Joshua Caplan 20 Apr 2020
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Monday deleted a message in which she appeared to cheer a historic drop in oil prices as an opportunity to invest in “green infrastructure to save our planet.â€
Ocasio-Cortez wrote on social media in response to news about oil prices falling to “negative values.â€
“You absolutely love to see it,†the freshman congresswoman said in response. “This along with record low interest rates means it’s the right time for a worker-led, mass investment in green infrastructure to save our planet.â€
The lawmaker ended her tweet with “*cough*,†implying that the price crash vindicated her previous environmental activism.
Moments later, Ocasio-Cortez removed the post and replaced it with a more somber tone, arguing it was a “snapshot†of a “turning point†for the climate change movement.
“Fossil fuels are in long-term structural decline. This along w/ low interest rates means it‘s the right time to create millions of jobs transitioning to renewable and clean energy,†the New York Democrat wrote. “A key opportunity.â€
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