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Mixed Reactions in Georgia to Biden’s Green Job Policy

TL/DR - President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act facilitated a $2.5 billion investment by Korean company Qcells in Dalton, Georgia, which will create 2,500 new solar manufacturing jobs within a year. The act has led to more investment in solar and clean energy manufacturing in the past two years than the preceding 20 years. Despite the economic…

Inflation Reduction Act Provides Clear Path

TL/DR - The author, a retired healthcare professional and community activist, is excited about the Inflation Reduction Act and its potential to bring a clean energy future to North Dakota. The act provides tax breaks to new owners of electric vehicles (EVs) and funds a network of EV charging stations across the state. The author notes that the…

Business groups to support Biden’s climate law despite past resistance

TL/DR - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute, both influential business lobby groups, are ready to support some parts of President Biden's climate law, specifically the Inflation Reduction Act, if Republicans regain the presidency. They now back the provisions of the act that offer tax breaks for clean energy…