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The following is an excerpted letter to the editor from this week’s Crain’s, co-authored by James Hansen, President of Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions and Michael Shellenberger, Founder and President of Environmental Progress.
“…New legislation would invest in renewables and efficiency, and only support Exelon’s two economically distressed plants, Quad Cities and Clinton, not all of its nuclear fleet.
…We would prefer to see a 100 percent zero emission standard by 2030, one that treats all sources of zero-carbon electricity—from solar and wind to nuclear and coal with carbon capture and sequestration—equally. But that is not going to happen this legislative session, so we encourage the Illinois Legislature, Gov. Bruce Rauner, environmental groups, labor unions and others to put pressure on all sides to get a deal and pass a version of SB 1585 into law.
…Time is running out. If Illinois legislators fail to act quickly to pass legislation, the state will lose 23 percent of its electricity from clean energy sources and carbon emissions will skyrocket the equivalent of nearly 2 million cars over the next two years due to the loss of two nuclear plants, Clinton and Quad Cities.
We encourage all sides to agree to reasonable compromise so Illinois can be a leader on climate and green jobs.”
Read the entire letter here (scroll down).
Learn more about the Next Generation Energy Plan here.
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Wednesday, May 18, 16 @ 10:07 am
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