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Brief Background and Aims of the Thesis The term “Green New Deal” has been used by a number of policy documents created in response the global financial crisis and economic recession since 2007/2008. This title openly draws upon Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal,” put in place to fight against the economic and social effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United States. However, as the name also indicates, the intention of the modern Green New Deals is to respond not only to the social and economic troubles ignited by the global financial crisis but also increasingly evident contemporary environmental, resource, food, and energy-related problems. The idea of a Green New Deal was first advanced in Great Britain in 2008, by the Green …show more content…

With this research project, I will examine the evolution of the Green New Deal concept among the Green New Deal groups of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis. The research question the thesis will examine is “How have the political, economic, environmental, and social themes contained within the ‘Green New Deal’ concept and related ideas and proposals, evolved in the different Green New Deal initiatives within Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern Ireland?” Related sub-questions will also be considered, including: “What are the differences and similarities between the Green New Deals of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain?”, “How are dominant political and economic paradigms replicated or challenged in the discourse of each text?”, and “What are the major differences between the groups and stakeholders within each of the three Green New Deal initiatives, and how can these differences be …show more content…

These sources will focus most directly on the genesis, development, and transmission of the Green New Deal concept. They will lay the groundwork for a series of comparisons by highlighting the origins, influences, and evolution of many ideas contained in the Green New Deal documents, as well as illustrating the complex dialogue concerning the transition to more sustainable economies and the failure of the different Green New Deal initiatives to be substantially integrated into government economic and environmental policy in Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern

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The title of the article is The Environmental Crisis: The Devil is in the Generalities, written by Ross McKitrick. It appears in the April 2008 edition of the Academic Matters journal. The author is an associate professor and director of graduate studies at the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph. In discussing the environment, the author argues that the topic is rather wide to use vague terms to define or understand it. The issue is further complicated by politicians who use it as a campaign scapegoat, in which they paint it as a crisis.

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The wealth during the 1920s left Americans unprepared for the economic depression they would face in the 1930s. The Great Depression occurred because of overproduction by farmers and factories, consumption of goods decreased, uneven distribution of wealth, and overexpansion of credit. Hoover was president when the depression first began, and he maintained the government’s laissez-faire attitude in the economy. However, after the election of FDR in 1932, his many alphabet soup programs in his first one hundred days in office addressed the nation’s need for change.

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1. The New Deal was Roosevelt’s set of reforms to better the welfare of Americans. During this time, many Americans were relying on handouts from private charities due to the poor domestic economy. There was no government welfare system that dealt with helping out the people since the president prior to Roosevelt, Hoover, believed a welfare state was bad for America.

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The article was written in response to the statement farming and food production is leading to climate change. Niman, being a rancher who raises cattle, goats, and turkeys, effectively frames the situation logically by providing credible statistics and examples to help the reader better understand the impacts of different methods of food production. She does this by providing specific information regarding the greenhouse gases involved, being carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides. Niman, the rhetor, has written this article to try and inform the readers about the differences between traditional style and industrial style methods of food production. She has directed the article towards those concerned about the carbon footprint, we as individuals, are leaving

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8- Franklin D. Roosevelt and this New Deal fundamentally transformed America and created a debate that we see played out every day in America 's national politics: big government Democrats vs limited government Republicans. AS a read through this section, I found a plethora of government agencies that were established with the New Deal and just about every aspect of American lives were affected. Everything from labor, segregation, American Indian citizenship to women’s rights. However, to answer the question, “what is the most significant long-term effect of the New Deal ?”

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Rachele Liba Professor Whitehead POSC 100 22 July 2016 Placing a Price on a Green Nation Having lived a nomadic lifestyle across the United States, I have had the opportunity to witness the wonders of our flourishing society and the everyday turmoils that we face. Rigorous innovation has helped Americans fulfill countless dreams, however with every gift there is a usually a price-tag or opportunity cost. Now in the midst of the general presidential election, platforms that represent our beliefs can undergo much needed reform to address the opportunity costs that were surpassed in the process of success. Among the various problems found in our society, a key movement that has raised necessary controversy has to do with environmental policy.

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All that being said, I truly believe that there is an opportunity here that is in the infancy stage and positioning itself to advance in enormous magnitudes. Both Angelides and Lamacchia made predictions that have partially come to pass, but there is so much more that we can do as a country. Both of the authors came across to me as oversold or premature on the idea of “Green Collar” when they wrote their books. However, in their credit, when they penned their books, the United States Government, “Obama and Congress” were making pledges for funding as a promise for a “Greener tomorrow” that has since been evoked.

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“There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves” – Lyndon B. Johnson. The Great Society and the New Deal were two initiatives that came during periods of turmoil in different parts of history. These initiatives came from administrations that were similar in some ways and different in others with the same goals in mind, to end the suffering of a forgotten part of the American population, the poor.

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Was the New Deal successful or unsuccessful for the United States of America? Overall the New Deal had a more positive impact the negative impact. The New Deal created many new opportunities and did many great things for America. There are many reasons to help contribute to the fact that the New Deal was successful.

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How far was the New Deal a turning point in US history? The New Deal was made in response to a set of policies by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) to combat issues caused by the global financial meltdown of 1929, initiated by the Wall Street Crash. This decade long historic financial downturn has been identified as the Great Depression (1929-1939). The New Deal focused on what people refer to as the ‘three R’s’:

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The New Deal had a positive effect on the American people by the jobs it created. “His administration also established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which employed millions of young men, mostly urban, to work in camps at national parks and forests on conservation and reforestation projects” (“New Deal”). This shows that the New Deal had a positive effect by creating jobs because this New Deal program helped surmount the very exorbitant unemployment rates. Now, all these men can get money from their new job. Another way this evidence shows that the New

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It is here contradictions emerged how best to prevent future environmental harms. Progressive-era conservationists concerned with protecting the nation’s public lands, in contrast, New Deal reformers advocated agricultural reform but focused on privately owned lands (Dunaway, 2005; Jacoby, 2001). They looked to past civilizations to better understand how to avoid ecological ruin such as flood control, soil erosion, and farming techniques. Even today, politicians and many in society are

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During the Great Depression many people lived in poverty, more than 20% of the people were unemployed, but President Roosevelt implemented programs to help Americans prosper. The Great Depression is when the America’s economy had fallen to its lowest point. Many people lost their money and it’s when poverty hit rock bottom. The New Deal was necessary because even though it didn 't end the Great Depression it helped lowered unemployment, secure their money, and helped the economy prosper. In its attempt to end the Great Depression, the New Deal had many successes and failures    

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Review of Literature Environmental issues began to be discussed and debated only towards the end of the 20th century. Since then significant amount of literature has been penned down raising awareness about issues of pollution, deforestation, animal rights and several others however it has failed to result in major changes, ideas or even actions to save the environment. Several species of animals have become extinct; pollution level is at an all-time high, global warming is leading to severe climate changes all across the globe but these problems do not seem to alarm the decision makers. Leydier & Martin (2013) also states that, “despite the increasing expression of concern in political and media debates about issues such as climate change, pollution and threats to biodiversity, “political ecology” (operating at the confluence of scientific developments, political engagement and ethical debates) is still trying to find its bearings” (p.7). It is quite evident that environmental issues are not treated in equivalence to political, economic, social or even religious issues.

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And there are many examples of successful, large-scale programs that increase growth or productivity and do so in a sustainable manner. China is one of the good examples to understand what green economy would be like in developed countries. Currently china invests more than any other country in renewable energy. Its total installed wind capacity grew 64% in 2010. This growth is driven by a national policy that sees clean energy as a major market in the near future, and one in which China wants to gain a competitive

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