Description

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/