Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey to unveil ‘Green New Deal’ bill
5 years, 11 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey to unveil ‘Green New Deal’ bill

CNN  

CNN — Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts has been working with freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on “Green New Deal” legislation that will be unveiled soon, an aide to Markey confirmed to CNN on Thursday. The idea of a “Green New Deal” has, in just a few months, become a central piece of Ocasio-Cortez’s agenda – as well as other progressive Democrats – and attracted the attention of ambitious national Democrats. “I am thrilled to see so many of the potential 2020 presidential candidates embracing the idea of a Green New Deal,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN earlier this month. But they argue a combination of tax hikes on the super wealthy – Ocasio-Cortez has floated a 70% rate on income over $10 million – and cuts to fossil fuel industry subsidies and military spending, in addition to the stimulative effects of the new public spending would offset any cost.

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Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden’s reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity
1 year, 6 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden’s reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, sending a strong sign of Democratic unity from one of the party’s most liberal members. “I think he’s done quite well, given the limitations that we have,” Ocasio-Cortez said on the “Pod Save America” podcast Thursday. “I do think that there are ebbs and flows.” Ocasio-Cortez, a …

What is the Green New Deal and how does Biden’s climate plan compare?
3 years, 2 months ago

What is the Green New Deal and how does Biden’s climate plan compare?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just weeks after the 2020 US election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive members of “the …

AOC, Democrats relaunch ‘Green New Deal’ before climate summit
3 years, 8 months ago

AOC, Democrats relaunch ‘Green New Deal’ before climate summit

Al Jazeera  

Initially introduced in 2019, the non-binding Green New Deal seeks to eliminate US greenhouse gas emissions within a decade and transition the economy away from fossil fuels. Democratic United States legislators, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, reintroduced their “Green New Deal” resolution on Tuesday, a set of aggressive climate goals intended to transform the US economy. Biden, …

Ocasio-Cortez Sees Green New Deal Progress In Biden Plan, But 'It's Not Enough'
3 years, 9 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez Sees Green New Deal Progress In Biden Plan, But 'It's Not Enough'

NPR  

Ocasio-Cortez Sees Green New Deal Progress In Biden Plan, But 'It's Not Enough' Enlarge this image toggle caption Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a blunt initial response to the prospect of a new, climate-focused infrastructure package weighing in at around $2 trillion. Her comments mirror the tension …

Progressives Gear Up For Broad New Push On Climate Action
3 years, 11 months ago

Progressives Gear Up For Broad New Push On Climate Action

NPR  

Progressives Gear Up For Broad New Push On Climate Action Enlarge this image toggle caption Richard Vogel/AP Richard Vogel/AP A coalition of progressive groups say they are organizing a sweeping network to mobilize around climate change, racial and environmental justice, making a new unified push as President-elect Joe Biden is days away from taking office with Democrats set to control …

AOC says whatever happens progressives have won the 'generational moment'
4 years, 2 months ago

AOC says whatever happens progressives have won the 'generational moment'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York representative Alexandria …

Texas Is The Next Battleground For The Green New Deal
4 years, 10 months ago

Texas Is The Next Battleground For The Green New Deal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sunrise Movement, the youth campaign behind the Green New Deal, called 25,000 Iowans and persuaded 7,000 to sign pledges to vote for the candidate who advocated the most ambitious plan for rapidly lowering planet-heating emissions along with guaranteeing federal jobs to displaced workers. Then, in the coming weeks, Sunrise Movement is sending its army of canvassers to …

Green New Deal Author Wants To Expand Anti-Corruption Laws To Cover Climate
5 years, 1 month ago

Green New Deal Author Wants To Expand Anti-Corruption Laws To Cover Climate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Ed Markey has proposed new legislation to make it easier to sanction foreign companies and individuals responsible for planet-heating pollution or human rights abuses against environmentalists. “This legislation would bring us closer to a complete U.S. global strategy that matches the magnitude of the climate crisis.” The bill includes measures aimed at reversing the Trump administration’s …

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar To Endorse Bernie Sanders For President
5 years, 2 months ago

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar To Endorse Bernie Sanders For President

NPR  

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar To Endorse Bernie Sanders For President Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is set to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders for president at a Saturday rally in Queens, N.Y., the campaign confirmed to NPR's Scott Detrow. The 30-year-old Ocasio-Cortez is a self-described Democratic socialist who …

Bernie Sanders has a Green New Deal. Ocasio-Cortez has one. Garcetti too. Here’s how they compare
5 years, 4 months ago

Bernie Sanders has a Green New Deal. Ocasio-Cortez has one. Garcetti too. Here’s how they compare

