Category Archives: Green New Deal

Invest in Resilience and Justice – BS

Posted on April 7, 2020 by mekorganic

The Green New Deal is going to keep carbon pollution emissions low enough to stave off the worst impacts of climate change that we know are coming. However, scientists tell us that it is already too late to prevent all … Continue reading →

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Green Workers – BS

Posted on April 6, 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 Workers – BS

Posted on April 6, 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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Rebuild Our Economy and Ensure Justice for Frontline Communities and a Just Transition for Workers

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

As we rapidly move toward renewable energy and energy efficiency, we must ensure that the workers employed in the fossil fuel industry see that their standards of living are not only protected, but improved. A just transition for workers means … Continue reading →

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Green Conserving Our Public Lands – BS

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

Our public lands are a national treasure. They belong to all of us. Instead of selling them off to the highest bidder and allowing them to be destroyed by billionaire fossil fuel industry executives, are going to expand our green … Continue reading →

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Green Investment in Resilience and Justice – BS

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

The Green New Deal is going to keep carbon pollution emissions low enough to stave off the worst impacts of climate change that we know are coming. However, scientists tell us that it is already too late to prevent all … Continue reading →

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Green Use the Power of International Leadership – BS

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

The Paris Climate Agreement, which was signed by 175 parties, brought the world together in saying that climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and that we all have a responsibility for taking action to solve it. … 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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Green Transportation – BS

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mekorganic

We can and must transform our transportation sector away from fossil fuels to create a sustainable future for all and good-paying, union jobs right here in America. Transportation currently accounts for 29 percent of domestic emissions. We will create domestic … 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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