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Ok. It's the failure to build that's the issue more than the spending.
by jdminhbg 2y ago
Ok. It's the failure to build that's the issue more than the spending.
- cyberax 2y agoA lot of projects were planned to start this year. It takes a while to get all the surveys and permits.
- derektank 2y ago>It takes a while to get all the surveys and permits. Yes, that's exactly the problem, an over regulated permitting regime. If we are in a climate emergency then we should treat it as such, which means that if the Federal government can't overrule local permitting restrictions, they should prioritize funding to states that are willing to relax permitting requirements and get shovels in the ground.
- loeg 2y agoFeds could/should be reforming NEPA.
- mburns 2y ago> they should prioritize funding to states that are willing to relax permitting requirements and get shovels in the ground. Another comment [0] is lamenting because that is exactly what they did. States could get funding if they built the stations, which includes figuring out any permitting issues. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43263325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43263325
- loeg 2y agoI don't disagree that it looks unimpressive.
- rexpop 2y ago[flagged]