he's out of office, but he did start the repairs by funding them,

Not a lot of voters (39%) know about #WhatBidenDid for the climate through the #InflationReductionAct, but when they hear what the law does, a large majority (74%) like it.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/09/voters-love-this-climate-policy-theyve-never-heard-of/

So: Tell your friends about it, it will make them feel good. Even better when they find out about it can help them upgrade their home or buy an EV. (See list in post above).

Here's #WhatBidenDid for homeowners:
The #InflationReductionAct has tax credits and rebates for buying emissions-reducing goods and services, such as insulation, #HeatPumps, EVs, and more.

Educate yourself on how tax credits and rebates will roll out and what purchases qualify.

Helpful list here:

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/consumer-guide-inflation-reduction-act

States and businesses take a while to plan and prepare to use the clean tech incentives in the #InflationReductionAct for large projects, while families are more nimble:

"Individual households are trending above predictions, according to IRS data cited in the report. Four times as many families as expected are taking advantage of the residential tax credits."

https://grist.org/energy/states-not-maximizing-ira-investments/
#WhatBidenDid

"After years of review, the U.S. Department of the Interior finalized a decision to retain protections for 28 million acres of public lands in #Alaska.

The fate of these areas was previously in flux following a Trump-era effort to open them up to development, including oil and gas extraction."

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30082024/todays-climate-alaska-public-lands-protection-oil/

Another example of how you can see Harris' fingerprints in #WhatBidenDid: this admin listens to the voices of Indigenous people.

Here's #WhatBidenDid for American jobs:

U.S. is seeing a boom in clean energy jobs

"The U.S. added 142,000 #CleanEnergy #jobs last year, with employment in the emerging sector growing more than twice as fast as the rest of the energy industry and the economy overall, the Department of Energy said Wednesday in an annual report. Of the more than 250,000 jobs added in the energy sector last year, 56% involved clean energy, the agency found."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clean-energy-jobs-green-employment/
#InflationReductionAct

Time to talk up the Biden-Harris signature climate law:

Most Americans don't know #WhatBidenDid to fight climate change, and many don't know about the #InflationReductionAct or its success.

"About 4 in 10 registered voters say they’ve heard “nothing at all” about it, according to polling done this spring by Yale University and George Mason University. [But] when people hear about the IRA, they tend to like it."

https://grist.org/politics/inflation-reduction-act-climate-messaging-polling/

#WhatBidenDid for red states:

"That more than 190,700 of the #IRA’s clean energy jobs (and more than $286 billion in investment) are in 150 Republican-led districts shows that this bill is impacting “everywhere,” Glass says—even the places where politicians are trying to kill it. Since its passing, House #Republicans have voted 42 times to repeal the clean energy plan."

https://www.fastcompany.com/91173779/republicans-tried-to-repeal-this-climate-bill-42-times-meanwhile-it-has-brought-286-billion-to-their-districts
#InflationReductionAct

How #Dalton, Georgia, went from Carpet Capital to Solartown, USA

"Since the IRA passed, #Georgia has received $23 billion in clean energy factory investment, much of it flowing to northwest Georgia. I wanted to see what impact this is having on communities formerly hit hard by industrial decline, so I followed the money trail to Dalton earlier this summer.

I found a population that seems to like having advanced #solar manufacturing in their backyard."

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/how-dalton-georgia-went-from-carpet-capital-to-solartown-usa
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U.S. households claimed $8.4 billion in #InflationReductionAct credits for 2023

Homeowners can "recoup up to 30% of the costs of installing rooftop solar panels, battery storage and wind turbines, for example."

Also "up to 30% of the cost of home-efficiency projects, [including] energy-efficient windows and doors, insulation, electric heat pumps, and having a home energy audit to help determine the best projects to undertake."

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/07/american-households-claimed-billions-in-clean-energy-credits-in-2023.html

#WhatBidenDid

Most of the news on #WhatBidenDid for the climate didn't make it out to the voters.
But it should! A lot of exciting stuff.

It's DIY communication now.
Scroll up and down this thread for examples.

"In a separate analysis published in June, the [Yale] researchers surveyed only “pro-climate voters”—those who say that climate change is one of their top issues—and still found that only about half of them are familiar with the #IRA. "

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02082024/todays-climate-election-climate-messaging-issues/
#InflationReductionAct #WhatBidenDid

Although this thread is hashtagged #WhatBidenDid, you can be sure that Harris was part of it all.

