Snotty Walkier's Lt. Gov. - States W. Renewables "All Of A Sudden They Have A Competetive Advantage"

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) second-in-command made a surprising concession on Friday: states that emphasize green energy have a “competitive advantage” over states, like Wisconsin, that don’t.

During an interview with radio host Charlie Sykes, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (R) railed against a new regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency intended to curb the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from power plants. Kleefisch said the rule would hurt her state because Wisconsin has been slow to move away from carbon-intensive energies like coal, from which the state still derives “about 60 percent” of its electricity.

As a result of its heel-dragging, Wisconsin lags behind its neighbors in terms of clean energy, something Kleefisch said will hurt her state’s competitiveness. “When I’m talking to my colleagues in the National Lieutenant Governors Association and they have already gotten online to different standards than what is traditional in our state, all of a sudden they have a competitive advantage,” Kleefisch conceded.

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Kleefisch seems to recognize the potential benefits other states have realized by shifting towards renewable energy, but inexplicably denies that Wisconsin could enjoy the same benefits. Rather than working to bolster their own clean energy portfolio — Kleefisch dismissed the notion that Wisconsin could catch up to its neighbors as “magic math” — Badger State Republicans are instead fighting national carbon regulations. Gov. Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel (R) are currently collaborating on a lawsuit to gut the EPA’s carbon emission regulations, which are set to be finalized this summer.

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http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/03/23/3637602/kleefisch-admits-clean-energy-advantage/