ARE YOU READY, ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ? A (conservative) Green New Deal.

1. End private airplane flight.

No problem. I gave up years ago when I found I couldn't afford a family and flying at the same time.

2. Dam every waterway to create hydroelectric power.

I've already got a dam; just need Alexandria and her minions to install the turbine to run the generator. Of course she has to pay for it.

3. Adopt a law requiring that thermostats not be able to be set higher than 65 degrees when heating or below 77 degrees when cooling.

Sorry, but the limits have to be 70/72 for me to accept.

4. Free electric cars.

I can probably make room for one car, provided she pays for installation of the charging station. But I'm not giving up my other two.

5. Solar panels and windmills on every home.

I've got plenty of south-facing roof for Alexandria and her minions to put solar panels on. Her nickel, of course. Windmills are a bit touchy in my neck of the woods unless she wants to take out several hundred trees.

6. No smart phones.

No problem; I hate them.

7. Nuclear power for all.

Yes, agreed. One in the center of every city having a population greater than 100,000 to minimize the transmission lines.

How 'bout them apples, Alexandria?