When Someone Shows You Who They Are, Believe Them (and Vote Accordingly)

Are we suffering from amnesia? Our climate is rapidly getting more perilous. Just look at last winter, when local economies had to grapple with lower-than-ever snowfall and higher-than-ever temperatures. And yet, Wisconsin is a dead heat in this year’s presidential election.

We need to remember. During his first year in office, then-President Trump withdrew America from the Paris Climate Agreement, joining Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries to not ratify it. Two years later, Trump approved the Keystone XL Pipeline and approved rollbacks of offshore drilling regulations, extending our reliance on harmful fossil fuels and distracting from needed clean energy investments.

The alternative is clear!  Remember that Vice President Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act which has supported billions of dollars for renewable energy and carbon reduction projects. As President, she will build on this momentum, taking the steps needed to reach America’s critical carbon emission reduction goals for 2030.

When someone shows you who they are, you ought to listen. This year, let’s fight the collective amnesia we seem to be suffering from. I won’t forget who President Trump was when I step into the polling booth, and neither should you.

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