#Biden was 1st to introduce a #ClimateChange bill. His 1986 Global Climate Protection Act died in committee, but Reagan signed a version of into law when Biden successfully attached it as an amendment to a State Dept funding bill. /thread politifact.com/factchecks/201…
#Biden, introducing his #GlobalWarming bill in Jan 1987: "Life on this planet exists only under highly specialized circumstances" & "even a small rise in temperature could disrupt the entire complicated environment that has nurtured life as we know it." @PolitiFact
In 1/87 Senate speech, #Biden said #ClimateChange was a bigger threat than the USSR: Reagan told Gorbachev "‘that if we had an invasion from Mars, both sides would put aside our differences.’ While not an exterrestrial threat, global warming could prove no less dangerous."
Columbia U's @earthinstitute reviewed #ClimateCrisis policies by #Biden & #Sanders: BOTH base their policies on the #GreenNewDeal which "confronts climate change and its deleterious effects by reducing greenhouse gas emissions & championing environmental equity and justice."
#Biden plans for net-zero emissions by 2050. #Sanders plans to end #FossilFuel use by same year.
BOTH would institute new environmental regulations designed to bypass Senate #Republican filibuster. @earthinstitute
BOTH would institute new environmental regulations designed to bypass Senate #Republican filibuster. @earthinstitute
#Biden says he'd pay for #ClimateChange by asking Congress to reverse Trump taxcuts. #Sanders would also ask Congress to "massively" raise taxes on #FossilFuel companies.
60 Senate votes are needed to pass spending & tax bills. Senate #Republicans are blocking 400 House bills.
60 Senate votes are needed to pass spending & tax bills. Senate #Republicans are blocking 400 House bills.
BOTH #dems emphasize environmental justice, esp for people of color & low-income communities, who are disproportionately harmed by #ClimateChange.
BOTH support the #GreenNewDeal.
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BOTH support the #GreenNewDeal.
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Voters will choose bwn a #GreenNewDeal Dem & a man who calls #ClimateChange a hoax, pulled us out of an inter'l accord, & directs his admin to censor science.
The #ClimateCrisis is an existential threat. It'd be irresponsible to say home b/c yr favorite candidate didn't win.
The #ClimateCrisis is an existential threat. It'd be irresponsible to say home b/c yr favorite candidate didn't win.
#Sanders & #Yang supporters: If you lived where I live, you'd know why I'm urging ALL #dems to vote against a #ClimateHoax president who suppresses science he disagrees with. We've had 2 catastrophic spring #ClimateChange floods in 2 years & are nervously watching snowmelt now.
🚩 Action needed NOW: Senate #Republicans are BLOCKING #ClimateChange legislation! Congressional staff do NOT tally or reply to tweets or Fb posts. CALL or EMAIL your Senators. Contact info: usa.gov/elected-offici…
🚩 Blocked bill: thehill.com/policy/energy-…
🚩 Blocked bill: thehill.com/policy/energy-…
