Michael Bastasch

Ocasio-Cortez Bungled Green New Deal’s Release. Her Staff Took Its Webpage Offline

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bungled the release of the “Green New Deal.” Her office was forced to take down a summary…

8 years ago

‘Green New Deal’ Seeks Welfare For Those ‘Unwilling To Work’

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” resolution calls on the federal government to provide economic security for those…

8 years ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Green New Deal Is About Social Justice’

The “Green New Deal” isn’t so much about fighting global warming as it is about “social justice,” according to the…

8 years ago

House Democrats Held The First Climate Change Hearings In Six Years. It Was A Mess

House Democrats held the first hearings on global warming the chamber has seen in six years. The hearings, though, weren’t…

8 years ago

Ocasio-Cortez Releases ‘Green New Deal’ Outline. It Calls For ‘Repairing Historic Oppression’

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a resolution that outlines the “Green New Deal” that’s become a central part of…

8 years ago

Democrats Didn’t Clap As Trump Touted American Energy Boom In SOTU

President Donald Trump touted booming American energy production and exports during his State of the Union Address Tuesday night to…

8 years ago

Joe Manchin Stands Up, Smiles, Gives Trump A Wink Of Approval During SOTU

Democratic West Virginia Joe Manchin not only stood up, applauded and smiled when President Donald Trump touted booming American energy…

8 years ago

Ocasio-Cortez Sells ‘Green New Deal’ To Democrats As WWII-Scale Effort. Here Are The Details

Details have emerged about New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” legislation slated for release as early as next…

8 years ago

Trump Announces His Pick To Head The Interior Department

President Donald Trump nominated David Bernhardt to head the Interior Department, replacing former Secretary Ryan Zinke who left the administration…

8 years ago

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Great ‘Polar Vortex’ Of 2019

The “polar vortex” was the coldest weather many Americans have seen in decades. Many news reports tried to link the…

8 years ago

House Democrats To Hold Global Warming Hearing After Record-Breaking Cold Subsides

Democrats in control of the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced set a date for the chamber’s first hearing on…

8 years ago

Elizabeth Warren Uses Coldest ‘Polar Vortex’ In Decades To Call For ‘Green New Deal’ To Fight Global Warming

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren used the bitter cold sweeping the Midwest and Northeast to announce her full-throated support for a…

8 years ago

Judge Skewers PG&E Over Wildfires: ‘Global Warming Is Not Starting These Fires’

A federal judge skewered Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), California’s largest utility, for their role in starting deadly wildfires across…

8 years ago

Natural Gas Shortage Hits Midwest Amid ‘Polar Vortex,’ Forces GM To Shutter 13 Plants

Midwest states are experiencing natural gas shortages amid subzero temperatures, including in Michigan where GM shuttered more than a dozen…

8 years ago

Bill Nye’s Latest Climate Warning: The US Will Have To Grow Its Food In Canada

Bill Nye “the Science Guy” has another global warming prediction — Americans will have to grow their food in Canada…

8 years ago