To hear the Wall Street Journal columnist Kim Strassel tell it, the Green New Deal would spend trillions of dollars while eliminating jobs, travel, delicious food and family time.
Young people are taking their demands for serious climate action to their elected officials and they aren’t taking no for an answer. Is there a new political calculus taking shape in America?
With a Sanders presidential candidacy, clean energy issues take center stage.
The city of Los Angeles has abandoned plans to build three new gas-fired generating plants and will rely on renewable energy instead. Mayor Eric Garcetti says the decision was inspired by the Green New Deal.
The Wall Street Journal stepped up to the proverbial plate last week to take a swing at the Democrats’ Green New Deal policy package which has been the focus of intense speculation and ire over the last few weeks as all and sundry weighed in on the validity of transitioning the United States towards relying solely on renewable energy.
You’ve been hearing a lot about the Green New Deal, but you’re wondering what it’s all about? You can read the full resolution here. Or, if you want a quick and chatty explainer, check out the video on the bottom of this article put together by the folks at The Leap, a climate action group, or the 20 minute MSNBC interview with Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the very bottom of this article.
Full Text Of Congress’ Green New Deal Resolution
Young people in many countries are banding together to pressure political leaders to take action on climate change, led by Greta Thunberg of Sweden.
A vibrant group of youth called the Sunrise Movement is determined to get the Green New Deal enacted.
Three prominent US political voices weigh in on the need for a Green New Deal.
