Category Archives: Energy

Energy Transition

Posted on November 10, 2020 by mekorganic

Requirements for Energy Transition Investment: Enormous amounts of investment capital will be needed to accomplish the energy transition, much more than the promise of $150 billion for renewable energy over ten years, and must now come from government. Coordination: The … Continue reading →

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Workers – BS

Posted on April 7, 2020 by mekorganic

Bernie has fought for workers his entire career. He understands that coal miners and oil-rig operators are not the problem. Fossil fuel workers have powered the country for more than a century, working in dangerous and precarious jobs to provide … Continue reading →

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Green Research and Development – BS

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

Our scientists and engineers know how to solve our climate crisis. Despite massive federal subsidies for fossil fuels, renewable energies have improved in cost and efficiency year after year, and now rival or surpass conventional energies in cost effectiveness. What … Continue reading →

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Transform Our Energy System to 100 Percent Renewable Energy and Create 20 Million Jobs

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

There is no reason the United States, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, cannot transform our energy system away from fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy, like wind, solar, and geothermal. We have more than enough … Continue reading →

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As President, Bernie Sanders Will Avert Climate Catastrophe and Create 20 Million Jobs

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

As president, Bernie Sanders will launch the decade of the Green New Deal, a ten-year, nationwide mobilization centered around justice and equity during which climate change will be factored into virtually every area of policy, from immigration to trade to … Continue reading →

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Need to Invest in Offshore Wind – GP

Posted on April 5, 2020 by mekorganic

A major missing ingredient in moving to 100% renewable energy system in the US is the lack of offshore wind power generation. The first small offshore wind (OSW) farm will be operating shortly off of Block Island in Rhode Island. … Continue reading →

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100 percent Clean Energy by 2030 – GP

Posted on April 5, 2020 by mekorganic

The centerpiece of the Green New Deal is a commitment to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2030. The transition to clean energy is not only a visionary plan for a better world, it’s absolutely necessary to ensure we … Continue reading →

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Paying for the Green New Deal – GP

Posted on April 5, 2020 by mekorganic

We will need revenues between $700 billion to $1 trillion annually for the Green New Deal. $400 billion will be for the public jobs programs. Estimates for the transition to 100% clean energy start at $200 billion a year. Economists … Continue reading →

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The Green New Deal – Green Party

Posted on March 15, 2020 by mekorganic

The Green New Deal will convert the old, gray economy into a new, sustainable economy that is environmentally sound, economically viable and socially responsible. It seeks to solve the climate crisis by combining quick action to get to net- zero … Continue reading →

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Energy Sources

Posted on March 15, 2020 by mekorganic

We must advocate the phase-out of nuclear and coal power plants. All processes associated with nuclear power are dangerous, from the mining of uranium to the transportation and disposal of the radioactive waste. The generation of nuclear waste must be … Continue reading →

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