Rep. Short & Sen. Ericksen Push for Low Cost Alternatives in Climate Plan; Urge Continued Legislative Role in State Climate Actions

On page 1 of their own CLEW report, Rep. Short and Sen. Ericksen call for continued work to “provide legislators with the data necessary to make informed decisions.” Right off the bat they recognize that these decisions are to be made ultimately by the Legislature. They specifically use language in the report such as, “Legislation should be enacted…,” and “the Legislature should form…” Clearly a stark contrast exists between the two sides in their views over the role of the Executive and Legislative branches of government.

You can view their report in its entirety by clicking here.

Here are the ideas proposed by Rep. Shelly Short and Sen. Doug Ericksen:

• Incentivize hydroelectric power generation
• Replace fossils fuels with nuclear generation
• Promote research and development (R&D) for new technologies
• Encourage conservation under the Energy Independence Act (I-937)
• Allow renewable energy credit banking under I-937
• Modify fuel mix reporting system