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   Indy Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (indyrichard@mastodon.scot)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 14:30:37 JST Indy Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

   In 1979 Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House roof. In the 80s' Ronald Reagan removed them.
   Carter wanted renewables to generate 20% of U.S. energy needs by 2000. When Reagan was elected he scrapped the policy, eliminating tax breaks for renewable technologies in favour of oil and gas. Today the US produces just 7% of its energy from renewables, the majority from hydroelectric schemes.
   A massive wasted opportunity which we and future generations will pay for.
   #climatechange

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     Dancingwiththebeloved (dridge3770@mindly.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 14:31:06 JST Dancingwiththebeloved

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     • Mikhail Garber

     @mikhail while economic advances are important IF everyone, generally, benefits, the downside is that rarely is that the case. Reagan's policies exacerbated the wealth stratification of this country. So even his economic policies have exacted a terrible price for which we're still paying. Social unrest arising from this stratification has immeasurable costs. Capital inefficiencies arising from this stratification are virtually indefinable but almost certainly affecting every part of our society.

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     Mikhail Garber (mikhail@linkedlist.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 14:31:11 JST Mikhail Garber

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     Opportunity to miss the biggest economic and political gains ever US experienced under Reagan.

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     Bathsheba Blue (inklings@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 14:31:43 JST Bathsheba Blue

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     @IndyRichard

     Yep. He warns us about climate change and tried to make changes to address it.

     And if the press doesn’t start mentioning some of his policies and not just his volunteerism, I’m going to scream.

     Eg he was the first to advocate for Human Rights at home and abroad, proposed voting rights / electoral reform, established the depts of education and energy, and implemented tough policies against the ussr.

     https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/14/1977-us-presidential-memo-predicted-climate-change

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