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Energy Conservation & Optimization, Climate Justice Curriculum
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February 26, 2021
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February 26, 2021
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28:31Now PlayingSenator Jason Rarick, R-Pine City, is sponsoring legislation that would update and expand Minnesota’s energy conservation efforts. He talks with Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke about the ECO Act, what Minnesotans can learn from the disastrous Texas winter storm and the workforce needs for future energy production.
The idea for establishing a model curriculum for public and charter schools to use in order to incorporate climate justice issues into the classroom was brought to Senator Lindsey Port, DFL-Burnsville, by a group of student environmental activists. The young advocates recently spoke at a press conference, and Senator Port joins Shannon to explain the rationale for including environmental justice in K-12 education.
Also in the program, details of Governor Tim Walz's bonding proposal and highlights from press conferences introducing legislation to create a Student Borrowers Bill of Rights and to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
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