038: Green New Deal

Join us for a look at the Green New Deal and what you can do to make it happen, in today's episode with an interview with Marie Venner. When newly-elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a group of young protesters who showed up in Nancy Pelosi's office, many heard for the first time about a Green New Deal. The idea has been around for awhile, but it is gaining steam largely in part due to those young protestors with the Sunrise Movement who are pushing Congress to adopt it in the rulemaking for the 2019 session. The youth have a "healthy impatience" urging us to deal with and resolve these issues. Advocates of a Green New Deal are asking ​people to contact ​their U.S. House Representative this week and on into the end of December and ask them to: "Commit to establishing a Select Committee for a Green New Deal and reject fossil fuel campaign donations." The two key pillars of the Green New Deal are: Transition to clean fossil-fuel-free economy Jobs for everyone who wants them ​Helpful Links: Sunrise Movement Green New Deal Five things to know aobut Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' (The Hill, November 24, 2018) Contact your Representatives Xcel Energy Board of Directors email Pick up your free essentials and get in on the Eco-Impact Masterclass at: www.GreenTeamAcademy.com