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Open thread August 10, 2021

Dan Crawford | August 10, 2021 6:10 am

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  • Michael Smith says:
    August 10, 2021 at 9:34 am

    Interesting read here. A little more color and support for Run’s Saturday article. I would have expected more methane emissions from corn than grass. But it makes sense in context. 

    Perspective: Let’s talk about methane and cattle

    • run75441 says:
      August 10, 2021 at 10:50 am

      The same as the intentional spreading of doubt and misinformation of farming producing vast amounts of methane (which is true in some cases with regard to the large factory-production of meat) is the storied fabrication of vaccines for Covid. Yes both are a problem and a solvable problem to which science and improved practices can resolve.

      Your direction to Ms. Brandi Buzzard Frobose’s commentary was helpful in explaining the issue the same as your commentary on agriculture and as is Joel’s commentary on vaccines.

      • Michael Smith says:
        August 10, 2021 at 12:01 pm

        Agreed. 

        Still having email issues?

        • run75441 says:
          August 10, 2021 at 2:42 pm

          Michael:

          I did send you an email, to the address you have. Did you not receive it?

        • run75441 says:
          August 10, 2021 at 7:04 pm

          No email issues

  • Fred C. Dobbs says:
    August 10, 2021 at 12:33 pm

    Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win

    The Senate gave overwhelming bipartisan approval to a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges and fund new climate resilience and broadband initiatives, delivering a key component of President Biden’s agenda.

    The legislation would be the largest infusion of federal investment into infrastructure projects in more than a decade, touching nearly every facet of the American economy and fortifying the nation’s response to the warming of the planet.

    It would provide historic levels of funding for the modernization of the nation’s power grid and projects to better manage climate risks, as well as pour hundreds of billions of dollars into the repair and replacement of aging public works projects.

    The vote, 69-30, was uncommonly bipartisan; the yes votes included Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate Republican leader, and 18 other Republicans who shrugged off increasingly shrill efforts by former President Donald Trump to derail it. … 

    • Fred C. Dobbs says:
      August 10, 2021 at 12:35 pm

      … To win the compromise, Democrats and Mr. Biden — who had initially proposed a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan — had to make major concessions. The package includes far less funding than they had wanted for lead pipe replacement, transit and clean energy projects, among others. But the result was passage of a crucial component of the president’s far-reaching, $4 trillion economic agenda.

      “This is what it looks like when elected leaders take a step toward healing our country’s divisions rather than feeding those very divisions,” Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona and a key negotiator, said before the bill’s passage.

      Senator Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, promised “it will be a lasting bipartisan achievement to help the people we represent — it’s going to improve the lives of all Americans.” …

      • Fred C. Dobbs says:
        August 10, 2021 at 12:37 pm

        … For Democrats, passage of the bill opened the way for consideration of their ambitious, $3.5 trillion budget plan, which is expected to be packed with policies to address climate change, health, education and paid leave. It will also include tax increases — and it is expected to generate unanimous Republican opposition.

        Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, has said he intends to move immediately to take up the budget blueprint, unveiled on Monday, that would put Congress on track to pass that larger package unilaterally, using a process known as reconciliation that shields it from a filibuster.

        The infrastructure legislation faces a tricky path in the House, where Ms. Pelosi has repeatedly said she will not take it up until the Senate clears the reconciliation bill. …

  • Fred C. Dobbs says:
    August 10, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    In other news…

    NY Governor Andrew Cuomo says he’ll resign amid impeachment push

    NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he would resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19.

    The three-term Democratic governor’s decision, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced as momentum built in the Legislature to remove him by impeachment. It came after New York’s attorney general released the results of an investigation that found Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women. …

    Cuomo called some of the allegations fabricated, forcefully denying he touched anyone inappropriately. But he acknowledged making some aides uncomfortable with comments he said he intended as playful, and he apologized for some of his behavior. …

  • Fred C. Dobbs says:
    August 11, 2021 at 10:40 am

    Could conservative radio host Larry Elder actually be the next governor of California

    Recall Election on Governor Gavin Newsom is coming up.

    46 candidates are on the ballot: 2 questions – should Newsom go?
    Who should replace him? (One of the 46 it would seem.
    Many are GOPsters; a few are Dems.)

    Talk radio host & Trump supporter Larry Elder is a
    late addition to the ballot. Stands a very good
    chance of winning, it is said.

    • Fred C. Dobbs says:
      August 12, 2021 at 9:15 am

      NY Times OpEd: There Is a Problem With California’s Recall

      (CA lawyers insist it’s ‘unconstitutional’. The reasoning is that if

      less than 50% of CA voters say Newsom should remain in office,

      he will be replaced by someone who most likely receives far fewer

      votes than Newsom, since 46 candidates are on the ballot. 

      If so, if not ‘unconstitutional’, it’s at least undemocratic.)

      • Fred C. Dobbs says:
        August 12, 2021 at 9:22 am

        OTOH, if only 12% of CA voters want Newsom to remain,

        and 13% want Larry Elder to replace him, all will be ok, yes?

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