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‘Showing the Government That We’re Going to Follow Science’: University of Florida Student Senate Adopts Green New Deal

‘Showing the Government That We’re Going to Follow Science’: University of Florida Student Senate Adopts Green New Deal

The University of Florida (UF) Student Senate on Tuesday became the first student government at a public university to pass Green New Deal (GND) legislation, according to The Guardian. The new mandate calls for complete fossil fuel divestment, a just transition, a ban on fossil fuel-funded research and disclosure of UF’s financial affiliations with the […]

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    Greenpeace Releases Sweeping Policy Plans To Fight Inequality, Racial Injustice, COVID-19 and Climate Crisis

    Greenpeace Releases Sweeping Policy Plans To Fight Inequality, Racial Injustice, COVID-19 and Climate Crisis

    By Andrea Germanos The “just, green, and peaceful future we deserve is possible and together we can build the power to manifest it.” So declares Greenpeace USA’s new “Just Recovery Agenda.” Released Tuesday and packed with more than 100 sweeping policy recommendations for President-elect Joe Biden and members of the next U.S. Congress to embrace, […]

    Ocasio-Cortez Tweets About Green New Deal During VP Debate

    Ocasio-Cortez Tweets About Green New Deal During VP Debate

    By Jon Queally Even as Vice President Mike Pence was busy “polluting the atmosphere with lies” about the climate crisis during Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate, Democratic nominee Sen. Kamala Harris came under considerable criticism of her own after repeatedly highlighting Joe Biden’s commitment to “not ban fracking” and an overall lackluster defense of the […]

    How Joe Biden’s Climate Plan Compares to the Green New Deal

    How Joe Biden’s Climate Plan Compares to the Green New Deal

    By Jeff Berardelli At the first presidential debate on Tuesday night, former Vice President Joe Biden said point-blank that he does not support the Green New Deal — a progressive plan which not only aims to aggressively tackle climate change but also encompasses many other issues like social justice, jobs, housing and health care. In […]

    Biden Commits to Banning Fossil Fuel Subsidies After DNC Dropped It

    Biden Commits to Banning Fossil Fuel Subsidies After DNC Dropped It

    The Democratic party made the curious move of removing a ban on fossil fuel subsidies from its platform earlier this week as its convention kicked off. The move, which also backtracked from a clean energy commitment, raised the ire of environmental activists. However, presidential nominee Joe Biden, who will steer the party’s agenda if elected, […]

    New Analysis Shows How Electrifying the U.S. Economy Could Create 25 Million Green Jobs by 2035

    New Analysis Shows How Electrifying the U.S. Economy Could Create 25 Million Green Jobs by 2035

    By Jessica Corbett A report released Wednesday by a new nonprofit—in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the resulting economic disaster, and calls for a green recovery from those intertwined crises that prioritizes aggressive climate policies—lays out how rapidly decarbonizing and electrifying the U.S. economy could create up to 25 million good-paying jobs throughout the […]

    Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate and Green Recovery Plan

    Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate and Green Recovery Plan

    Presidential hopeful Joe Biden announced a $2 trillion plan Tuesday to boost American investment in clean energy and infrastructure. His plan would spend the money over the next four years to boost the transportation, electricity and building sectors’ clean energy profiles. It is also part of a plan to create new economic opportunities, improve the […]