LA Times  

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders announced an ambitious plan on Thursday to tackle threats facing the country from global warming. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday became the latest politician to announce an ambitious plan to tackle a looming climate crisis under the “Green New Deal” label. The Sierra Club, a leading environmental group, describes a Green New Deal as …

Detroiters March For Green New Deal Ahead Of Democratic Debate
5 years, 5 months ago

Detroiters March For Green New Deal Ahead Of Democratic Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DETROIT ― Theresa Landrum survived her battle with cancer. Now the Green New Deal serves as the backbone of nearly all of the top-tier Democratic presidential candidates’ climate platforms. California Sen. Kamala Harris, the only candidate to bring up the Green New Deal in the first round of debates, co- “We’re not in a state where the …

House Democrats To Unveil Green New Deal Alternative By Year’s End
5 years, 5 months ago

House Democrats To Unveil Green New Deal Alternative By Year’s End

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Democrats announced plans Tuesday to craft legislation this year to rein in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions ― a less ambitious alternative to the sweeping Green New Deal resolution. Today we join @EnergyCommerce – today we commit to #100by50 pic.twitter.com/G1L9aFJ80h — Rep. Frank Pallone July 23, 2019 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the leading United Nations …

Everything you need to know about the Green New Deal
5 years, 6 months ago

Everything you need to know about the Green New Deal

Salon  

What is the Green New Deal? Regardless, it is inconceivable that Americans won't be talking about a Green New Deal in 2020 — and so it is instructive to understand exactly what a "Green New Deal" actually represents. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., did not coin the term "Green New Deal," but she is directly responsible for bringing it into popular …

Ocasio-Cortez: No ‘middle ground’ on fighting climate change
5 years, 7 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez: No ‘middle ground’ on fighting climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied support for the Green New Deal on Monday night, with the New York congresswoman saying there should be “no middle ground” when it comes to climate change and the Vermont senator calling for a political revolution. Referring to wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources, Markey said, “Give …

WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez calls out GOP for attacking Green New Deal as 'socialism' while supporting billions in big oil subsidies
5 years, 8 months ago

WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez calls out GOP for attacking Green New Deal as 'socialism' while supporting billions in big oil subsidies

Raw Story  

During a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Republicans for attacking the Green New Deal as "socialism" while also supporting billions of dollars in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. "It is not responsible to complain about anything we dislike as 'socialism,' particularly when many of our colleagues across the aisle are more than happy …

Ocasio-Cortez calls out GOP for massive hypocrisy on Green New Deal and "socialism"
5 years, 9 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez calls out GOP for massive hypocrisy on Green New Deal and "socialism"

Salon  

During a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called out Republicans for attacking the Green New Deal as "socialism" while also supporting billions of dollars in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. "It is not responsible to complain about anything we dislike as 'socialism,' particularly when many of our colleagues across the aisle are more than …

Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘green New Deal’ blocked by Senate Republicans
5 years, 9 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘green New Deal’ blocked by Senate Republicans

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The …

What is the Green New Deal? Explaining the climate proposal
5 years, 9 months ago

What is the Green New Deal? Explaining the climate proposal

Al Jazeera  

Some Democrats want a Green New Deal that Republicans strongly oppose. The US Senate on Tuesday defeated a proposal to take up the Green New Deal in a vote Democrats called a “sham” and a “stunt”. Ed Markey, the Green New Deal’s main sponsor in the Senate, said mocking climate change is “shameful”. The Green New Deal cites UN and …

Planet savior or horror show? Green New Deal inflames debate
5 years, 9 months ago

Planet savior or horror show? Green New Deal inflames debate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To Democratic supporters, the Green New Deal is a touchstone, a call to arms to combat climate change with the full measure of the nation’s resources and technological might. “Leader McConnell thinks the Green New Deal is just a resolution, but the Green New Deal is a revolution,” said Markey. “The Green New Deal has struck a powerful …

Planet savior or horror show? Green New Deal inflames debate
5 years, 9 months ago

Planet savior or horror show? Green New Deal inflames debate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To Democratic supporters, the Green New Deal is a touchstone, a call to arms to combat climate change with the full measure of the nation’s resources and technological might. “Leader McConnell thinks the Green New Deal is just a resolution, but the Green New Deal is a revolution,” said Markey. “The Green New Deal has struck a powerful …

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee jumps into 2020 race with a White House bid focused on climate change
5 years, 10 months ago

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee jumps into 2020 race with a White House bid focused on climate change

