Letters to the editor: On Clean Future Act and sustainable farming
Sustainability is a two-way street and I can’t hand my farm down to the next generation if I can’t stay in business.
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Sustainability is a two-way street and I can’t hand my farm down to the next generation if I can’t stay in business.
The bill would require producers of transportation fuel like gasoline of diesel to decrease the carbon emissions each year.
The Clean Future Act passed the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Clean Fuel Standard Act passed the Senate Conservation Committee.
One might expect quick debates over Democratic-sponsored legislation in a Democratic state with a Democratic Legislature and a Democratic governor.Not so. Instead, pro-oil and gas representatives insisted on grandstanding and delaying legislation — if only by hours — that affects the climate.
The bill would require producers of transportation fuel like gasoline of diesel to decrease the carbon emissions each year.