Proposals for an environmental and economic "Green New Deal" began generating headlines and press coverage as soon as the Democratic Party secured control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Some commentators across the aisle even painted it as a looming disaster for the U.S. oil and gas industry. Which is awfully impressive, for a plan that doesn't even exist yet. "It's still just a list of principles. There's no legislative language to analyze," said Kenny Stein. "To me, it's more of a signaling exercise rather than a set of policy proposals."
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