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The Green New Deal: unrealistic and costly

— Collin Fossett

The Green New Deal will hurt your pockets. The proposed economic and environmental plan in Congress appears to do more harm than good.

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was first elected into Congress, she immediately led the initiative for the “Green New Deal”. The plan aims to convert the United States to 100 percent renewable energy in the next 10 years.

Renewable energy means the use of hydroelectric, wind, solar and wood burning power. Renewable energy only makes up 11 percent of our power at the moment, according to the Energy Information Administration.