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Minnesota House advances bill requiring 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040
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ST. PAUL — Members of the Minnesota Home of Representatives on Thursday, Jan. 26, authorized a invoice setting a timeline for the state’s utilities to fully shift to carbon-free electrical energy technology by 2040.
Minnesota will not be on monitor to fulfill the carbon emission discount targets it set greater than a decade in the past. A invoice being fast-tracked by Democrats by means of the Legislature would require Minnesota utilities to have 100% carbon-free electrical energy technology inside the subsequent twenty years. Utilities must attain 80% renewable technology by 2030.
Home invoice foremost creator Rep. Jamie Lengthy, the DFL-Minneapolis, stated it’s essential for Minnesota to behave urgently because the state is already experiencing penalties of a warming local weather resembling flooding and soil erosion that result in more and more costly infrastructure repairs. Local weather change additionally threatens conventional Minnesota actions like snowmobiling and trout fishing, he stated.
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“Storms that used to occur each 100 or 500 years are occurring with alarming frequency … the 2012 Duluth flood alone brought about greater than $100 million in infrastructure injury,” Lengthy stated forward of a chronic flooring debate Thursday night. “The invoice earlier than us in the present day would put us on monitor to realize the net-zero greenhouse gasoline emissions by 2050 that the world’s main scientists are telling us are required.”
After greater than seven hours of debate, the Minnesota Home of Representatives voted 70-60 Thursday evening to cross the invoice. A model of the invoice awaits a flooring vote within the Senate after passing out of committee earlier this week. Gov. Tim Walz helps the coverage.
Republican lawmakers known as the laws a “blackout invoice” that would hurt dependable electrical energy for rural Minnesota and questioned why the invoice went to the Home flooring with only one committee listening to. GOP members stated the coverage would enhance the price of electrical energy.
Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, known as the carbon neutrality proposal an “excessive invoice that is shifting on the velocity of sunshine till it goes darkish right here within the state.”
“Let’s maintain again so this isn’t going to harm households greater than it ought to,” he stated whereas arguing in favor of an modification to offer extra flexibility to utilities.
Republicans tried to advance greater than 30 amendments to the invoice, together with an exception to the state’s nuclear energy moratorium that will permit the development of small modular nuclear reactors in addition to a requirement for the state to assist carbon seize expertise. They failed on social gathering traces.
The clear power invoice offers an off-ramp for utilities which have hassle assembly the targets if clear power is dear or unreliable, Lengthy stated, and rural cooperatives and municipal energy corporations would have extra flexibility. The Public Utilities Fee would have the ultimate say in these issues.
In addition to issues about reliability and affordability, Republicans warned that energy-producing states may file lawsuits to attempt to block the legislation.
North Dakota officers
earlier this week recommended they might sue Minnesota
for blocking the importation of fossil fuels like coal or pure gasoline. One thing related occurred earlier than: A federal decide struck down a 2007 Minnesota legislation banning the importation of coal energy from new sources, siding with North Dakota in a lawsuit. The ruling discovered that by regulating interstate commerce, Minnesota had violated the U.S. Structure, which locations that energy within the palms of the federal authorities.
The state of Minnesota has not set any important emissions targets in over a decade, and Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers and the governor have stated it’s time to pursue local weather targets with higher urgency.
Minnesota final set its local weather targets in 2007 when the state adopted the bipartisan Subsequent Technology Power Act, which known as for an 80% discount in 2005-level emissions by 2050. The state missed its purpose to scale back emissions 15% by 2015, and isn’t on monitor to fulfill its 30% purpose by 2025, in accordance with the Walz administration. Emissions have solely decreased by 8% since 2005.
Lengthy stated throughout a committee listening to that since Minnesota doesn’t have any fossil gas sources, it spends about $13 billion yearly (about 4% of the state’s gross home product) to purchase power. To counter that, he stated the state ought to lean extra closely into wind and solar energy, and use domestically mined taconite to provide metal for wind generators.
Some rural electrical cooperatives say they’re fearful about what the invoice may imply for reasonably priced and dependable electrical energy for members.
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Timbers look to keep momentum going as they host Minnesota United FC | PTFC
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It’s Pride Night, presented by adidas, as the Portland Timbers (6th, 7-7-6, 27pts) – unbeaten in their last six matches – host Minnesota United FC (5th, 6-6-5, 29pts) on Saturday night at Providence Park at 7:30pm PT.
