Thread by @Netroots_Nation

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#NN21 Climate keynote with @EJinAction, @GinaNRDC & @SecGranholm.

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Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy, @SecGranholm, is discussing the #BuildBackBetter agenda.

Sec. Granholm acknowledged the push from progressives. #NN21

.@GinaNRDC, White House National Climate Advisor, says the #BuildBackBetter plan will make a huge difference in communities.

The plans are NOT “top-down.”

#BuildBackBetter includes 5 million in climate justice block grants. #NN21 @GinaNRDC

Increased air quality monitoring

Cooling centers

Greenhouse gas collection fund

Solar energy

Service line replacements

Better housing opportunities

& @GinaNRDC could go on and on.

.@SecGranholm said we need to invest in families to help our infrastructure.

$14,000 per family for helping pay for childcare, etc.

We need to get excited about *human* infrastructure. #NN21

.@EJinAction @SecGranholm @GinaNRDC

@SecGranholm says POTUS wants to get to 100% clean electricity by 2035. #NN21

@GinaNRDC said she doesn’t want to go by what was done before because some communities didn’t see the investments. #Nn21

@EJinAction focuses on environmental injustice and communities such as Flint, Michigan.

@SecGranholm responds that POTUS has instructed 40% of investments go to frontline communities that have felt unseen. #NN21

They are identifying places that need it most.

@SecGranholm says that the administration has an advisor on equity to help correct systemic racism of the past. #NN21

@GinaNRDC says that #BuildBackBetter is working on a robust program that involves real people, lifting communities, increasing jobs, etc

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.@EJinAction wants to make sure that the investments are proportional to the diversity of our county.

@SecGranholm says that’s “super important” and they are committed to correcting inequities. #Nn21

@SecGranholm’s office wants to support a new generation of innovators.

There is a new office committed to energy jobs prioritizing union jobs that include women and people of color. #NN21

@GinaNRDC says that the climate core’s goal is to create good paying union jobs. #NN21

@EJinAction says this is an opportunity to address the wealth gap in our country. #NN21

@SecGranholm is optimistic because the people at the department of energy are developing cutting-edge technology and listening to communities across the country. #NN21

“This administration is laser-focused on adopting these policies. -@SecGranholm #Nn21

@GinaNRDC is optimistic because of the diversity of the communities they are hearing (and listening) from in the Biden admin. #NN21

THANK YOU!

@EJinAction, @SecGranholm, & @GinaNRDC.

“We come to these shores in different ships, but we are in the same boat now.” -MLK quote read by @EJinAction

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