As folks across America celebrate Earth Day, nearly 500 lawmakers have signed a petition calling on the President and Congress to develop a Climate Emergency Plan to accelerate the country’s transition to clean energy.Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, one of the petition’s signers, said a speedy clean energy transition will create countless new jobs for Wisconsinites, a financial benefit which will help mitigate the cost of extreme weather events.”Wisconsin has experienced 16 extreme weather events from 2010 to 2020, and that cost billions of dollars in damages,” Shankland pointed out.President Biden has earmarked billions of dollars to fund green energy initiatives over the next several decades.Earlier this week Gov. Tony Evers released his own clean energy strategy which his office said is the first of its kind for the state. The Governor’s…
Elected Officials to Feds Accelerate Clean Energy Transition / Public News Service
