'Holy s--t': Surprise Senate deal sets stage for record climate change package

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The figure is roughly in line with funding levels discussed earlier in July among Senate Democrats that called for about $300 billion in tax credits for a slate of clean energy technologies, including solar and wind power, energy storage, carbon capture, hydrogen and small-scale nuclear power.
55% : "We have been saying for months investments in clean energy are not inflationary.
52% : Some climate activists said the investments in clean energy outweigh concerns that easing permitting rules could lead to the buildout of more fossil fuel infrastructure such as pipelines.
43% : Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), who had criticized Manchin for rejecting climate provisions in the bill earlier this month, said he was encouraged by the new deal, though he was eager to see the language.

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