I have not seen this discussed elsewhere.
The Green New Deal resolution a 10-year plan to mobilize every aspect of American society at a scale not seen since World War 2 to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and create economic prosperity for all. It will:
Move America to 100% clean and renewable energy
Create millions of family supporting-wage, union jobs
Ensure a just transition for all communities and workers to ensure economic security for people and communities that have historically relied on fossil fuel industries
Ensure justice and equity for frontline communities by prioritizing investment, training, climate and community resiliency, economic and environmental benefits in these communities.
Build on FDR’s second bill of rights by guaranteeing:
A job with a family-sustaining wage, family and medical leave, vacations, and retirement security
High-quality education, including higher education and trade schools
Clean air and water and access to nature
Healthy food
High-quality health care
Safe, affordable, adequate housing
Economic environment free of monopolies
Economic security for all who are unable or unwilling to work.
Ambitious goals.
The devil is in the details.
100% clean renewables in 12 years? "[T]he plan is to transition off of nuclear and all fossil fuels as soon as possible." If you are serious about net-zero emission, I would think you would want a massive increase in nuclear power.
Not sure why a Green New Deal would propose paying people "unwilling to work."
"Upgrad[ing] or replac[ing] every building in US for state-of-the-art energy efficiency," "build[ing] charging stations everywhere," and rendering air travel "unnecessary" seem to be both quite expensive and vague.
Some Democrats endorsed the GND (Sen. Markie of Mass.), and then distance themselves once Rep. Ocasio-Cortez released the document above. Ocasio-Cortez's office edited the document, removing reference to "farting cows" (inserting "cow emission" in their place. Then, Rep. O-C's office pulled the document down and dismissed it as a draft. Some mischievous person had released a fake version inserting a provision calling on people to save urine and use it to make coffee and Rep. O-C hinted that the original was also a spoof. Except it wasn't.
In the Senate, Senate Majority Leader offered to bring the issue up for a floor vote, a move Sen.Markie dismissed as "sabotage." ("Yes, Senator Markie, bringing up a resolution you sponsored for a floor vote is 'sabotage.'")
Meanwhile, Saikat Chakrabarti of Re. O-C's office admitted the original was in fact the product of Rep. O-C's staff, but producing it has been a challenge.
Twitter user, Steven J. Burns' response was fairly classic.
"Saikat Chakrabarti: We want unlimited political power and $30 trillion to alter the lives of 7 billion people.
Also Saikat Chakrabarti: We can't manage our own website."
The Green New Deal resolution a 10-year plan to mobilize every aspect of American society at a scale not seen since World War 2 to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and create economic prosperity for all. It will:
Move America to 100% clean and renewable energy
Create millions of family supporting-wage, union jobs
Ensure a just transition for all communities and workers to ensure economic security for people and communities that have historically relied on fossil fuel industries
Ensure justice and equity for frontline communities by prioritizing investment, training, climate and community resiliency, economic and environmental benefits in these communities.
Build on FDR’s second bill of rights by guaranteeing:
A job with a family-sustaining wage, family and medical leave, vacations, and retirement security
High-quality education, including higher education and trade schools
Clean air and water and access to nature
Healthy food
High-quality health care
Safe, affordable, adequate housing
Economic environment free of monopolies
Economic security for all who are unable or unwilling to work.
Ambitious goals.
The devil is in the details.
100% clean renewables in 12 years? "[T]he plan is to transition off of nuclear and all fossil fuels as soon as possible." If you are serious about net-zero emission, I would think you would want a massive increase in nuclear power.
Not sure why a Green New Deal would propose paying people "unwilling to work."
"Upgrad[ing] or replac[ing] every building in US for state-of-the-art energy efficiency," "build[ing] charging stations everywhere," and rendering air travel "unnecessary" seem to be both quite expensive and vague.
Some Democrats endorsed the GND (Sen. Markie of Mass.), and then distance themselves once Rep. Ocasio-Cortez released the document above. Ocasio-Cortez's office edited the document, removing reference to "farting cows" (inserting "cow emission" in their place. Then, Rep. O-C's office pulled the document down and dismissed it as a draft. Some mischievous person had released a fake version inserting a provision calling on people to save urine and use it to make coffee and Rep. O-C hinted that the original was also a spoof. Except it wasn't.
In the Senate, Senate Majority Leader offered to bring the issue up for a floor vote, a move Sen.Markie dismissed as "sabotage." ("Yes, Senator Markie, bringing up a resolution you sponsored for a floor vote is 'sabotage.'")
Meanwhile, Saikat Chakrabarti of Re. O-C's office admitted the original was in fact the product of Rep. O-C's staff, but producing it has been a challenge.
Twitter user, Steven J. Burns' response was fairly classic.
"Saikat Chakrabarti: We want unlimited political power and $30 trillion to alter the lives of 7 billion people.
Also Saikat Chakrabarti: We can't manage our own website."
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