During the climate change town hall, moderator Chris Cuomo of CNN raised the issue of whether fighting climate change would require forcing people to give up their straws etc. Warren quickly shut down that line of questioning, saying that the fossil fuel industry wants to put the onus of cleaning up the environment on us and for us to be always talking about such things as violating our personal freedoms, in order to distract from their major role in destroying the environment.

She’s right.

We all want to, & can, do our part w climate change & environmental justice.

But know that just 3 industries are responsible for 71% of carbon emissions.

& if you’re concerned abt money in politics, the fossil fuel industry is a key source of political corruption. https://t.co/8fWrzCYCmu

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 5, 2019