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Generation Green New Deal
Mar 1, 2021
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Hi There Green New DealMakers,

We’re back with another Sunday night news round-up for you, but first have you heard our season 1 podcast finale with Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben and Sunrise Movement’s Varshini Prakash?!

If you haven’t yet had a chance to listen (or, even if you have..) please check out our new video with some highlights from the show…

Twitter avatar for @GenerationGNDGeneration Green New Deal @GenerationGND
Have you heard the #GenGND Podcast season 1 finale episode w/ @NaomiAKlein, @billmckibben & @VarshPrakash of @sunrisemvmt?! The Decade of the #GreenNewDeal has begun. Stay tuned!
podlink.to/generationgnd
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February 24th 2021

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And, if you’ve enjoyed the show—and are looking for some more great bonus content (and an easy way to support our work) you can become a Patron on our new Patreon to get special access to bonus content, like the full extended interviews with Naomi, Bill and Varshini!

BECOME A PATRON OF GENERATION GREEN NEW DEAL, NOW!


Ok, on to our Green New(s) Roundup / Reading List…

First up, check out Noah Smith’s fantastic interview with friend-of-the-pod, former Chief of Staff to AOC, and current podcaster @ Building the Dream, Saikat Chakrabarti…Smith’s in-depth interview with Saikat, about the early days of the Green New Deal, is extremely informative, and reading it evoked memories of Saikat’s stories on episode 3 of the GenGND pod’s first season, ‘The AOC Effect’…

Twitter avatar for @GenerationGNDGeneration Green New Deal @GenerationGND
This is a great interview w/ @saikatc by @Noahpinion! And you can hear some more amazing and similar stories from the early days of the @justicedems / @AOC campaign & the #GreenNewDeal from Saikat in our 3rd ep. of the #GenGND Pod "The AOC Effect"
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen…

David Roberts @drvolts

You will learn more about the Green New Deal -- its intentions and mechanisms -- in this @Noahpinion interview with @saikatc than you will in any amount of mainstream coverage. https://t.co/MLzsIaUDGr

February 28th 2021

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Ironically enough Dave Roberts, author of the must-read VOLTS newsletter, who tweeted about the article as we were scrolling through Twitter this morning, is ALSO on that episode of GenGND! We jumped into the conversation with a thread of posts detailing some of Saikat’s incredible stories from our pod, and he was kind enough to give us a shoutout…

Twitter avatar for @saikatcSaikat Chakrabarti @saikatc
I didn’t end up talking about the GND sit in story in my interview with @Noahpinion, but @GenerationGND has a great episode chronicling that part of the Green New Deal. https://t.co/dLHtPDF3cH

Generation Green New Deal @GenerationGND

This is a great interview w/ @saikatc by @Noahpinion! And you can hear some more amazing and similar stories from the early days of the @justicedems / @AOC campaign & the #GreenNewDeal from Saikat in our 3rd ep. of the #GenGND Pod "The AOC Effect" https://t.co/vx5wS8Zz4G https://t.co/HQf2DYu5rn

February 28th 2021

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Thank you, Saikat! We hope you’ll join us for a return on Season 2, to talk about where we go from here in the ‘Decade of the Green New Deal’!


Next, there was some Y’UGE news on the anti-fracking front…The movement that started over a decade ago, to Ban fracking across the Delaware River Basin, which was documented in, and put on the map by, the Academy-Award-nominated GASLAND (And follow-up GASLAND 2) by filmmaker Josh Fox, has emerged victorious!

Twitter avatar for @joshfoxfilmJosh Fox #BanFrackingNow @joshfoxfilm
Greatest news of the century so far. We have just won a complete and total ban on #fracking in the Delaware River Basin. The fight that started Gasland. The fight for 16 million people’s water. The fight for a national treasure. When we organize we win. #DRBCfrackingBan
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February 25th 2021

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Read more about last week’s Delaware River Basin Commission decision to ban fracking in this summary by some of the incredible activists at Food and Water Watch who’ve been organizing since the start of this important fight.


There was also some big news about President Biden’s Cabinet appointments this week…First, Jennifer Granholm was sworn in as the next Secretary of Energy, and then she released this great video outlining DOE’s new focus on clean-energy and stopping the climate crisis by creating millions of jobs, which is just oh so refreshing, and pretty revolutionary, to hear from a Secretary of Energy…

Twitter avatar for @SecGranholmSecretary Jennifer Granholm @SecGranholm
It’s the honor of my life to serve as Secretary of @ENERGY. America's future is bright, and it will be powered by clean energy union jobs right here at home.
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February 25th 2021

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Our pal Jamie Henn, a co-founder of 350.org and Director of Fossil Free Media, had this to say about the video from Secretary Granholm…

Twitter avatar for @jamieclimateJamie Henn @jamieclimate
This is a great video: clear, bold, personal, and not a single word about sticking with fossil fuels. It’s full speed ahead to an 100% clean energy future.

Secretary Jennifer Granholm @SecGranholm

It’s the honor of my life to serve as Secretary of @Energy. America's future is bright, and it will be powered by clean energy union jobs right here at home. https://t.co/kTEitRZnKl

February 26th 2021

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We couldn’t agree more, Jamie—‘all aboard!’

