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David Leonhardt, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin talk about the
Green New Deal. Gunn-Wright is policy director for New Consensus.

Rhiana Gunn-Wright grew up on Chicago’s South Side and suffered from asthma
as a child. She suspects it’s because she lived near a power plant.
Gunn-Wright, who’s African American and helped write the Green New Deal,
says communities of color are disproportionately affected by pollution but
that should change if America’s future energy transition — from fossil
fuels to renewables (or another source) — is thoughtfully done. “In 50
years, after we have [shifted], will the black unemployment rate still be
double the average rate? Will communities of color still have above average
air pollution levels? Will the distribution of power still be the same?”
[3]Watch more from Gunn-Wright.

[4]Combating Climate Change with Protest

Environmentalist Bill McKibben says we can’t wait any longer to protect the
earth. With global warming, weather events are worsening and communities
are suffering. “The world is now in violent and chaotic flux,” says
McKibben. Transitioning to renewable energy is one solution, he says, and
demonstrating is another. In the [5]Aspen Ideas to Go podcast, he urges
people to take action today (Sept. 20) during the Global Climate Strike.

[6][32fa48818a98f15f8a6e990f4b00e387.jpeg] "It’s really hard to be in this
important developmental stage of life but also, totally in the shadow of
knowing that the way you’re developing isn’t going to be the same as
generations before you. [The climate crisis] is a hard thing to have to
contextualize while you’re also trying to get into college or find a prom
dress." — Vic Barrett, youth plaintiff in Juliana v. United States

Hear more from Barrett in the Aspen Ideas: Health session, [7]The Emotional
Toll of Climate Change.

What will we eat in a bigger, hotter world? How do we place a price on
carbon? What are companies doing about climate change? Discover more ideas
on climate in our collection, [8]Coming to Grips with Climate Change.

— IN THE NEWS —

[9][31d56196cbba0da2bed0d95b0fa821fd.jpeg] Should E-Cigarettes Be Banned?

The US Centers for Disease Control is now investigating lung illnesses
associated with e-cigarettes after eight people in the US have died from
vaping. At Aspen Ideas: Health, Matthew Myers, Deborah Arnott, and
Elizabeth Cohen discussed whether, with more young people using e-cigs than
tobacco, vaping should be banned or regulated more vigorously. Listen to
[10]The Pros and Cons of E-Cigarettes.

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