Big spending

The new big spending bill contains $555 billion for climate change meaning replacing fossil fuels with wind and solar. This will require large numbers of solar panels which are primarily made in China and large amounts of rare earth metals which are mined in China. The amount of CO2 is constantly referenced when talking climate change but the damage to the earth and water are rarely mentioned. They are willing to trade clean air for dirty water. This could be avoided if the emphasis was on natural gas for transportation and thorium nuke plants for electric power. After enough plants are built excess electric power could be used to make hydrogen by electrolysis of water and use that for transportation. That way we can have clear air and clean water. It will be economical to desalt sea water and use that to grow crops in the desert.