President Joe Biden visited the sweltering Southwest on Wednesday, as the White House accused Republicans of stepping up their climate denial amid record heat across the country.
A White House document that singled out congressional Republicans by name for their remarks putting doubt on the veracity of climate change as they oppose Biden’s push to increase clean-energy production signaled a more confrontational stance on the issue.
White House Slams Republicans on Climate
This extreme, bury-your-head strategy would cost lives while selling the American middle class to China, which is outpacing the United States in its investment in clean energy.
The White House condemned statements made by many Republicans, including two of Biden’s favorite targets, who reject climate science: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, both Republicans from Alabama.
According to a White House memo, Greene strangely asserted last year that climate change is good for us.
Later this year, Biden intends to pay a visit to Greene’s congressional district to promote a $2.5 billion solar manufacturing factory that South Korean company Hanwha Qcells is planning.
The White House seized on Tuberville’s remarks discrediting the extreme heat wave. According to Tuberville, who spoke to reporters last month, “There is a very scientific word for this: It’s called summer.
During his visit to the Grand Canyon on Tuesday, Vice President Biden unveiled measures to preserve surrounding tribal lands from uranium mining and highlighted a $44 million federal investment in the national park system’s climate resiliency.
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Biden Talks Climate and Expansion
On Wednesday, Biden will give a speech at the groundbreaking for Arcosa, a wind tower manufacturing company that is expanding its operations, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Inflation Reduction Act, Vice President Biden’s landmark climate measure that he signed last year, provided funds for the projects.
Every Republican member of Congress opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, with many criticizing the incentives for clean energy as tax breaks for environmentally friendly businesses.
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