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babylonsister

(172,741 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2019, 10:43 AM Jul 2019

Trump Slaps Tariffs on Solar Panels [View all]

https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/02/trump-slaps-tariffs-on-solar-panels/

Trump Slaps Tariffs on Solar Panels
July 2, 2019 at 10:28 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

“In the biggest blow he’s dealt to the renewable energy industry yet, President Trump decided on Monday to slap tariffs on imported solar panels,” Time reports.

“The U.S. will impose duties of as much as 30 percent on solar equipment made abroad, a move that threatens to handicap a $28 billion industry that relies on parts made abroad for 80 percent of its supply.

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Trump Slaps Tariffs on Solar Panels [View all] babylonsister Jul 2019 OP

This is shitty. Iliyah Jul 2019 #1

I agree it's shitty. And deadly. Solar is the antidote to the greatest threat humankind has ever... DemocracyMouse Jul 2019 #8

I'm asking why are they doing every single thing they can to destroy our economy, demigoddess Jul 2019 #11

Do you seriously not know?? pangaia Jul 2019 #12

knew that, thought there might be another facet to it. demigoddess Jul 2019 #15

Trump & the Republicans are working to destroy America Botany Jul 2019 #2

Scum of the Earth, literally. MoonRiver Jul 2019 #3

The floating Baffoon. Traildogbob Jul 2019 #14

Idiot will do anything to stifle its critics. MoonRiver Jul 2019 #17

Hoping Traildogbob Jul 2019 #18

Maybe she'll wear this... MoonRiver Jul 2019 #19

Maybe Traildogbob Jul 2019 #20

That happened in Jan 2018 (date of the Time article); don't know why PoliticalWire has muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #4

Thanks. I thought I'd read this before. BadgerMom Jul 2019 #9

It's a gift to the fossil fuel industry. procon Jul 2019 #5

The planet is dying and there are those will seek to squeeze whatever they can berni_mccoy Jul 2019 #6

its all negative for the US as no manufacturer will invest in production on a tariff that will only yaesu Jul 2019 #7

Opportunity for homegirl Jul 2019 #10

Here is the problem Perseus Jul 2019 #13

Hey MF45 spanone Jul 2019 #16

GOP still stands for Gas Oil Petroleum struggle4progress Jul 2019 #21

Freaking jerk Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 #22

His oil and coal industry buddies want this, and they paid him for it so of smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #23

There is absolutely no good reason for this NastyRiffraff Jul 2019 #24