Heather Reims: It's easy to brand climate or green energy as a strictly partisan issue. But she says people from all parties care about our current environment and future climate. She says in many communities, local economic realities may override national politics. Weicher: Wind farms were intimidating when you think about what would be left of our wide open spaces with 52 wind farms.
Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs and revenue back to the country and to some areas abandoned by the oil, coal and gas industries. Despite the massive investments in their districts, some Republican politicians aren’t fans of the green energy companies moving into their backyards and are doing everything they can to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act – putting them at odds with their constituents. How do we advance the clean energy transition when it’s seen as a partisan issue?
Guests:
Emma Dumain, Reporter, E&E News
Heather Reams, President, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
Terry Weickum, Mayor, Rawlins WY
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