The former president of Greenpeace Canada has branded Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a 'pompous little twit' in a scathing Twitter rant over her Green New Deal.
Patrick Moore, who worked with the environmental advocacy group Greenpeace Canada for 15 years, lashed out at the Democratic-Socialist for backing the proposal that seeks to address climate change while tackling economic inequality.
While part of the deal seeks to eliminate fossil fuels over the course of the next 10 years, Moore argues that such a move would be catastrophic and impractical for society.
'If fossil fuels were banned every tree in the world would be cut down for fuel for cooking and heating. You would bring about mass death,' he tweeted on Saturday, sparking a heated rant.
Patrick Moore, who was the president of Greenpeace Canada for nine years, has taken to Twitter to slam Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a hypocrite and 'pompous little twit' for her controversial Green New Deal Plan
He launched a heated Twitter rant against the Socialist Congress freshman on Saturday writing 'Pompous little twit. You don't have a plan to grow food for 8 billion people without fossil fuels'
He went on to say she doesn't know what she's talking about when it comes to the environment
Tweeting at her he wrote: 'Pompous little twit. You don’t have a plan to grow food for 8 billion people without fossil fuels, or get food into the cities. Horses?'
He added: 'The problem with @AOC is she doesn't know whether or not she knows what she is talking about. Makes it harder to think straight.'
Moore left Greenpeace 33 year ago claiming that the organization was 'hijacked by eco-fascists'. He's now one of Greenpeace's greatest critics.
He even penned a book about his break-up with the environment advocacy group, which runs in over 39 countries, called
