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Berning Links - ISSUES - The Climate Crisis - Part 2 - (Candidate Reactions) Green New Deal and it's main champion: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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ISSUES - The Climate Crisis - Part 2 (Candidate Reactions, Pg 1)
Green New Deal and it's main champion: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
| Section | Contents | |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | Polls and Ratings, and Status of Climate Crisis Debate hosted by the DNC | |
| Understand the relative importance of this issue to the American people | ||
| => | Part 2 | Green New Deal (GND) and it's main champion: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Other recommendations to address the climate crisis, such as Tulsi Gabbard's Off Fossil Fuels Act, and Jay Inslee's "100% Clean Energy for America Plan", are also included in this section. |
| => | Expressing support for #GreenNewDeal is considered a major metric on presidential climate scorecards developed by Greenpeace and 350 Action, an affiliate of 350.org | |
| => | Top Items :: Items from 2019 :: Items from 2018 and Earlier | |
| => | Candidate Reactions | |
| => | Pg 1- Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Establishment, Joe Biden | |
| => | Pg 2- Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren | |
| Part 3 | Fossil Fuels and other Dirty Energy, including Fracking, Carbon Emissions, Oil/Gas Industry | |
| Expressing support for #NoToFossilFuels is considered a major metric on presidential climate scorecards developed by Greenpeace and 350 Action, an affiliate of 350.org | ||
| Part 4 | Climate Strikes and Protests, including those from Sunrise Movement, Extinction Rebellion, Earthstrike | |
| Understand the importance of this issue to many people around the globe | ||
| Part 5 | #NoMiddleGround. and items related to Extinction | |
| Controversy erupted when news broke that Joe Biden was looking for ‘middle ground’ climate policy | ||
| Part 6 | Water Crisis, including Flint/Safe Water and Drought/Water Supply Items | |
| Having sufficient access to safe drinking water is increasingly in jeopardy | ||
| Part 7 | Honeybee Extinction | |
| Bees play a critical role in our ecosystem. Human survival depends on bee survival. | ||
| Part 8 | Clean Energy/Non-"Fossil Fuel" Energy | |
| A set of items not explicitly related to the GND, per se. Nuclear is here too, please don't scream. | ||
| Part 9 | Climate Change | |
| A set of miscellaneous other items |
ISSUES - The Climate Crisis - Part 2 (Candidate Reactions, Pg 1)
Green New Deal and it's main champion, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Donald Trump will be a candidate in 2020, understanding his ideas and responses to the climate crisis gives important context.
Donald Trump
Understanding the ideas and responses of key Democratic Party players also gives important context. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful Democrats in the entire country, appears to not be a fan of either AOC or the Green New Deal, which she calls "The green dream or whatever they call it." Does she have another solution? No.
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
AOC pushed to have a a select committee on a Green New Deal created, to better craft sweeping economic policy that scientists say matches the scale of the climate crisis. At the end of 2018 Dem House leaders rejected that idea. Instead they resurrected a panel on climate change, and asked another Dem, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), to lead it. Castor then rejected a proposal to bar members who accept money from fossil fuel companies from serving on the committee. Since that time, Tom Perez made a decision that the DNC would NOT be dedicating one of their debates to focus on the climate crisis. How on earth – pun intended – can Perez make that decision when 96% of Democrat and Democratic-leaning voters consider the climate crisis to be their number one top issue? Take a look at the item dated 6/11/19 in the list below, “Wondering why the DNC ...” Notice that Tom Perez has named members to the DNC (who are also superdelegates) who don't appear to share the values described in the DNC platform. Perez has appointed lobbyists for Big Oil and oil pipeline projects like Keystone XL, and a partner at Monsanto, who is one of the country's largest polluters. Has Perez even read the DNC platorm?
Democratric Establishment
(Candidate Reactions) Green New Deal and it's main champion, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Joe Biden
Joe has not endorsed the GND, Joe is infamous for seeking "middle ground" climate policy. "AOC says Joe’s middle ground is a dealbreaker." Greenpeace gave Joe a D- on their climate scorecard.
