Last week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, along with 66 House representatives and 10 Senators, introduced their highly-lauded Green New Deal resolution, which seeks to tackle the climate crisis, create millions of…
Green New Deal
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is a big, bold transformation of the economy to tackle the twin crises of inequality and climate change. It would mobilize vast public resources to help us transition from an economy built on exploitation and fossil fuels to one driven by dignified work and clean energy.
Art of the Green New Deal
We invited the Sierra Club community to share their art and creativity with us to help us collectively grapple with the climate crisis and imagine a future with a Green New Deal.
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Today, Senator Markey and Representative Ocasio-Cortez released their highly anticipated Green New Deal resolutions in the House and Senate. This bold plan seeks to tackle the climate crisis, create millions of good, high-wage jobs, secure clean air…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced joint resolutions in the Senate and House, respectively, that unveiled a bold plan for a Green New Deal to tackle the climate crisis, create millions…
D.C. Council unanimously approves clean energy bill, commits to power the district entirely with renewable electricity by 2032
Washington, DC -- Today, as youth activists affiliated with the Sunrise Movement urged members of Congress nationwide to back a Green New Deal, the Sierra Club redoubled its calls for that platform. The Sierra Club has been working with partners and…