; and (3) according to the Heartland Institute, the Green New Deal would require the mining of tons of minerals that are not currently produced in quantities that would satisfy such an expansion of renewable energy resources; Whereas the Green New Deal’s goal of meeting 100 percent of the power demand in the United States through renewable energy resources within 10 years is likely fiscally impossible because— (1) the intermittency of wind and solar electricity generation necessitate a vast expansion of storage infrastructure, and, according to the MIT Technology Review, a battery system that provides just 12 hours of electricity storage throughout the United States would cost more than $2.5 trillion; (2) according to the American Action Forum, the capital expenditures to transition to 100 percent renewable electricity production could cost the United States at least $5.7 trillion, which, based on estimates from the International Food Policy Research Institute, the World Bank, and the Economist, is enough money to simultaneously end world hunger for 20 years, provide clean water to the entire world, and end malaria; (3) according to the American Action Forum, operating expenses for wind turbine and solar panel maintenance and operation would cost $387 billion annually; and (4) according to the American Action Forum, the average amount of energy bills would increase between $576 and $3,882 per year, resulting in widespread energy poverty; Whereas according to the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics, cold indoor temperatures are associated with excess winter deaths, contributing to an estimated 50,100 excess winter deaths in the 2017 to 2018 winter period