NYT: Tim Walz Has Championed Climate as Governor – Kamala Harris’s V.P. pick, known for his folksy persona and rural Midwestern roots, has elevated the issue of climate change in his state.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2024
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Washington, D.C. – In selecting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris is choosing to continue the failed energy policies of the last four years. As Governor, Walz signed bills requiring Minnesota to abandon affordable and reliable energy sources while also handing down arbitrary electric vehicle mandates. Additionally, while in Congress Walz also voted to support controversial cap-and-trade programs while voicing support for a carbon tax.
“If you like the record prices and sky-high inflation delivered by the Biden-Harris energy agenda, you’re going to love Tim Walz,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. “As Governor, Tim Walz based his agenda on the failed California model which may endear him to Kamala Harris, but not to struggling families. Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote for the failed Inflation Reduction Act, and in picking Tim Walz, it looks like she wants just another green rubber stamp.”
Tim Walz energy lowlights include:
Voting in favor of cap-and-trade while saying it’s “debatable” if such a system is better than just imposing a carbon tax.
Walz tied Minnesota’s car rules to California’s forcing more electric vehicles upon working families.
Signed a bill requiring Minnesota to buy 80 percent of its electricity from wind or solar within the next 6 years with the mandate toward 100 percent by 2040. As of 2022, fossil fuels and nuclear provided nearly 70 percent of Minnesota’s electricity.
.@KamalaHarris selection of @Tim_Walz as her running mate dispels any doubt of her “moderation.”
We have two radical net-zero proponents – Harris is a Green New Deal cosponsor, Walz signed a law to go net-zero by 2040 – on a major presidential ticket.
Scary, scary stuff.
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) August 6, 2024
