There has been much publicity about the Green New Deal which was released in the U.S. House of Representatives February 7, 2019, by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA). This fourteen-page resolution "recognizes the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal" and pushes for transitioning the United States to use 100% green renewable energy by 2030. It cites human activity as a cause for climate change resulting in global warming, "wildfires, severe storms, droughts that threaten human life, healthy communities and critical infrastructure." The Green New Deal would "counteract systemic injustices" such as…
CP of WisconsinMay 8, 2019