Posted on 03/31/2024 9:25:27 AM PDT by Twotone
The Biden administration's Department of Energy announced Monday that it would distribute $6 billion in grant funds to a number of climate projects, according to a department press release.
The funds will be dispersed to 33 projects across the country as part of Biden's "Investing in America Agenda." The grant program aims to "decarbonize energy-intensive industries, reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions, support good-paying union jobs, revitalize industrial communities, and strengthen the nation's manufacturing competitiveness."
Only projects that demonstrate a commitment to an "equitable and inclusive clean energy future" by "develop[ing] and ultimately implement[ing] a comprehensive Community Benefits Plan" are eligible. The projects must provide "meaningful community and labor engagement." The DOE will continue to evaluate the progress of the projects and may revoke eligibility for those that do not ensure adequate community benefits.
"CBPs are based on a set of four core interdependent policy priorities: engaging communities and labor; investing in America's workforce; advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and implementing the Justice40 Initiative," according to the DOE's website.
The department's press release noted that roughly 80% of the projects "are located in a disadvantaged community, as defined by President Biden's Justice40 Initiative." The DOE argued that the investments will provide "a significant opportunity to invest in good jobs and clean air in communities that have experienced years of divestment."
The administration's Justice40 initiative requires that 40% of the overall benefit of federal climate investments goes to "disadvantaged communities."
"The quality of CBPs will impact a project's selection and ongoing evaluation throughout its lifecycle," the DOE said. "[The] phased project management approach allows the office to assess a project's viability for continuation at major project milestones."
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm stated, "Spurring on the next generation of decarbonization technologies in key industries like steel, paper, concrete, and glass will keep America the most competitive nation on Earth."
"Thanks to President Biden's industrial strategy, DOE is making the largest investment in industrial decarbonization in the history of the United States. These investments will slash emissions from these difficult-to-decarbonize sectors and ensure American businesses and American workers remain at the forefront of the global economy," she added.
A top official for the DOE's science office, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, stepped down last week, Blaze News previously reported. During her time with the department, Berhe advanced DEI initiatives by implementing a policy requiring grant applicants to submit a plan describing how they would "promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in their research projects."
So the prime on the contracts will be women and/or minority owned companies with the big government/industrial companies providing the manpower and support taking the bulk of the profits. Typical.
Are you all going to let these no good grifters steal your money?
Humans contain much Carbon.
I don’t think most humans know where this Net Zer0 is headed.
Who taught Granholm economics? Forcing additional costs onto steel and concrete producers will make them less, much less, competitive in the world markets.
Soylent Green is people!
Remember this: It was the GOPe that gave them every ¢.
Worrying about Carbon on a Carbon Based Planet is Insanity
They only care about the message, not the content. Steal and steel are synonymous with dems and granddope in particular. Why weld the bridge sections when you can use gorilla glue. That will be apropos when they rename the Key bridge to the George Floyd memorial fentanyl skyway.
I’m sure the foreign company considering buying US steel is reconsidering its options from when do we close the deal to the market changed so no deal.
Exactly. There's a huge number of ignorati out there who believe this climate nonsense, and they are allowed to vote.
DEI (didn’t earn it) pushing (INH) Is not happening
btt
As far as Americans are concerned, not a big deal...
With the NCAAs over and the NFL draft looming, must not distract the peasants from what’s important to them...
No white men need apply.
This why DEI brigades have managed to build around three or four fast EV chargers out of the 50,000 that FJB promised.
Tech companies have reversed decisions to build new chip plants in the US because of choking DEI requirements.
These investments will slash emissions from these difficult-to-decarbonize sector.
Like on AF1 that makes two tripe every weekend so he can fly to Delaware ?.
BS meter smoking
Obama is turbo-charging the destruction of America before Trump has a chance to save her.
That's their master plan - destroy as much as they can to prevent course correction while wreaking as much damage as possible before patriots regain power. As I said on another thread, we'll need a new cabinet post while the Departments of Education, Energy and Conservation are eliminated.
Department of Bullsh!t Reversal. I propose Rand Paul to head it but Ted Cruz or Chip Roy would work too.
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