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Letter: Support the Climate Action Now Act

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks during a press conference on top of the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building Tuesday May 10, 2016. Through the new initiative, Subscriber Solar, the city will nearly double the amount of sustainable energy powering government operations by the end of 2016. Mayor Biskupski has set a 2020 goal to have 50% of municipal operations powered by renewable energy, and 100% by 2032.

Many of our local leaders are creating bold changes to honor the commitments the United States made through the Paris Climate Agreement.

Currently, every city-owned building in Salt Lake City is scheduled to be on clean energy by 2020, and Salt Lake City’s goal is to be 100% renewable by 2030.

As a Salt Lake resident, I believe honoring these commitments creates a pathway to a better quality of life and future opportunities through legislative actions such as HR 9, the Climate Action Now Act.

The Climate Action Now Act creates policies to help meet our carbon pollution reduction goals through renewable energy, as well as hold polluters responsible for the waste they disperse into our environments.

We need leaders, such as Sen. Mitt Romney, to support the Climate Action Now Act. Sen. Mike Lee, instead of wasting his constituents’ time by presenting ridiculous cartoons, should spend his last days in office educating himself about climate change.

Join me in supporting a clean future for our children and future generations by contacting your senator and asking them to honor our commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement and to support the Climate Action Now Act.

Maurena Grossman, Salt Lake City

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