Manchin--'Very, Very' Disturbed by Climate Action--Made Nearly $500K Last Year From Coal: Report

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Manchin—'Very, Very' Disturbed by Climate Action—Made Nearly $500K Last Year From Coal: Report

"Joe Manchin is lying to us about climate change to protect his annual profits and the wealth of his family."

KENNY STANCIL at Commion Dreams

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/15/manchin-very-very-disturbed-climate-action-made-nearly-500k-last-year-coal-report?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Xy8rNqLmNvBDe3OW0VMxGw-Lk2dOuPgz2_MVjhlWA0ZVnjVc_tech9a4#Echobox=1626364148
July 15, 2021

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Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday night expressed concerns about the climate action proposed in the Democratic Party's $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. What the conservative Democrat didn't mention is that he profits—to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars annually—from selling coal to power plants in his home state of West Virginia.

Moments after President Joe Biden met with Senate Democrats to discuss the party's newly unveiled framework for infrastructure and social welfare spending, Manchin told CNN that he is "very, very disturbed" by the inclusion of climate provisions that he believes would spell the end for dirty energy extraction in the U.S.

Progressives "have the climate portion in here, and I'm concerned about that," said Manchin. "Because if they're eliminating fossils, and I'm finding out there's a lot of language in places they're eliminating fossils, which is very, very disturbing, because if you're sticking your head in the sand, and saying that fossil [fuel] has to be eliminated in America, and they want to get rid of it, and thinking that's going to clean up the global climate, it won't clean it up [at] all. If anything, it would be worse."

In response, investigative reporter Alex Kotch, who characterized Manchin's comments as "Fox News-level climate change denial," accused the lawmaker of "lying to us about climate change to protect his annual profits and the wealth of his family."

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1. Much of WV land is owned by out of state banks and

energy companies. I have 31 acres myself and live in Ohio.

[Haggard Celine]

2. He's one of many in Congress who get money from

the fossil fuel industries. The oil companies, in particular, have done everything they can to stand in the way of climate action. They will do all that they can to keep this bill from passing in its current form, I believe.

[aocommunalpunch]

3. LMAO

Earth will be just fine. Humans? Whatever, I guess. At least you can take your money with you after you die.

[padah513]

4. I know right?

[femmedem]

5. This is devastating news.

I had hoped that because Sen. Mark Warner--a friend of his, according to Rachel--is on the budget committee, that he would be on board. The whole world needs the U.S. to get this right.