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Biden Energy Dept. nominee praises Green New Deal, calls for industry 'transformation' in new book
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President Biden's pick for an Energy Department leadership position has a new book in which she supports the Green New Deal and calls for a "power revolution" that would transform how the energy industry functions for the sake of combating socioeconomic inequality.
"For many who feel the imminence of the climate disaster and who believe that the time to act on climate was last century, the idea of pursuing justice-oriented aims as we tackle climate change seems unwise, slow, and unwieldy," she recognized, noting that some might prefer to focus on "easy solutions to lower carbon emissions." Baker, who is the department's deputy director for energy justice and Secretary Jennifer Granholm's adviser on equity, claimed that such solutions might end up harming certain "marginalized communities" even worse than the current energy industry does.More Related News