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11 Apr 2020
What Aunty Marianne said 👇
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Yes, shining a light on the future of our one planet. However I can't get over the feeling that the Green New Deal is perhaps taking away from more realistic conversations on how to improve our environment. We need an old energy new deal theamericanjourney.net/2020/…

We need an Old Energy New Deal, not a Green New Deal - The American Journey

The Green New Deal didn’t make sense before the pandemic.  It makes even less sense now.  What we need is an Old Energy New Deal, focused on making our existing energy infrastructure more efficient,...

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Replying to @BlakeAshby1
I’m sorry, but I think that article is very misleading. It’s clear to me who paid for it. I’m not demonizing fossil fuel companies & I realize we couldn’t have fought WWII without them etc. But that was then and this is now. We do not have time anymore for such a gradual shift.

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Ms Williamson nobody paid for it anymore than you were paid for yours. My point is that we should be talking about ending the practice of flaring off methane from gas wells and things like that. Small but realistic goals that will have a significant impact on greenhouse emissions
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Replying to @marwilliamson
And while I find you to be very measured, suggesting that the oil companies must have secretly paid for a supportive article is arguably a form of demonization