Issue Position: Protect Mother Earth

Issue Position

I have spent my entire life learning about and trying to protect the beauty in Mother Earth. I firmly believe that it's our responsibility to pass our environment down to the next generations better than we found it. I believe that our water should never be compromised and our air needs to remain clean and pure. I'm an advocate for honoring and respecting our tribal treaties and sovereign nations, particularly regarding natural resources. We should not be creating worse environmental impacts on our minority and underserved populations. We cannot continue with the mind frame that allows us to support the fossil fuel industry as long as it's not in our own backyard. Climate injustice has a direct connection to social injustice, and I will continue to be a strong voice in this effort.

Minnesota efforts I firmly stand in support with are:

Working to make the state of Minnesota the next 100% clean energy state

Shifting to zero-emission bus fleets for city and school transportation

Opposing the Line 3 pipeline project due to the rapid decline in the oil demand and increased risk to our natural resources and public health, and due to violations of sovereign nation treaty rights.

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