Reaching Back To The New Deal, Biden Proposes A Civilian Climate Corps

[babylonsister]

What's not to like?!!


Reaching Back To The New Deal, Biden Proposes A Civilian Climate Corps
May 11, 20215:00 AM ET
Nathan Rott


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Created in 1933, in the wake of the Great Depression, the CCC put millions of young men — yes, just men — back to work. They moved from East to West, to places they'd never been before, building roads, bridges, telephone lines, campgrounds and dams — infrastructure that's still in use and, at times, maintained by smaller conservation corps crews such as Spofforth's today. The original CCC ended in 1942, disrupted by World War II.

A part of Biden's American Jobs Plan calls for $10 billion to launch a new large-scale 21st century CCC to combat the 21st century problem. The Civilian Climate Corps, as it would be called, would employ thousands of young people to address the threat of climate change, strengthen the country's natural defenses and maintain its ailing public lands.

"Just like we need a unified national response to COVID-19, we need a unified national response to climate change," Biden said while introducing his climate team.

While his is not the first effort to bring back a federal conservation corps, Biden has put the program center stage like never before. One of his first executive orders called for the creation of a modern CCC to "mobilize the next generation of conservation and resilience workers and maximize the creation of accessible training opportunities and good jobs." His interior secretary, Deb Haaland, sponsored a bill with a similar goal while representing New Mexico in Congress.

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https://www.npr.org/2021/05/11/993976948/reaching-back-to-the-new-deal-biden-proposes-a-civilian-climate-corps

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[erronis]

2. We need bold positive steps forward instead of the sneaky thievery of the (r)s.

I'd much rather we try hard, stub our toes a bit, stumble, but move forward.

Rather than the alternative of moving back to feudalism with the obviously moronic old white parties.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Go, Joe!

[catrose]

4. And, yes, just white men, probably.

[Auggie]

5. Let's wait for details, okay?

[catrose]

8. The Roosevelts kept trying to include all races in the New Deal, but others worked against them

Like Eleanor's beloved Arthurdale, the federally founded and funded community. Whites refused to live and work with Blacks.

Though the CCC was supposed to be open to all, it was an uphill climb.
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/ccc/salmond/chap5.htm

[niyad]

12. I believe that the poster was referring to the original CCC being limited to only men.

[CousinIT]

6. ALL THE MORE REASON to bust our asses to keep Dem control of Congress

in 2022

#VoteBlue2022

[Doremus]

7. Got to admit, I am loving this guy more and more every day.

Never thought it'd happen.

[JudyM]

14. Isn't it interesting that he seems to be in a different lane now than when he was campaigning?

Loving the lane change.

He either learned a lot in the intervening months or realized a different approach was demanded by the situation we’re in, once he got a better inside look at it. Either way, I admire and deeply appreciate his flexibility and execution.

[BigmanPigman]

9. Joe keeps knocking it out of the ball park.

[gratuitous]

10. Many of the projects from that time are still in use today

Certainly the Old Columbia River Highway and Timberline Lodge attest to the great work done all those years ago.

[mopinko]

16. 1 project was a public park in my home town.

they started out digging a drainage pond. turned out to be full of mastodon bones.
it ended up growing into a great little park.
the bones are in a cool little house museum.

[NBachers]

11. I hope they do a study on whether there's a labor force willing & available for the work involved.

[Hekate]

13. KnR

[Aristus]

15. Republicans bitch and moan about kids today not having manual skills.

But watch them oppose this bill out of pure spite.

They live in terror of people growing to trust their own government again.