Missouri has joined the growing list of red states seeking green gold in clean tech fields. That includes green hydrogen, but there’s a catch. Many of these same red states are also jumping on the opportunity to micromanage the lives of women, girls, and anyone else capable of carrying a pregnancy. That could limit their ability to attract and retain the STEM talent needed to push those green hydrogen plans into motion.
Missouri Catches Green Hydrogen Bug
In some red states clean power has lagged behind, with an assist from a 6-3 majority of Republican-appointed Supreme Court Justices. However, the bottom line benefits of wind and solar power are hard to resist on the state level, regardless of national policy. Businesses are ditching fossil energy and helping to accelerate the clean energy transition. Their influence can help shuttle policy makers across partisan lines.
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