"#Ohio’s bill labeling gas as “green” appears to be more of a public relations stunt than anything. #Tennessee’s new law, on the other hand, has a specific, anti-#climate policy intent. It doesn’t just vaguely say that “#gas is #CleanEnergy;” it says that local governments attempting to set “clean energy” standards must include gas in that definition.
Three of the Tennessee bill’s co-sponsors are #ALEC members"
"#Montana Gov. Greg #Gianforte has signed into law a bill that bars the state from considering #climate impacts in its analysis of large projects such as #coal mines and #PowerPlants.
House Bill 971 [drew] more than 1,000 comments, 95% of which expressed opposition to the measure. "
Seems ordinary Montanans know this bill doesn't make sense.Looks like they were ignored.
My personal take on all this is that the current supermajority in the Montana legislature doesn't represent the Montana I thought I knew and know—a place where people can be free to be themselves without proscribing others' rights to do so as well.