Well, see, the thing is, it’s not supposed to be a stimulus, it’s meant to simply give people and companies money so they will still be around to offer jobs when this is finally over (though, again, I think lawmakers of both parties missed the point, because $1,200 won’t mean much, and some people who do not have their bank account info on record with the IRS won’t see a check for months). But, Warmists have a sad
The Only Thing Green About the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Is the Money
After more than a week of squabbling over what should go into the third coronavirus relief package, the White House and Senate leaders reached a compromise on Tuesday night. And while no climate-friendly provisions made it into the $2 trillion stimulus bill, it wasn’t necessarily bad news for the planet either.
In the days leading up to this near-final bill, much of the debate centered around Democrats’ attempts to include certain green provisions, like support for the struggling renewable energy industry, and a requirement that a bailout for airlines be contingent on emission reduction promises.
Struggling renewable energy industry, eh? I wonder why that could be?
The fight broke down into a sandbox tussle on Monday when Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of delaying relief for hospitals and struggling Americans in their pursuit of the Green New Deal, while Democrats argued that if the government was going to bail out the oil industry by purchasing $3 billion of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, why not help other hurting energy industries, too? The clash seems to have ended in a draw, as neither the oil bailout nor any clean energy or emissions reduction measures are in the most recent version of the bill. The only thing that stuck was $32 billion for the airline industry—no strings attached.
That’s because citizens and people who aren’t cultish realize that airlines are a necessary industry. Call them Evil if you want, but, it is necessary. The SPR is also necessary.
In the midst of the negotiations, a coalition of scientists, academics, and advocates from the environment, justice, and labor movements penned a letter to Congress with their own “menu of solutions†to make the stimulus a win-win for the economy and the environment. (snip)
The ideas range from the familiar, like creating green jobs in clean energy, construction, the food system, transportation, and manufacturing, to the creative, like expanding funding for the National Endowment for the Arts to support out-of-work artists and makers. There are layers of proposals within each of the umbrellas I just mentioned, like providing direct funding to transit authorities to help them through the slowdown, changing zoning regulations to promote dense development, providing no-interest loans for local governments to build parks, supporting indigenous farming practices and protecting native seeds, and ending fossil fuel subsidies and directing those funds to help workers transition to new jobs.
That whole greens job thing didn’t work under Obama’s Stimulus. Most just disappeared when the government money ended, right? Well, except for the “activists”, who tend to have big carbon footprints. Zoning regulations? Really? How does that help Bob and Betty from down the street?
Even though the $2 trillion stimulus that Congress is voting on this week is void of consideration for the planet, experts are saying it will probably only get us through the next few months. That means many of these ideas could still come into play in future legislation.
They will never give up, because it’s a cult. Again, if this goes on for months, none of this $2 trillion will matter, and people will be broke and getting evicted, losing their cars and homes, not able to buy food. Giving money to transit authorities won’t mean jack shit.
National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson writes
What will happen next with the coronavirus epidemic is unknown, but it seems certain to claim one very high-profile victim: the so-called Green New Deal.
Good riddance.
Don’t bet on it. These climate cultists will never give up.
Read: Climate Cultists Whine About The Stimulus Not Being “Green” »
Jem Bendell doesn’t shy away from doom and gloom.
Warnings about the crisis went unheeded. Scientists were ignored and called doomsayers. The press accounts were labeled fake news and brushed aside. “The cure would be worse than the illness†went the argument. Government watchdogs saw their budgets gutted. Lawmakers misled the country and did more harm then good. We were told by leaders that “everything was under control†or that the worry was nothing more than “a hoax.â€
My estimation of President Trump has never been lower than it is right now. And his approval rating has 
