The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Revolving Door: Koch and Halliburton Are Lobbying Hard to Block a Carbon Tax
Despite an array of conservative economists and former Republican lawmakers, Koch and Halliburton lobbyists are funding the campaign against it.
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Former EPA Directors Tell Government To Act Now on Climate Change
The costs of inaction on climate change are undeniable. The current political debate in Washington is either detail, which we can resolve, or purposeful delay, which we should not tolerate.
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The Republican Death-Trap: Taxing Students Instead of Polluters
As student loan interest rates double, Republicans are signing a pledge – sponsored by the multi-billionaire Koch brothers — to oppose any climate-change legislation that might raise government revenues by taxing polluters.
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IMF Urges Cuts to Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Supports Carbon Tax
The IMF estimates that rolling back subsidies on fossil fuels, which reached some $480 billion in 2011 in pre-tax costs alone, could result in a 13 percent decline in global carbon emissions.
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Norway to Planet: This is What a Carbon Tax Looks Like
The Scandinavian oil giant announced it is doubling the carbon tax on its North Sea oil industry while committing to buy more than $100 million in carbon credits next year. Could this be a model for nations using oil income to fund the transition out of oil?