Here is a laundry list of things they accomplished, even in the face of Republican opposition. The list covers many issues voters care about, and a lot of it didn't get much coverage in the mainstream news.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1deNg4_-mW-yIuSyCT7u51R6mB4s4VLuBLilZi42dZRc/

CHALLENGE:
– Go through the list.
– Count how many of these you knew about already.
– If it's less than 60%, share the list, it may be useful to your friends.

@openwarfare

You just scroll up and down this thread, then tell me how many of these items you already knew, and how many are new to you.

#WhatBidenDid to turn around US climate policy (and also industrial policy) has not been covered nearly enough in the for-profit "mainstream" media, so not enough people know enough about his accomplishments.

"President #Biden has taken more action on #ClimateChange than any president in history—though many voters don’t realize that.

And in some cases, when Biden has been criticized for not doing enough, it’s because he’s been blocked."

A Harris White House would continue this work, and accelerate it.
"Trump, on the other hand, has strong ties to the fossil fuel industry."

https://www.fastcompany.com/91160799/what-biden-accomplished-on-climate-and-what-kamala-harris-could-do-next
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We’re Still Cleaning Up the Trump Administration’s Environmental Messes

A list of #WhatBidenDid to undo some of the harmful policies put in place under Trump, making life cleaner and safer for Americans.

https://earthjustice.org/feature/trump-environmental-mess

Here's #WhatBidenDid to fight plastic pollution:

Biden administration unveils plan to wean US government off single-use #plastics

“Because of its purchasing power … the Federal Government has the potential to significantly impact the supply of these products.”

https://www.dailyclimate.org/us-government-ocean-plastic-pollution-2668780871.html

@croselund

Well, it's DIY election communication now.

This is partly why I started this thread with the #WhatBidenDid tag. It's getting long already, and this is only the climate related part. I should start a separate thread on all he did on other issues.

Like cap insulin cost at $35 a month.
DAYUM. Pushing back on Big Pharma is quite a feat, and he's not stopping at insulin.

Here's #WhatBidenDid to help low- and moderate-income households who want to install a #HeatPump in their house or upgrade its #insulation, but need help with the upfront cost:

In participating states, you can get up to 100% (up to $14,000) toward the cost of electrification, efficiency upgrades, or EnergyStar appliances.

Find out if your state participates; if not, ask your state reps to push for participation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/22/inflation-reduction-act-energy-rebates-may-soon-be-available.html

Thanks to @croselund for the alert!

#WhatBidenDid to protect millions of US workers from #ExtremeHeat

"The [proposed] rule would require employers to establish a heat safety coordinators, undergo extreme heat safety training, and provide workers with #shade and #water.

It would require a heat acclimatization process for new employees to gradually increase their exposure to high temperatures. Three out of four workers who die of workplace #HeatExposure in the US die during their first week on the job."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/02/biden-extreme-heat-proposaal?utm_source=press.coop

Here's #WhatBidenDid for pristine wilderness areas in Alaska:

"Today, my Administration is stopping a 211-mile road from carving up a pristine area that #Alaska Native communities rely on, in addition to steps we are taking to maintain protections on 28 million acres in Alaska from #mining and #drilling," Biden said in a statement. "These natural wonders demand our protection."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-protects-alaska-lands-important-tribes-hunting-fishing-2024-06-28/

Here's #WhatBidenDid for clean energy jobs:

"U.S. companies have created more than 300,000 #CleanEnergy #jobs since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August 2022.

Other researchers have projected the law will create more than 5 million clean energy jobs over the next decade.

Donald Trump wants to gut the Inflation Reduction Act."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-300000-clean-energy-jobs_n_6679b2a6e4b097620199055e

"Millions of voters either do not know basic facts about the Biden presidency (e.g., he expanded NATO, crime is way down) or what they think they know is wrong (e.g., falsely believing we are in a recession)."

*****"Biden does much better with voters who actually know what is going on."*****

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/21/newsletter-biden-debate-todo/

Want Biden re-elected?
Find out #WhatBidenDid for ordinary Americans and tell your friends about it.
(Quick start: look up and down this thread).

#WhatBidenDid for #RuralJobs

"#CleanEnergy is exploding in the U.S. — a trend that’s only accelerating as [Biden's] Inflation Reduction Act gives a boost to the industry through 2031.

