First House Democrat Leader Signs on to Green New Deal

May 28, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi hasn’t signed on. Neither has Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer or Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn. If House Democrats feel the “time to act on climate is now,” they sure are taking their time. A look at the list co-sponsors of the controversial bill reveals something interesting, House Democrat leaders appear hesitant to sign on to the measure. That is until this month. Nearly three months after the Green New Deal was formally introduced in Congress, New Mexico Representative Ben Ray Lujan decided to join the list of those supporting the bill. Rep. Lujan is listed…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Green New Deal Will Stop “Colonial Approach” To Vegetables

May 23, 2019

Did you know that growing cauliflower in Manhattan is a form of “colonialism” that must be stopped? According to freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, it’s simply terrible, and she says her “Green New Deal” will stop it. Touring a vegetable garden earlier this week, Ocasio-Cortez blasted the “colonial” attitudes that are often seen in community gardens. “What I love too is growing plants that are culturally familiar to the community. It’s so important,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “That is such a core component of the Green New Deal is having all of these projects make sense in a cultural context.” Then, she got specific, attacking…

President Trump Praises Energy Workers In Louisiana For Powering “American Energy Revolution”

May 15, 2019

President Trump has allowed America’s energy industry to flourish, putting us on a path to finally become energy independent. Yesterday, the President traveled to Louisiana to tout his administration’s energy victories, and he took time to praise the hardworking men and women in the energy industry who have made it happen. He said that energy workers were fueling an energy “revolution.” “Today we celebrate the amazing workers at Sempra LNG,” said President Trump. “From right here in Hackberry, Louisiana, you are bringing clean, natural gas to countries all over the globe. The skilled and talented 7,000 workers here at this facility are…

Left Civil War: Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Joe Biden’s “Middle Ground” Eco Plan

May 13, 2019

For today’s increasingly extreme eco-left, even Obama-era environmental policies are not acceptable and don’t go far enough. Last week, Power the Future told you how Vice President Joe Biden is considering rolling out a “more centrist” energy and environmental plan that could “seek to embrace energy sources like nuclear and fossil fuel options.” He would re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement and maintain Obama-era regulations. These Obama policies are already far to the left. But for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, they are not extreme enough. On Friday, Ocasio-Cortez attacked Biden for even considering releasing a “middle ground” plan. “This is a dealbreaker. There is no ‘middle ground’…

Will Biden Buck The Trend And Oppose The Green New Deal?

May 10, 2019

Vice President Joe Biden’s energy record is not one to be particularly proud of. The Obama-Biden administration waged an all too successful “war on coal,” raising burdensome regulations, shutting down mines and putting people out of work. In fact, under the Obama-Biden administration, 83,000 coal jobs were lost. But might Biden be better than the other 2020 Democratic candidates running for president on energy issues? Nearly every single one of them has backed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. As Power the Future has explained, that “plan” would bankrupt America, throw hundreds of thousands of people out of work, decimate the energy…

STUDY: Just One Plank Of Green New Deal Costs Over $2,500 Per Family

May 9, 2019

Do you have $2,500 lying around that you don’t need? How about $2,500 every year? Apparently the eco-extremists backing the Green New Deal think you do because just one part of their plan would require you to fork over an extra $2,500 per year. That’s the finding of a new study from the American Action Forum. They examined the cost of “decarbonizing” the power sector, just one plank of the Green New Deal. The American Action Forum found that moving the U.S. to 100 percent clean energy in just 10 years would cost a whopping $5 trillion. “The total net difference in annual costs,…

Jay Inslee’s Extreme Environmental Plan Puts a Bullseye on Working Families

May 3, 2019

We’ve told you how Washington Governor Jay Inslee has repeatedly tried and failed to force his dangerous eco-agenda on the people of his state. He kept pushing carbon taxes on Washington, only to see voters rise up and defeat him. Then, Inslee launched a longshot Presidential bid, based almost exclusively on extreme eco-policy. Inslee’s presidential launch video was exclusively about global warming, and Axios explained that his policies would be “climate-focused.” Today, Inslee delivered on that promise, rolling out an environmental plan that’s making the “army” behind the “Green New Deal” swoon. Inslee hopes to use the “federal government’s regulatory power” to destroy America’s energy…

Beto Has Desperately Flip Flopped Again On Energy Yet Again

May 2, 2019

We’ve already told you how struggling presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has flip-flopped on energy issue after energy issue, betraying his previous positions to appease the eco-left. Well, he’s done it again. And it’s his most blatant and desperate attempt yet. Just yesterday, O’Rourke caved to the eco-activists demanding he sign a “no fossil fuel money” pledge. The pledge is being sponsored by the Sunrise Movement, the eco-activist “army” backing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. Last month, O’Rourke refused to sign the pledge, saying, “If you work in the oil fields, you answer the phones in the office, if you’re one of my fellow Texans…

New Mexicans Deserve to Know Where Our Representatives Stand on the Green New Deal

May 1, 2019

With a price tag estimated to be in the “tens of tens of trillions,” there is no doubt the Green New Deal will reach into the pocket of every New Mexican. It is a controversial proposal that would lead to disastrous outcomes in the Land of Enchantment, and New Mexicans deserve to know where our representatives stand. According to a published report, efforts are underway to bring the Green New Deal to a vote and House Democrats will need to lend their support to move the bill forward. Interestingly, this is a perfect opportunity for New Mexico’s Congressional Delegation to…

AFL-CIO President Slams The Green New Deal Again

April 24, 2019

The Green New Deal has suffered yet another blow thanks to one of the nation’s largest labor unions standing up for its members. In March, the AFL-CIO first came out against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s marquee plan, saying that it is “short on specifics” and would cause “immediate harm to millions of our members and their families.” This was a stinging setback to Ocasio-Cortez, who lauded that all the jobs created by the Green New Deal would be union jobs. But that doesn’t seem to have assuaged actual union workers, who would see jobs they currently hold in the energy industry decimated by…