Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz unveiled the “Green Real Deal” on Wednesday as a free-market counterproposal to the Green New Deal being pushed by Democrats to combat climate change. The plan comes in response to the Green New Deal, a once-fringe policy that seeks to overhaul the nation’s economy and energy use to combat climate change and combat income inequality. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE OFFERS COURSE ON 'ECO-ANXIETY,' 'CLIMATE GRIEF'Traditionally, Republicans have been more skeptical about man’s influence on the climate. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler was asked in January at his confirmation hearing if he believed warnings from scientists about the threats of climate change. This is perhaps the only thing ‘real’ about the ‘Green Real Deal,'” the statement said.

Source: Fox News April 03, 2019 19:46 UTC