AOC, climate change and the Green New Deal

AOC and her Green New Deal have been all over the news lately and have been applauded by some on the left while being mocked by many on the right.  Join us as we talk about AOC and her impact on politics, climate change and if it's in fact an emergency as Blue Mom Shelley believes (spoiler alert:  Red Mom Caitlin is not so sure), and some of the specific ideas presented in the Green New Deal. References: IPCC and other reports: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/; https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions; https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ Global warming is real: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-real/ GND resolution: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109/text What is the GND?: https://www.npr.org/2019/02/07/691997301/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-releases-green-new-deal-outline Disputing the "97%" claim: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexepstein/2015/01/06/97-of-climate-scientists-agree-is-100-wrong/#10fc8f5e3f9f Problems with the author of “Disputing the 97%”: https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/review-the-moral-case-for-fossil-fuels-really Economic feasibility: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/22/opinions/green-new-deal-sachs/index.html Is 100% renewable energy even realistic?: https://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/renewable-energy-possible-good-environment/; https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-09-13/scientists-say-25-years-left-fight-climate-change Global warming causes severe weather: https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/01/30/this-is-why-global-warming-is-responsible-for-freezing-temperatures-across-the-usa/?fbclid=IwAR2A07pdVsWrCIKTaHnGP6PZBbXIz47MS1yKHR7bGngoXx4plbAFkfO3HHQ#7c83a242d8cf Global contributions to CO2 emissions: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/07/01/china-emits-more-carbon-dioxide-than-the-u-s-and-eu-combined/#69f73497628c AOC hypocrisy?: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/02/13/report-ocasiocortez-is-living-the-high-life-in-luxury-dc-apartments-n2541463 Private jets in Davos:https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/davos-2019-private-jets-climate-change-world-economic-forum-summit-attenborough-a8742681.html Paris Climate Accord: https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/12/paris-climate-agreement-just-say-no/