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posted by martyb on Monday December 28 2020, @07:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the Hang-in-there dept.

Many sources are reporting that Trump finally signed the pandemic relief bill:

Not gonna summarize all the bits in it - it's some 5k pages of legalese gobbledygook, but I understand it continues augmented unemployment benefits, eviction suspension, funding to prevent government shutdown, and another direct cash payment.

I'm sure it also has a bunch of "porky pork", but the people are suffering, time is of essence, and it should have been done months ago.


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  • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Friday January 01 2021, @03:57AM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Friday January 01 2021, @03:57AM (#1093490) Journal
    Except that because of the climate crisis, communities are getting better at including externalities in total costs. It's why diesels are being banned. Particulates and exhaust raise death rates, especially among people living within one block of main roads. Ditto hospitalizations and days lost.

    We banned fireplaces years ago. Winter air is noticeably cleaner.

    The hybrid buses are quieter, and use less fuel despite being air conditioned.

    Which is why there's almost a billion being spent on an underground garage for the new electric fleet, and more $$$ for another 800 all-electric buses. And 5 billion or more for an electric regional transit system to connect to the existing electric subway system.

    So maybe communities in the USA are still shitty at defying lobbyists, but that's your problem. Not mine. We've got tons of clean green electricity, might as well use it.

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