GREEN BAY - I was overwhelmed with excitement and optimism about the future when I read a recent article in the Press-Gazette about how Alliant and WEC Energy Group have set new goals to reduce their carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, and that Alliant plans to stop burning coal by 2050.
In this time when the Trump administration and its allies are pretending that climate change isn`t really happening and are doing everything imaginable to make our carbon emissions worse by scaling back and eliminating many environmental safeguards, it is extremely encouraging to see two big utilities in Wisconsin take such environmentally responsible actions.
But it was very disappointing to read that a spokesperson for the Sierra Club referred to these monumental goals as "underwhelming."...
...moreKen Notes: I agree we need to stop pointing fingers and start shaking hands...
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