re: Oh crap, Major Dam might break in North Carolina

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Boy, it's a good thing Congress spent all that money to improve its "climate resilience".

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I would argue that this proves that Congress waited too long to approve that funding...

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Do you think they just go stack cash on a dam and it won't break? I'm curious how you think funding announced in 2023 would fix a dam. Please show me what your project timeline looks like.

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This is exactly the sort of thinking that leads to these sorts of problems. You're asking someone who has never built a dam to come up with a plan. You're a perfect big government shill. Big on plans but low on execution.

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Same for us. I usually go to Chimney Rock once a year,

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Chimney Rock has been basically washed away

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Do you think they just go stack cash on a dam and it won't break?

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Why not, isn’t that the prescribed method for helping failing schools?

Update: the dam has been declared damn fine. Crisis averted.

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Just admit you made a dumb post and move on.

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nice try, Mr. "Only Dam-Building Experts Can Point Out Government Inefficiency."

Your comment was idiotic, and now you've doubled down on it.

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I would argue that this proves that Congress waited too long to approve that funding...

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You're assuming any of it was going to reinforce dams.

Here's what the act does:

-$9 billion in consumer home energy rebate programs.
-10 years of consumer tax credits to make homes energy efficient and run on clean energy, making heat pumps, rooftop solar, electric HVAC and water heaters more affordable.
-$4,000 consumer tax credit for lower/middle income individuals to buy used electric vehicles, and up to $7,500 tax credit to buy new electric vehicles.
-$1 billion grant program to make affordable housing more energy efficient.
-Production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and critical minerals processing, estimated to invest $30 billion.
-$10 billion investment tax credit to build clean technology manufacturing facilities for technologies like electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels.
-$500 million in the Defense Production Act for heat pumps and critical minerals processing.
-$2 billion in grants to retool existing auto manufacturing facilities to manufacture clean vehicles.
-Up to $20 billion in loans to build new clean vehicle manufacturing facilities across the country.
-$2 billion for National Labs to accelerate breakthrough energy research.
-Tax credits for clean sources of electricity and energy storage and roughly $30 billion in targeted grant and loan programs for states and electric utilities to accelerate the transition to clean electricity.
-Tax credits and grants for clean fuels and clean commercial vehicles to reduce emissions from all parts of the transportation sector.
-Grants and tax credits to reduce emissions from industrial manufacturing processes, including almost $6 billion for a new
Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program to reduce emissions from the largest industrial emitters like chemical, steel and cement plants.
-Over $9 billion for Federal procurement of American-made clean technologies to create a stable market for clean products, including $3 billion for the U.S. Postal Service to purchase zero-emission vehicles.
-$27 billion clean energy technology accelerator to support deployment of technologies to reduce emissions, especially in disadvantaged communities.
-A Methane Emissions Reduction Program to reduce the leaks from the production and distribution of natural gas.
-The Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants, funded at $3 billion, invest in community-led projects in disadvantaged communities and community capacity building center.
-The Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants, funded at $3 billion, support neighborhood equity, safety, and affordable transportation access.
-Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports, funded at $3 billion, support the purchase and installation of zero-emission equipment and technology.
-$1 billion for clean heavy-duty vehicles, like school and transit buses and garbage trucks.
-More than $20 billion to support climate-smart agriculture practices.
-$5 billion in grants to support healthy, fire resilient forests, forest conservation and urban tree planting.
-Tax credits and grants to support the domestic production of biofuels, and to build the infrastructure needed for sustainable aviation fuel and other biofuels.
-$2.6 billion in grants to conserve and restore coastal habitats and protect communities that depend on those habitats.

Which one of those reinforce existing dam infrastructure? None.

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You're assuming any of it was going to reinforce dams. Here's what the act does: -$9 billion in consumer home energy rebate programs. -10 years of consumer tax credits to make homes energy efficient and run on clean energy, making heat pumps, rooftop solar, electric HVAC and water heaters more affordable. -$4,000 consumer tax credit for lower/middle income individuals to buy used electric vehicles, and up to $7,500 tax credit to buy new electric vehicles. -$1 billion grant program to make affordable housing more energy efficient. -Production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and critical minerals processing, estimated to invest $30 billion. -$10 billion investment tax credit to build clean technology manufacturing facilities for technologies like electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels. -$500 million in the Defense Production Act for heat pumps and critical minerals processing. -$2 billion in grants to retool existing auto manufacturing facilities to manufacture clean vehicles. -Up to $20 billion in loans to build new clean vehicle manufacturing facilities across the country. -$2 billion for National Labs to accelerate breakthrough energy research. -Tax credits for clean sources of electricity and energy storage and roughly $30 billion in targeted grant and loan programs for states and electric utilities to accelerate the transition to clean electricity. -Tax credits and grants for clean fuels and clean commercial vehicles to reduce emissions from all parts of the transportation sector. -Grants and tax credits to reduce emissions from industrial manufacturing processes, including almost $6 billion for a new Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program to reduce emissions from the largest industrial emitters like chemical, steel and cement plants. -Over $9 billion for Federal procurement of American-made clean technologies to create a stable market for clean products, including $3 billion for the U.S. Postal Service to purchase zero-emission vehicles. -$27 billion clean energy technology accelerator to support deployment of technologies to reduce emissions, especially in disadvantaged communities. -A Methane Emissions Reduction Program to reduce the leaks from the production and distribution of natural gas. -The Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants, funded at $3 billion, invest in community-led projects in disadvantaged communities and community capacity building center. -The Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants, funded at $3 billion, support neighborhood equity, safety, and affordable transportation access. -Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports, funded at $3 billion, support the purchase and installation of zero-emission equipment and technology. -$1 billion for clean heavy-duty vehicles, like school and transit buses and garbage trucks. -More than $20 billion to support climate-smart agriculture practices. -$5 billion in grants to support healthy, fire resilient forests, forest conservation and urban tree planting. -Tax credits and grants to support the domestic production of biofuels, and to build the infrastructure needed for sustainable aviation fuel and other biofuels. -$2.6 billion in grants to conserve and restore coastal habitats and protect communities that depend on those habitats. Which one of those reinforce existing dam infrastructure? None.

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So basically bullshite green pork and fraud.
Got it

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Some call it a crick

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yep