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Justin Fay, campaign manager for the Minnesota Clean Energy & Jobs Campaign, on the passage of the Omnibus jobs, housing, economic development and energy appropriations bill

Minnesota Clean Energy & Jobs unveiled ads calling for lawmakers to support clean energy and oppose attempts rollback clean energy progress.

“This bill is full of bad ideas from ending the state’s yearly energy savings goal to failing to grow good jobs, save money in the long run and protect our state’s natural heritage by watering down the state’s existing Renewable Energy Standard.”

SAINT PAUL, MN (April 10, 2015) – The Minnesota House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee today passed its omnibus bill H.F. 843. The bill would sunset the state’s yearly energy savings goal, stifle growth in clean energy, move backward on commitments to greenhouse gas reductions and fails to include the components […]

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee today passed two significant components of a responsible Minnesota Clean Energy Plan.

(March 14, 2015) – Local leaders from the Clean Energy & Jobs campaign today continued a series of statewide events to call on lawmakers to support a responsible Minnesota Clean Energy Plan with events in Austin, Marshall and Rochester. Throughout Greater Minnesota, labor, faith, business, youth, and environmental leaders discussed the benefits of a plan that will […]

Duluth Mayor Don Ness joined state and local leaders from the Clean Energy & Jobs campaign today as they kicked off a series of statewide events to call on lawmakers to support a responsible Minnesota Clean Energy Plan.

After the first hearing on the effort to improve the state’s Renewable Energy Standard, Minnesota Clean Energy & Jobs Campaign Director Justin Fay released this statement.

Minnesotans from Across State Advocate for Improving State’s Renewable Energy Standard and Energy Savings Goal to Save Money in Long Run, Grow Good Jobs SAINT PAUL, MN (February 2, 2015) – Hundreds of labor, environmental, faith and youth leaders met with lawmakers at the Minnesota State Capitol today to show their support for a responsible Minnesota […]

Save the Date for the Minnesota Clean Energy & Jobs Day at the Capitol, Monday, February 2 from 9:30 am to 4 pm, Meet at Christ Lutheran Church (105 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55155)