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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Why we need a national climate bank

Maria Gallucci - Grist
FILE - In this file photo taken July 16, 2014, Christian Oggenfuss stands near solar panels on top of the living roof at the Odette Estate winery in Napa, Calif. A new estimate from the U.S. government shows that California met about half of the state's electricity demand for three hours on March 11, 2017--the state's goal is for 50 percent of all electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) (AP)

Sun sets on US green economy leadership

Lucien Georgeson, Mark Maslin - The Conversation

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Getty/Don Emmert)

Why labor should demand a Green New Deal

Jeremy Brecher, Joe Uehlein - In These Times
Demonstrators walk near the Arc de Triomphe during a protest of "yellow vests." (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs, on December 1, 2018 in Paris. - Anti-government protesters torched dozens of cars and set fire to storefronts during daylong clashes with riot police across central Paris on December 1, as thousands took part in fresh "yellow vest" protests against high fuel taxes. (Afp/getty Images)

"Yellow vests" vs. the Green New Deal

Carl Pope
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