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🏳️🌈 Pride Night: Purchase a special Timbers Pride T-shirt! Available only at PTFC Authenics locations at Providence Park, proceeds benefit Wild Diversity and their work to present a personal connection to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color and the LGBTQIA2S+ communities. Additionally, Kourtni Capree Duv will be singing the national anthem as well as joining drag collective Hot Chocolate PDX for a special pregame performance outside Gate F from 5:45pm-6:15pm PT.
The Opponent: Minnesota United FC (5th, 6-6-5, 29pts)
The Loons arrive in the Rose City in need of a result to right their ship. They’re winless in their last four outings and have suffered three straight defeats. In fact, since beating the Timbers on May 18 they have dropped their form into a 1-4-2 stretch over that span. Head coach Eric Ramsay has stuck with a 3-4-3 formation in their last two games, despite not registering a point.
A lot of the finishing responsibility will fall on the shoulders of midfielder Robin Lod as he continues to push The Loons offense with 15 goal contributions (5g, 10a) this season. Canadian striker Tani Oluwaseyi leads the way in scoring with 7 tallies (to go with 4 assists), however he is out on international duty with Canada at the Copa América. In the midfield, winger Joseph Rosales has been a jack-of-all-trades for Minnesota – taking on the left-side of the pitch both offensively and defensively he’s delivered five assists already and leads the team in interceptions per game at 2.7. Ceterbacks Michael Boxall and Miguel Tapias hold the backline with veteran goalkeeper Clint Irwin likely inbetweeen the posts with Dayne St. Clair’s international duty absence.
Notes & Numbers
Home Sweet Home
In their last five matches at Providence Park, the Timbers have become increasingly assertive and are racking up the points. Following the loss to Seattle, the Timbers won two-straight, settled for a draw with Houston, and then defeated Vancouver making Providence Park a home sweet home.
#14
Timbers #14 Jonathan Rodriguez is currently riding an impressive stretch of form. He’s recorded a goal contribution in seven of his last eight matches and nine of his last 11, providing seven goals and three assists.
Since 5/18
The Timbers seem to have turned things around following their defeat at Minnesota in mid-May. Since May 18, Portland is undefeated with a 4-0-2 record with a +6 goal differential to show for and are on their longest unbeaten streak this year.
3+
After 20 matches, the offensive load has been distributed nicely across the Timbers attack. Portland are the only club in MLS with three or more players with eight or more goals this season.
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Terrence Shannon Eager To Play Alongside Minnesota Timberwolves Star Anthony Edwards
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Terrence Shannon was the primary scoring option the past two seasons for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Those will only have to serve as fond memories during his rookie NBA season. He enters as perhaps the third, fourth or even fifth option his first year with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The T-Wolves already have their superstar in guard Anthony Edwards, the No. 1 pick in 2020. So Shannon just wants to learn much as possible. He was drafted No. 27, becoming the Illini’s first player picked in the first round since Meyers Leonard in 2012.
“Ant is an amazing player,” Shannon said. “He’s one of the best two-way players in the NBA. That’s something I’m looking to do. I’m looking to be there right with him, compete with him, lock down the best players in the NBA.”
Edwards had the young Timberwolves two victories from making the NBA Finals. They lost to the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the Western Conference finals. With Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns as the offensive leaders, the Wolves will look for defense and secondary scoring from Shannon in the beginning.
The Wolves drafted Shannon because they feel he could be the missing piece to help them reach the next level.
“I think he’s a three-position defender,” Wolves team president Tim Connelly said. “I think he’s an unbelievably competitive guy. He’s got size. Another downhill guy who’s going to play with pace.”
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Illini Now. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com
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Minnesota author Tai Coleman on families, hope and surviving America while Black
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Taiyon Coleman has been writing since she was a child. At age eight, she announced to her family that a novel was in the works.
Today, she’s a published author and a professor of literature at St. Catherine University. But the road from there to here wasn’t as straight-forward as you might think.
Coleman joins host Kerri Miller on Big Books and Bold Ideas this week to talk about what happened in the in-between. Some of it is detailed in her new collection of personal essays, “Traveling without Moving: Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America.”
But the deeper story is held in Coleman’s body, in her voice, in her strength. Don’t miss this vulnerable and moving conversation about mothers and ancestors, writing and truth-telling and the power of being a teacher.
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