Mon Mar 4th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On February 7, 2019, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex, D-N.Y., and Senator Ed Markey, D-Mass, introduced the framework for the Green New Deal in House Resolution 109 (H. RES. 109). This proposal aims to eliminate all carbon emissions resulting from transportation, agriculture, and electricity generation within the United States. It also strives to create job opportunities and economic security along the way. Ocasio-Cortex believes that “the solutions that we have considered big and bold are nowhere near the scale of the actual problem that climate change presents to us.” She is confident the Green New Deal will be significant and comprehensive enough to help mitigate climate change and economic insecurities.
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