New ads highlight Biden’s clean energy wins, even as some face controversy

[JACK AYLMER]

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR CLEAN ENERGY WINS AHEAD OF what they hope is a big win in november. 

EVEN THOUGH NOT ALL OF those climate initiatives WERE WELL RECEIVED.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY GROUP EVERGREEN ACTION RECENTLY RELEASED A pair of POLITICAL ADS SHOWCASing POSITIVE IMPACTS FROM BIDEN’S GREEN AGENDA.

SPENDING ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO HIGHLIGHT ACHIEVEMENTS IN WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN.

BUT SOME OF THAT WORK HAS FACED CONTROVERSY.

THE WISCONSIN AD TOUTED SOLAR PROJECTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP 750-THOUSAND HOMES RUNNING.

[AD]

“So your home value goes up and your energy bill goes down.”

[JACK AYLMER]

PART OF THAT SOLAR POWER FACED DELAYS IN 20-23 THOUGH-

AS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS WORKED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PANELS USED IN CERTAIN PROJECTS WERE MADE WITH CHINESE FORCED LABOR.

SOME LOCALS ARE ALSO UNHAPPY WITH HOW THESE DEVELOPMENTS CAME ABOUT.

UNDER WISCONSIN LAW, THE STATE’S PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS TOTAL AUTHORITY OVER LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.

FORCING PEOPLE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING SOLAR FARMS ON THEIR PROPERTY TO EITHER SELL OFF OR LEASE THE LAND THEY OWN TO DO SO.

A PROCESS SOME RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WISCONSIN SAY CAN BE DISRUPTIVE.

A SIMILAR LAW WAS INTRODUCED IN MICHIGAN LAST YEAR. 

RESIDENTS IN BOTH STATES HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE THE LEGISLATION-

A PETITION AGAINST THE LAW WAS REPORTEDLY SIGNED BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN.

THE INITIATIVE TO REPEAL THIS POLICY IS STILL ONGOING, WITH ORGANIZERS SAYING THEIR GOAL IS TO PUT IT UP FOR A VOTE ON THE 20-26 BALLOT.

THE PRO-BIDEN ADS PLACED IN MICHIGAN INSTEAD FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GREEN INITIATIVE: ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

[MICHIGAN AD]

“It’s what we’re doing every single day making electric cars that power our economy and our future. And now working with the Biden administration.”

[JACK AYLMER]

BUILDING EVS HAS BEEN PROFITABLE FOR THE STATE-

EARNING THEM OVER 16 BILLION DOLLARS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE INVESTMENTS WHILE CREATING ALMOST 20-THOUSAND NEW JOBS SINCE 20-22.

BUT 44 PERCENT OF MICHIGAN VOTERS SAID THEY STILL DON’T SUPPORT THE EV TRANSITION-

ACCORDING TO A POLL RELEASED LAST YEAR.

AND DATA COLLECTED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR FOUND ONLY 5 PERCENT OF STATE VOTERS ACTUALLY PLAN TO BUY AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THE DISCOURSE OVER RENEWABLE POWER AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS SET TO PLAY A MAJOR PART IN OUR UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

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