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145 Progressive Groups Urge Biden to Shun Fossil Fuel Execs and Lobbyists

145 Progressive Groups Urge Biden to Shun Fossil Fuel Execs and Lobbyists

By Jake Johnson A diverse coalition of nearly 150 progressive advocacy groups is demanding that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ban fossil fuel executives and lobbyists from his 2020 campaign and commit to barring them from his administration if elected in November, warning that a cabinet stocked with Big Oil representatives would render empty the […]

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    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 […]

    U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Pass 100,000

    U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Pass 100,000

    The U.S. death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 Wednesday, even as all 50 states begin to reopen. The U.S., with less than five percent of the world’s population, accounts for nearly a third of its coronavirus deaths, according to NPR. It has by far the highest death toll of any country in the […]

    Biden Vows to Ax Keystone XL if Elected

    Biden Vows to Ax Keystone XL if Elected

    If elected president in November, Joe Biden will ax the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The long-delayed pipeline, which would carry around 830,000 barrels of crude oil a day from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada to the U.S., was first rejected by the Obama administration when Biden served as vice president. However, President Donald Trump […]

    Green New Deal Champion AOC Will Serve on Biden Climate Panel

    Green New Deal Champion AOC Will Serve on Biden Climate Panel

    When former Vice President Joe Biden effectively clinched the Democratic nomination in April, one major concern for the climate movement was the fact that his plan for tackling the issue was less ambitious than that of some of his primary rivals. But Biden signaled a willingness to boost his climate platform. And now, Green-New-Deal champion […]

    Bernie Sanders, Candidate With Most Ambitious Climate Plan, Drops out of 2020 Race

    Bernie Sanders, Candidate With Most Ambitious Climate Plan, Drops out of 2020 Race

    Bernie Sanders, the Independent Vermont Senator who campaigned for aggressive action on the climate crisis and environmental justice, has dropped out of the 2020 Democratic primary race. His announcement, made Wednesday morning during a conference call with his entire staff, means the more moderate former Vice President Joe Biden will face off against President Donald […]

    Sanders and Biden Debate Public Health, Climate Crisis

    Sanders and Biden Debate Public Health, Climate Crisis

    With their podiums placed six feet apart as a precaution against the coronavirus, the two leading Democratic presidential primary candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off on public health and the climate crisis at the 11th Democratic debate. Sunday’s debate came two days after President Donald Trump declared a […]