Let’s try to figure out what parking lots have to do with climate change…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in its infinite wisdom, is sending $740,000 to Pennsylvania for “critical infrastructure to combat climate change” —which is exactly the kind of nonsense speak we’ve come to expect from the left and this administration.
It’s nonsense because they are talking about repaving parking lots. Don’t let the word “combat” fool you —or “climate” for that matter. There are some bumpy lots that need paving, and gosh darn it, the folks in Keystone State are going to get it done.
“The USDA Rural Development program provides taxpayer money for all sorts of programs, from infrastructure to health care to environmental and economic concerns in the rural parts of America. In fiscal year 2022, it provided almost $1.5 billion for local projects,” Just The News reports.
16 new projects have been announced in Pennsylvania —and most of the $740,000 is going to 4 parking lots in the town of Bloomsburg; population 13,916.
“These 16 projects represent Pennsylvania’s diverse rural economy and will strengthen its resilience,” USDA State Director Bob Morgan said in a news release. “The Biden-Harris Administration has created a roadmap for how we can tackle the climate crisis and expand access to renewable energy infrastructure.”
…with parking lots? In the words of President Biden —c’mon man!
“The Town of Bloomsburg in Columbia County received a $500,000 grant to repave four parking lots in the town,” the news release noted. “The aging infrastructure needs major repairs. Improvements of these lots will impact more than 30 businesses that are within a block radius of the proposed project.”
That’s great news for small business owners —but stop cozying up to climate alarmists with semantical bull. This is an infrastructure win and a win for the local economy, but more parking means more cars means more gas means more pollution.
Turns out, parking lots of nothing to do with climate change.
