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It’s Time to Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry
We must institute public ownership of the fossil fuel industry to avert catastrophe, says economist Robert Pollin.
Fossil Fuels Already Get Billions in Bailouts — They’re Called Subsidies
Each year, the U.S. spends about $20 billion subsidizing fossil fuel companies and $81 billion defending them abroad.
The Green New Deal Is the Key to Ending Forever Wars
Converting the energy grid to 100 percent renewables would cost $1.9 trillion less than the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Native Activists Are Forging a Just Transition to Renewable Energy
Activists are looking to the "original green new deal" – an economy based on Indigenous values and practices.
Joe Biden Thinks Coal Miners Should Learn to Code. That’s Classist.
Coal miners are skilled workers who do much more than just hit rocks all day.
More Climate Lawsuits Could Spur Federal Legislation and a Just Transition
Municipalities are increasingly suing Big Oil at the state level to recover costs related to climate change.
How Supporters of the Green New Deal Are Showing Up for Workers
Calls for a just transition have become central to a robust and revitalized environmental movement in the U.S.
Could California’s Public Banks Finance a Statewide Green New Deal?
California’s Public Banking Act can pave the way for a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
As the Coal Industry Shrinks, Miners Deserve a Just Transition
These policies must nurture programs and institutions with lasting effects, rather than offering short-term band-aids.
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: If We Want a Future, Green New Deal Is Key
We already have a realistic solution in the Green New Deal, we just lack the political will.