Tag Archives: environment

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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Environmental Justice

Posted on March 15, 2020 by mekorganic

We need to support a holistic approach to justice, recognizing that environmental justice, social justice and economic justice depend on and support each other. No one — including people of color and the poor — should be poisoned nor subjected … Continue reading →

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Energy

Posted on March 15, 2020 by mekorganic

The United States has a high-energy-consumption economy based mainly on fossil energy. The extraction, refining, and combustion of fossil fuels have proved extremely harmful to the environment, and supplies are rapidly being depleted. Over the past century, the infrastructure of … Continue reading →

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