Salon  

Jay Inslee announced Friday that he will run for president in 2020, becoming the first governor to join a crowded field of Democrats vying to challenge President Donald Trump in the next election cycle. In his announcement video, the 68-year-old governor made it clear that his campaign would focus on climate change, pledging to transition the nation to 100 percent …

Green New Deal Activists Shift Focus To Vulnerable Republicans Ahead Of Senate Vote
5 years, 10 months ago

Green New Deal Activists Shift Focus To Vulnerable Republicans Ahead Of Senate Vote

Huff Post  

Sen. Susan Collins is among the vulnerable lawmakers Sunrise Movement activists hope to pressure into supporting a Green New Deal. Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images Last November, young activists wielding yellow signs calling for dramatic climate action and clean-energy jobs occupied Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office, demanding top Democrats champion a Green New Deal. “Mitch McConnell is going to …

McConnell wields Green New Deal as bludgeon against Dems
5 years, 10 months ago

McConnell wields Green New Deal as bludgeon against Dems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate will vote on the Green New Deal, a moonshot plan by Democrats to combat climate change, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, announcing a move designed to force Senate Democrats — including a cast of presidential candidates — into a political bind. So I would vote yes, but I would also — if it got …

Green New Deal Has 2020 Dems On Board, But Party Leaders Tread Lightly
5 years, 11 months ago

Green New Deal Has 2020 Dems On Board, But Party Leaders Tread Lightly

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING While Democratic 2020 candidates have rushed to sign on to the Green New Deal, party leaders are extending a more cautious level of support to the landmark carbon-slashing infrastructure plan. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey formally unveiled the Green New Deal, a landmark proposal to cut carbon emissions in the U.S., in Washington on Feb. …

Editorial: AOC’s Green New Deal could finally force the U.S. to get serious about climate change
5 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: AOC’s Green New Deal could finally force the U.S. to get serious about climate change

LA Times  

The United States — and the world — face a reckoning. The Green New Deal legislation introduced in the House by rookie Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and in the Senate by veteran Sen. Ed Markey acknowledge the freight train barreling down on us all, and, to its credit, does what has been missing in the debate. The difficult question is not …

Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
5 years, 11 months ago

Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats launched a sweeping plan Thursday to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy, signaling its likely elevation as a central campaign issue in 2020 despite President Donald Trump’s failure to mention climate change in his State of the Union address. At least six senators running for president or …

The Latest: Ocasio-Cortez claims good rapport with Pelosi
5 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: Ocasio-Cortez claims good rapport with Pelosi

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on congressional Democrats and proposals to address climate change : 1:45 p.m. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is on good terms with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and won’t let climate change divide Democrats. The New York freshman lawmaker was one of the sponsors at Thursday’s unveiling of a Green New Deal resolution on controlling climate change. …

Democrats push for a Green New Deal to combat climate change
5 years, 11 months ago

Democrats push for a Green New Deal to combat climate change

Al Jazeera  

Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Thursday laid out the goals of a Green New Deal to transform the US economy to combat climate change while creating thousands of jobs in renewable energy. “The Green New Deal fully tackles the existential threat posed by climate change by presenting a comprehensive, 10-year plan that is as big …

How the Green New Deal is shaping the race for president
5 years, 11 months ago

How the Green New Deal is shaping the race for president

LA Times  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pictured at the State of the Union address Tuesday, and Sen. Edward J. Markey drafted a joint resolution to combat climate change. “Every signal appears to be that the Green New Deal is going to be a major part of the presidential election,” said Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale University Program on Climate Change Communication. “This …

Green New Deal: What’s in it
5 years, 11 months ago

Green New Deal: What’s in it

CNN  

New York CNN — The Green New Deal, which has so far been a campaign catchphrase about solving climate change and inequality in one fell swoop, just got real. The resolution also fleshes out something that’s been core to the idea of the Green New Deal from the beginning: Remedying historic injustices visited upon the poor and people of color. …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Outline
5 years, 11 months ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Outline

NPR  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Outline Enlarge this image toggle caption Amr Alfiky/NPR Amr Alfiky/NPR Updated 4:30 p.m. Rather, the idea is that Ocasio-Cortez and Markey will "begin work immediately on Green New Deal bills to put the nuts and bolts on the plan described in this resolution." "Someone's going to have to prove to me how that …

What’s the Green New Deal? Depends who you ask
5 years, 11 months ago

What’s the Green New Deal? Depends who you ask

CNN  

Washington CNN — A month ago, almost nobody had heard of the Green New Deal, but the phrase is suddenly everywhere. “I think we’re all committed to tying those loops together, but it’s going to take some work.” Some of that ambiguity will be resolved as soon as next week, when Ocasio-Cortez plans to introduce a resolution with Massachusetts Democratic …

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