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Tag: Green New Deal
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Green New Deal Is Essential for Human Survival
World-renowned dissident Noam Chomsky and economist Robert Pollin discuss the state of the planet on the 51st Earth Day.
Source: Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Green New Deal Is Essential for Human Survival
A ‘Green New Dud’? Progressives Warn House Climate Bill ‘Fails to Grasp the Fundamental Truth’ of Planetary Crisis |
“Democrats should be making a big, bold push on climate—and the CLEAN Future Act is simply not strong enough.”
“Texas is the perfect example of what happens when our politicians cater to fossil fuel executives instead of the young people who have been… warning of an impending climate emergency like this.”
Naomi Klein reveals the real reason Republicans are afraid of the Green New Deal
Indigenous and Progressive Activists and Lawmakers Plan Rally at DNC to Push Biden in Greener Direction
In a show of progressive power and solidarity that organizers hope will make President-elect Joe Biden take notice—and take action—a coalition of frontline Indigenous activists, union organizers,
Sanders Delivers Message to Lawmakers Who Claim US Can’t Afford Green New Deal: Climate Catastrophe Is ‘Much More Expensive’
“The Green New Deal is not too expensive because the alternative is far, far more dreadful, more destructive.”
The Race to Replace a Dying Neoliberalism
One would be foolish to count out the left… In response to the cataclysm occasioned by the coronavirus, three lines of thinking are emerging.One is that the emergency necessitates extraordinary
Source: The Race to Replace a Dying Neoliberalism | Common Dreams Views
Global Green New Deal Supporters Urge World Leaders to Learn From Coronavirus to Tackle Climate Crisis
“This is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.”
Plan for a Global Green New Deal
Ten years after the publication of their first plan for powering the world with wind, water, and solar, researchers offer an updated vision of the steps that 143 countries around the world can take to attain 100% clean, renewable energy by the year 2050. The new roadmaps, publishing December 20 in the journal One Earth, follow up on previous work that formed the basis for the energy portion of the U.S.
