Renewable energy investments framed as moral and economic necessity in budget debate
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Bridget Moix
Summary
The article argues that renewable energy investments are both a moral and economic necessity. It contends that budget decisions reflect societal values, and lawmakers face a critical choice between continuing dependence on fossil fuel systems that enrich a few while creating instability, or investing in clean energy for a more peaceful and resilient future. The piece emphasizes that ordinary families bear the costs of the current energy system through vulnerability to conflict, instability, and rising prices.
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Congress can either deepen our dependence on the systems driving insecurity or invest in a more peaceful, resilient future.
Ordinary families are being asked to carry the costs of an energy system that enriches a few while leaving communities everywhere vulnerable to conflict, instability and rising prices.
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