Thread by @JoshuaBasseches

I went on local TV in New Orleans to talk about the climate and energy related aspects of Project 2025. There's a lot more I wanted to say, but with TV time is always short, so here's a thread: (1/)
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I didn't read all 900 pages, but I did read the entirety of Chapters 12, 13, and 16, on DOE, EPA, and Interior, respectively. And it's as bad, if not worse, than people say. (2/)

The first point is that if you look at who the authors of this thing are, and the organizations behind it, these aren't lightweights. They know how the levers of the federal government work, and if their candidate were to be elected, he could hit the ground running. (3/)

Some interesting points to consider: you'll hear the narrative that it's "radical climate activists" that were responsible for the Biden Admin's policies in this area that Project 2025 seeks to unravel, but that's hardly the case. (4/)

As the authors themselves note on p. 363, "Wall Street investors" were among those supporting these green energy transition policies. That's because they know they make economic sense, and there's money to be made (and jobs to be created) by implementing them. (5/)

Anyone who cares about research & science should be very alarmed. Project 2025 aims to "refocus" the mission of DOE's 17 national labs (p. 371), and it floats the idea of privatizing the U.S. Energy Information Administration, despite praising the data they collect (p. 388). (6/)

Project 2025 advocates a return to vertically-integrated investor-owned utility monopolies throughout the entire country as opposed to the status quo which allows for non-utility competition in many regions (7/)

It proposes downsizing of the EPA (not great for "cancer alley" here in Louisiana) & Interior chapter is all about rolling back protections of national parks & "drill, baby, drill." As Kamala says, "We're not going back." On energy and climate, let's make sure she's right! (8/8)