Ask Americans what the Green New Deal is all about, and you’ll get two basic answers. Most often you’ll hear, “It’s about moving to renewable energy in order to fight climate change.” You’ll also hear, from a camp further right, “It’s all about socialism!”
Either way, the really green, really new feature is overlooked. What the Green New Deal is really about is the transition to a steady state economy.
By Richard McCorkle, Guest Author
As a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, I’ve been concerned about global warming and climate change for more than a quarter century. In the late 1990s, when I finally had the means to do so, I began privately investing in socially and environmentally screened mutual funds. I felt it was the right thing to do; I was putting my money where my mouth was.
Journalists are failing to connect the dots between economic growth and the most profound environmental problems.
A new book exposes the delusion of endless growth with a clear look at how humanity uses and misuses energy resources.
America is about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, not the pursuit of comfort.
Brent Blackwelder recognizes and respects the righteous role of regulations.