Fmr. Greenpeace Exec on Green New Deal: Phasing out Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas Will End Civilization

RUSH TRANSCRIPT not for ░░░░░░░░ lawyers either Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ dsa Tucker Well Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ not worried about losing ░░░░░░░░ because more jobs will ░░░░░░░░ made by the green ░░░░░░░░ deal thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for coming on You ░░░░░░░░ one of the Founders ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ don t make them ░░░░░░░░ environment organizations in the ░░░░░░░░ and you think the ░░░░░░░░ new deal sounds terrifying ░░░░░░░░ us why Because it ░░░░░░░░ be basically the end ░░░░░░░░ civilization if 85 of ░░░░░░░░ world and also 85 ░░░░░░░░ the U S s ░░░░░░░░ is in the form ░░░░░░░░ coal oil natural gas ░░░░░░░░ phased out over the ░░░░░░░░ few like 10 years ░░░░░░░░ did not have anything ░░░░░░░░ replace them with Yes ░░░░░░░░ we went into a ░░░░░░░░ course of building nuclear ░░░░░░░░ we could replace them ░░░░░░░░ producing electricity But that ░░░░░░░░ t going to happen ░░░░░░░░ the greens are against ░░░░░░░░ and they are even ░░░░░░░░ hydroelectric dams which at ░░░░░░░░ is renewable But they ░░░░░░░░ t support that either ░░░░░░░░ basically they are opposed ░░░░░░░░ approximately 98 5 of ░░░░░░░░ the electricity that we ░░░░░░░░ using and nearly 100 ░░░░░░░░ all of the vehicle ░░░░░░░░ transportation and ships and ░░░░░░░░ that we are using ░░░░░░░░ I just when I ░░░░░░░░ the other day and ░░░░░░░░ a huge response over ░░░░░░░░ million impressions on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ I said you don ░░░░░░░░ have a plan to ░░░░░░░░ 8 billion people without ░░░░░░░░ fuels Or get the ░░░░░░░░ into the cities where ░░░░░░░░ s needed for that ░░░░░░░░ comic requires large trucks ░░░░░░░░ there s not going ░░░░░░░░ be electric trucks anytime ░░░░░░░░ hauling 40 tons of ░░░░░░░░ in the supermarkets where ░░░░░░░░ in the city probably ░░░░░░░░ it originates in the ░░░░░░░░ but it does not ░░░░░░░░ s coming from farms ░░░░░░░░ in the country where ░░░░░░░░ few million people are ░░░░░░░░ the food for all ░░░░░░░░ rest of the population ░░░░░░░░ if we ban fossil ░░░░░░░░ first agricultural production would ░░░░░░░░ in a very short ░░░░░░░░ of time There are ░░░░░░░░ things called tractors and ░░░░░░░░ use fuel And all ░░░░░░░░ other implements on the ░░░░░░░░ And then there is ░░░░░░░░ transportation So when you ░░░░░░░░ no fuel how do ░░░░░░░░ get the food to ░░░░░░░░ center of New York ░░░░░░░░ Manhattan where AOC is ░░░░░░░░ You don t Then ░░░░░░░░ people there will begin ░░░░░░░░ starve And that will ░░░░░░░░ out as a rock ░░░░░░░░ the center of the ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ half the population will ░░░░░░░░ in a very short ░░░░░░░░ of time As I ░░░░░░░░ pointed out there wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be a tree left ░░░░░░░░ this planet Say this ░░░░░░░░ a worldwide thing the ░░░░░░░░ States isn t going ░░░░░░░░ ban fossil fuels if ░░░░░░░░ one else but say ░░░░░░░░ Paris Agreement came into ░░░░░░░░ fully all around the ░░░░░░░░ and everybody ban fossil ░░░░░░░░ There wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ tree left on this ░░░░░░░░ because that would be ░░░░░░░░ there was for fuel ░░░░░░░░ heating and cooking as ░░░░░░░░ did in the old ░░░░░░░░ when there was hardly ░░░░░░░░ on the planet compared ░░░░░░░░ what there is today ░░░░░░░░ just that one point ░░░░░░░░ mind the insanity of ░░░░░░░░ aircraft and fossil fuels ░░░░░░░░ vehicles Tucker You just ░░░░░░░░ blew my mind I ░░░░░░░░ some of that But ░░░░░░░░ way you put it ░░░░░░░░ really stirring for Patrick ░░░░░░░░ I hope you come ░░░░░░░░ on the show Anytime ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Thank you Welcome ░░░░░░░░ and then was just