Twitter avatar for @GenerationGNDGeneration Green New Deal @GenerationGND
Jennifer Granholm was appointed by the Senate as the new Energy Secretary for the Biden Administration. We hope she’ll listen to climate activists and organizers! Drop some things you want to see her prioritize below! ⬇️

February 25th 2021

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There was also some exciting developments with President Biden’s nomination for the Secretary of the Interior, Rep. Deb Haaland as Congress held confirmation hearings for her last week. Friend-of-the-pod, creator of the #DebForInterior hashtag, and recent Time100 Next honoree, Julian Brave Noisecat covered the most important part of the story in the hearings for his recent op-ed in The Washington Post, “Why Senate Republicans Fear Deb Haaland”

Twitter avatar for @jnoisecat#DebForInterior @jnoisecat
I wrote about Secretary-designate Deb Haaland's historic confirmation hearing and the real reason why conservatives fear the Indigenous and dispossessed, for @washingtonpost. #DebForInterior
Opinion | Why Senate Republicans fear Deb HaalandThe interior secretary nominee would bring experiences and perspectives that have never found representation in the leadership of the executive branch.washingtonpost.com

February 25th 2021

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Yet, in spite of Republican’s best efforts, we’re very happy to see that it appears Haaland’s nomination will proceed after Senator Joe Manchin declared his support for her appointment last week…

Twitter avatar for @IndianCountryIndian Country Today @IndianCountry
Sen. Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) of West Virginia says he'll vote for Rep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) for Interior Secretary, clearing the way for her likely approval as the first Native American to head a Cabinet agency.
She has his voteSen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he’ll vote for Rep. Deb Haaland for interior secretaryindiancountrytoday.com

February 24th 2021

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If you’re curious what the next big campaign from Sunrise Movement will be focused on—look no further than Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s new resolution in support of a Federal Jobs Guarantee, and learn more by watching her new video below…

Twitter avatar for @AyannaPressleyAyanna Pressley @AyannaPressley
A reliable job. A living wage. A federal job guarantee lays the foundation for economic justice & freedom.
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February 23rd 2021

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Sunrise will be pushing for this Jobs Guarantee as a part of it’s next campaign, GOOD JOBS FOR ALL…

Twitter avatar for @sunrisemvmtSunrise Movement 🌅 @sunrisemvmt
Why is a #JobsGuarantee a part of the Green New Deal? Giving people good-paying jobs not only secures their economic freedom, it builds important societal needs that private industry might not pursue, because they doesn't generate short-term profits.
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February 23rd 2021

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The campaign kicks off later this week, with an event on March 4th, and you can sign-up to host a watch-party with Sunrise, here.


If you’re looking for another pod to listen to while we’re on hiatus, you should check out last week’s great episode from our pals over at BLOC PARTY, the Justice Democrats’ new show. Host Guido Girgenti interviews Sunrise Co-Founder, and his Co-Author of WINNING THE GREEN NEW DEAL, Varshini Prakash about her experiences serving on the Biden-Sanders unity task force for climate…

Twitter avatar for @justicedemsJustice Democrats @justicedems
NEW EPISODE: @VarshPrakash of @sunrisemvmt discusses her participation in the Biden-Sanders unity task force on climate change with @AOC, @JohnKerry, @Gina_McCarthy, and others. "We had six weeks to bring the policy ideas of the different parts of the Democratic Party together."
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February 24th 2021

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Our friend, and climate-icon, Naomi Klein dove deep into the story unfolding in India, where youth-climate activist Disha Ravi was recently arrested by government authorities who claimed that a climate-activism toolkit from Greta Thunberg, harmless google docs, and online conversations between Ravi and her fellow climate activists were evidence of conspiracy, sedition, and incitement against the Government. These claims were thrown out in court by a Judge who called the evidence “Scanty and sketchy.”

But the real story is how Big Tech has assisted the Indian Government, and Prime Minister Modi’s Hindu Nationalist ruling party, in cracking down more broadly on activists. Read Naomi’s full investigation for The Intercept, here…

Twitter avatar for @NaomiAKleinNaomi Klein @NaomiAKlein
Activists in India are in profound peril. Farmers. Labour organizers. Climate strikers. Modi's Hindu nationalism has merged with the fearsome power of Silicon Valley to spread hate, on the one hand, and invade privacy on the other. My new investigation:
India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big TechTech giants like Google and Facebook appear to be aiding and abetting a vicious government campaign against Indian climate activists.interc.pt

February 27th 2021

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THE CASE FOR A PERMANENT STIMULUS, by Kate Aronoff for The New Republic

NEW UN CLIMATE REPORT PUTS THE WORLD ON ‘RED-ALERT’ FOR CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, by Dharna Noor for EARTHER

THE TEXAS CRISIS COULD BECOME EVERYONE’S CRISIS, by Ezra Klein for the New York Times

MORAL BANKRUPTCY, by Amy Westervelt & Mary Heglar for HOT TAKE (Subscription required & encouraged)

A BETTER WAY TO THINK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE KIDS’ CONUNDRUM, by Colin Groundwater for GQ

GLOBAL ACTION IS ‘VERY FAR’ FROM WHAT’S NEEDED TO AVERT CLIMATE CHAOS, by Somini Sengupta for The New York Times

TEXAS IS A RICH STATE IN A RICH COUNTRY, AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED, by Ezra Klein for The New York Times

TEENAGERS DESERVE A SEAT AT BIDEN’S CLIMATE TABLE, by Nick Martin for The New Republic

WHO WILL CLEAN UP THE ‘BILLION DOLLAR MESS’ OF ABANDONED U.S. OIL WELLS, by Heather Hansman for The Guardian

3 POPULAR POLICIES DEMOCRATS CAN USE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE AND BOOST THE ECONOMY, by Lili Pike for VOX

ON CLIMATE, WALL STREET OUT-ORWELLS ORWELL, by Bill McKibben

TEXAS’ ENERGY CRISIS IS AMERICA’S FUTURE, by Kate Aronoff for The New Republic

THE GREAT CLIMATE BILL OF 2021 IS BEING SHAPED NOW, by Robinson Meyer for The Atlantic

THE U.S. NEEDS A SUPER GRID, by Dharna Noor for EARTHER

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