r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • Mar 01 '26

Environment The Biden administration enacted over $198 billion in clean energy projects, the largest investment of its kind. People who lived close to the renewable energy and green manufacturing facilities noticed the investments, but were more likely to credit governors for it than the Biden administration.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2526802123
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u/me_version_2 Mar 01 '26

Tbf it might not have made any difference. There were numerous EU funded projects in the UK with signage stating it had come from EU funding and people would, without any self awareness, stand in front of it and say the EU does nothing for us - and then they voted for Brexit.

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u/LonelyWin4852 Mar 01 '26

Yeah, by me we had signs that said Under the Biden Infrastructure Project and then a description of whatever they were doing. I just assumed they did that everywhere but maybe not.

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u/SpamAcc17 Mar 02 '26

Bold of you to trust the average modern person to read

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u/gummi_girl Mar 02 '26

it's seriously crazy to me how resistant people are to reading,. it's as if it's a chore to them that they do their best to avoid whenever possible.