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The 10 Most Insane Requirements Of The Green New Deal thefederalist.com/2019/02/07/ten…
"#GreenNewDeal calls for the elimination of all fossil fuel energy production, the lifeblood of American industry and life, which includes not only all oil but also natural gas
"one of the cheapest sources of American energy, and one of the reasons the United States has been able to lead the world in carbon-emissions reduction...
"#GreenNewDeal also calls for eliminating all nuclear power, one of the only productive and somewhat affordable “clean” energy sources available to us, in 11 years. This move would purge around 20 percent of American energy production...
"Ban Cars: #GreenNewDeal would like to replace every “combustion-engine vehicle” — trucks, airplanes, boats, and 99 percent of cars — within ten years...
#GreenNewDeal will "Gut and rebuild every building in America. Markey and Cortez want to “retrofit every building in America” with “state of the art energy efficiency.” I repeat, “every building in America.” ...
"That includes every home, factory, and apartment building, which will all need, for starters, to have their entire working heating and cooling systems ripped out and replaced with…well, with whatever technology Democrats are going invent in their committee hearings, I guess.
"#GreenNewDeal calls for building out “highspeed rail at a scale where air travel stops becoming necessary.” Good luck Hawaii!
"#GreenNewDeal promises the United States government will provide every single American with a job that includes a “family-sustaining wage, family and medical leave, vacations, and a pension.”
#GreenNewDeal also "promises free college for every American... the government will provide “healthy food” to every American... the government will provide, “safe, affordable, adequate housing” for everyone, and “economic security” for all who are “unable or unwilling” to work.
And finally, #GreenNewDeal would eliminate your steak - "we can’t get zero emissions in 10 years 'because we aren’t sure that we’ll be able to fully get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast.' The only way to get rid of farting cows is to get rid of beef."
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