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Albany Plans a Green New Deal

Albany Common Council Members Celebrate Environmental Justice Resolutions and Announce Plans for Green New Deal

In New York State, buildings emit more carbon dioxide than cars and trucks. (Karthikc123, placed into the public domain, bit.ly/39ffeif)

Albany, NY– On Monday, June 6, advocates and elected officials celebrated the passage of two climate resolutions: […]

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Rollout Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

Building on the momentum of the repeal of the Faircloth Amendment in the House last year, the two legislators seek to increase investment in housing infrastructure.

GND 4 PH would improve living conditions for nearly 2 million – lowering utility costs, reducing environmental hazards like lead and water poisoning.

April 19th, 2021 | Tags: , | Category: Action | Leave a comment

The USA New Green Deal Will Create Over 18 Million Jobs

Dr. Roger H. Bezdek

Summary:

In the USA and other nations there is intense interest in the Green New Deal (GND) and its jobs implications. However, there has not be a comprehensive analysis of the potential jobs impacts of the GND. This paper remedies this deficiency and provides estimates of the jobs likely to be […]

S. 311 – THE GREEN NEW DEAL

Final Reminder Please Come and Help Fill the Room A PRESS CONFERENCE TO SUPPORT S. 311 THE GREEN NEW DEAL FEBRUARY 27th AT 11:45 AM IN THE CEDAR CREEK ROOM AT THE STATEHOUSE IN MONTPELIER COME IF YOU CAN but DON’T COME ALONE! Let’s make Tomorrow’s press conference big enough to show how widespread […]

The Start of the Deals

by Michael Brune, Sierra Club’s Executive Director

No matter how much Andrew Wheeler, Mitch McConnell, and corporate polluters might wish it would go away, the Green New Deal shows no sign of fading from our political discourse, and here’s why: At its heart, the Green New Deal is more than a legislative agenda. It’s a […]

New York’s Green New Deal (For Dummies)

Jenna Batchelder

On January 15, Governor Cuomo of New York announced his bold plans for the “Green New Deal,” (not to be confused with the recent proposal of the same name made by congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) as a response to pressure from progressives concerned about rapid climate change.

This comes on the heels of […]

Green Energy Times Explains the Green New Deal

Green New Deal presented by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Edward Markey. Photo: Senate Democrats, Wikimedia Commons.

George Harvey

For all the talk about the Green New Deal (GND), I suspect that the number of people who really understand it is not large.

To start with, it […]