Alex Wong via Getty Images The Green New Deal legislation from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Edward Markey sets forth priorities, not every last detail. The Green New Deal unveiled last week by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) It also has no chance of becoming law, not while Republicans control the Senate and climate change denier Donald Trump resides in the White House. This distinction is key to understanding what the Green New Deal is — and is not — and how to usefully talk about it now. The Green New Deal’s agenda is clear: Climate change is an emergency that deserves immediate attention.

Source: Huffington Post February 18, 2019 01:07 UTC