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100-percent Clean Energy Bill Considered in Minnesota

100-percent Clean Energy Bill Considered in Minnesota

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A bill that aims to push Minnesota toward 100-percent clean energy production is under consideration at the State Capitol. But opponents, like Tim Sullivan, president of the Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, says the bill’s actual impact on the climate will be minimal

But Minnetonka mom Patsy Foster-Bolton supports the bill. She says when she “nagged” her adult son and his wife to start having grandkids…

The bill aims to move the state away from power sources relying on fossil fuels in favor of renewable sources like wind and solar.

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