The Biden administration aims to sign up 20,000 people in the program's first year
  • RainfallSonata@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Maintenance of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial’s integrity through regular upkeep of facilities and landscapes. Prioritization of the safety, conservation, and historical preservation to honor the site’s significance and ensure an enriching experience for visitors.

    How TF does this do anything to mitigate climate change?

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      They should have called it conservation Corp because that can be related to anything

  • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Why is everyone shitting on this? I’d much rather our federal government be hiring people to do this kind of work than not. Things like invasive species management are not profitable, and I’m glad Biden is investing in them

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I think it’s a good idea. I think the timing is terrible for actually doing it. It sounds like it was a well-timed election year announcement and it risks being totally undone by Trump in under a year.

      • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
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        2 months ago

        It takes time to put programs together, and explains some barriers in the article. It sounds like you’re saying Biden shouldn’t enact his policy priorities because there’s a chance Trump might get elected…?

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          I’m saying this is an announcement very late in his term that would probably get him some votes. Are you saying it couldn’t possibly have been implemented before now?

    • orclev@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Because it smacks of sticking your head in the sand and pretending everything is fine. Literally the only thing that’s going to finally make everyone get serious about climate change is when they’re forced to deal with the consequences of it and along comes the federal government to go “don’t worry about those consequences, we’ll deal with them”. This is also money and effort not solving the problem. The first step before literally anything else needs to be stopping climate change. Once that’s taken care of then it’s time for programs like this to repair the damage. Until then it’s just a bandage on a sucking chest wound, you’re literally wasting time and money that won’t change anything because the problem is just going to keep getting worse.