Green New Deal /tags/green-new-deal Green New Deal en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:51:31 GMT Presidential Hopeful Hickenlooper Opposes Green New Deal /politics/2019-03-26/presidential-hopeful-hickenlooper-opposes-green-new-deal Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper opposes the Green New Deal, saying the climate change proposal sets "unachievable goals" and shuns the… Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:51:31 GMT /politics/2019-03-26/presidential-hopeful-hickenlooper-opposes-green-new-deal Associated Press Senate Blocks Green New Deal, But Climate Change Emerges As Key 2020 Issue /npr-news/2019-03-26/senate-blocks-green-new-deal-but-climate-change-emerges-as-key-2020-issue The GOP-controlled Senate failed to advance a Democratic resolution led by New York freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that calls for the U.S. to reach zero net carbon emissions within 10 years. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-26/senate-blocks-green-new-deal-but-climate-change-emerges-as-key-2020-issue Susan Davis It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-11/its-2050-and-this-is-how-we-stopped-climate-change Let's imagine that we've ended global warming. Humans no longer are releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Here's what life is like in a zero-carbon world. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:03:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-11/its-2050-and-this-is-how-we-stopped-climate-change Dan Charles Despite Few Details And Much Doubt, The Green New Deal Generates Enthusiasm /npr-news/2019-02-08/despite-few-details-and-much-doubt-the-green-new-deal-generates-enthusiasm The proposal to address climate change is short on specifics and wildly ambitious. Seasoned energy experts doubt it can work, but give it credit for energizing young activists. Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-02-08/despite-few-details-and-much-doubt-the-green-new-deal-generates-enthusiasm Jeff Brady Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Outline /npr-news/2019-02-07/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-releases-green-new-deal-outline The plan is massively ambitious and faces political blockades. Proponents believe it is what's necessary to start saving the world from the threat of climate change and to reshape the U.S. economy. Thu, 07 Feb 2019 10:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-02-07/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-releases-green-new-deal-outline Danielle Kurtzleben