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Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry; The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone? (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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[–] 42 points 2 years ago (1 child)

No wonder they all fucking hate him.

But I guess "both sides" are the same and represent the "status quo", right?

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  • [+] -15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah let's all continue to pretend that being better than the Republicans is good enough that is how we will see meaningful change

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  • [–] [S] 36 points 2 years ago

    I don't expect the work of getting off fossil fuels to be completed in the term of any one President; it's a multi-decade project. He's been doing a lot more than 'better than the Republicans' though.

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