Progressive Democrats say they care about working people &ampamp the climate more than moderates and R

[rangerrebew]

 
Michael Shellenberger
 
10 Jan, 43 tweets, 
 


Progressives say they care more about working people and climate change than Republicans and moderate Democrats. Why, then, do they advocate policies that make energy expensive and dirty?


Progressive Democrats @BernieSanders & @PramilaJayapal, the head of the progressive caucus, sent a letter demanding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) investigate whether “market manipulation” is causing nat gas prices to rise 30%, an astonishing $746 per household.

But the main reason natural gas prices are rising is because progressives have restricted production. Sanders, Jayapal, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) & other progressives successful fought to restrict gas production through bans on fracking & pipelines.

In 2020, Sanders celebrated efforts by progressives to cancel the Atlantic Coast pipeline. Today, New England is facing rolling blackouts and importing natural gas from Russia. 

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1480620289088176135.html

[Kamaji]

Because they care most of all about having fascistic control over other peoples' lives, and that is what all of their "solutions" are geared toward obtaining.

[catfish1957]

Progressive have the uncanny inability to think more than one move ahead. 

Want to get their take when they destroy the world's economy and 3-4 billion people are chopping down trees to stay warm and cook their food. 

[Fishrrman]

Comrade Catfish predicts:
"Want to get their take when they destroy the world's economy and 3-4 billion people are chopping down trees to stay warm and cook their food."

The "take" is simple, Comrade.
If it gets that far, The Party will ban the burning of wood to reduce the smoke pollution.
Surely, could you not see that...?