“When we look at developing utility scale renewable energy projects, they’re very commonly in rural areas of America.
That means all those wind tech #jobs will be rural jobs, and high-paying ones at that. The median income for wind techs is just under $62,000 a year."

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/06/10/clean-energy-boom-jobs-rural-communities/

#WhatBidenDid, prioritizing kids in underserved communities:

US gives school districts $900 mln for #ElectricSchoolBuses

"The EPA rebates will support the purchase of 3,400 school buses, 92% of them electric, the White House said. School districts in low income, tribal and rural communities will receive about 67% of the funds."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-gives-school-districts-900-mln-electric-school-buses-2024-05-29/

"Congress hasn’t been able to agree on a bill to increase electrical transmission.

In lieu of action from Congress, the Biden administration has [worked] with states and private companies in an effort to upgrade 100,000 miles of existing #TransmissionLines so they’ll be able to carry more power using so-called #reconductoring – swapping high-voltage lines, which carry more electrical capacity, onto already existing towers. "

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html
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Here's #WhatBidenDid to keep coal in the ground:

"In one of its biggest steps yet to keep #FossilFuels in the ground, the Biden administration announced Thursday that it will end new coal leasing in the #PowderRiverBasin, which produces nearly half the coal in the United States.

The bureau determined that no future coal leasing should happen in the basin, and it estimated that coal mining in the #Wyoming portion of the region would end by 2041."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/16/coal-leasing-powder-river-basin-climate/

5 takeaways from Biden's tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles

"Biden wants to cut emissions in a specific way, which is why EVs and other clean industries are getting both giant subsidies and protectionist tariffs. He wants a U.S.-based green energy supply chain — from raw materials all the way to finished products — with American jobs, preferably union jobs, at every step."

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251096758/biden-china-tariffs-ev-electric-vehicles-5-things
#EVTariff #China #EV #WhatBidenDid

The #Biden administration issued new minimum #EnergyStandards for homes built with federal dollars.

A bundle of #BuildingCodes that set efficiency targets for insulation,windows, HVAC and other systems, the updated energy standards apply only to new #AffordableHousing construction built with federal financing or funding.

All told, the average annual savings work out to $963 per household."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/biden-boosts-energy-efficiency-standards-for-affordable-housing
#WhatBidenDid

The #Biden administration issued new minimum #EnergyStandards for homes built with federal dollars.

A bundle of #BuildingCodes that set efficiency targets for insulation,windows, HVAC and other systems, the updated energy standards apply only to new #AffordableHousing construction built with federal financing or funding.

All told, the average annual savings work out to $963 per household."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/biden-boosts-energy-efficiency-standards-for-affordable-housing
#WhatBidenDid

The #Biden administration issued new minimum #EnergyStandards for homes built with federal dollars.

A bundle of #BuildingCodes that set efficiency targets for insulation,windows, HVAC and other systems, the updated energy standards apply only to new #AffordableHousing construction built with federal financing or funding.

All told, the average annual savings work out to $963 per household."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/biden-boosts-energy-efficiency-standards-for-affordable-housing
#WhatBidenDid

The #Biden administration issued new minimum #EnergyStandards for homes built with federal dollars.

A bundle of #BuildingCodes that set efficiency targets for insulation,windows, HVAC and other systems, the updated energy standards apply only to new #AffordableHousing construction built with federal financing or funding.

All told, the average annual savings work out to $963 per household."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/biden-boosts-energy-efficiency-standards-for-affordable-housing
#WhatBidenDid

The #Biden administration issued new minimum #EnergyStandards for homes built with federal dollars.

A bundle of #BuildingCodes that set efficiency targets for insulation,windows, HVAC and other systems, the updated energy standards apply only to new #AffordableHousing construction built with federal financing or funding.

All told, the average annual savings work out to $963 per household."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/biden-boosts-energy-efficiency-standards-for-affordable-housing
#WhatBidenDid

"President Joe Biden celebrates Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in grants for #ResidentialSolar projects that will power nearly a million low-income households.

Residential #solar is difficult to access for lower-income Americans because of its high upfront cost and because less affluent people tend to rent their homes or live in apartment buildings.

Biden's goal: to direct 40% of federal clean energy investment benefits to disadvantaged communities."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-unveil-7-billion-rooftop-solar-earth-day-message-2024-04-22/
#WhatBidenDid