{"id":599,"date":"2019-09-17T15:09:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valcv26.wpenginepowered.com\/newsroom\/virginia-lcv-responds-to-northam-executive-order-on-clean-energy\/"},"modified":"2019-09-17T15:09:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:09:03","slug":"virginia-lcv-responds-to-northam-executive-order-on-clean-energy","status":"publish","type":"valcv_release","link":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/newsroom\/virginia-lcv-responds-to-northam-executive-order-on-clean-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia LCV responds to Northam Executive Order on clean energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RICHMOND \u2013 Today, Governor Northam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/media\/governorvirginiagov\/executive-actions\/EO-43-Expanding-Access-to-Clean-Energy-and-Growing-the-Clean-Energy-Jobs-of-the-Future.pdf\">released an Executive Order<\/a> directing his agencies to develop a plan getting Virginia to 30 percent renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent carbon-free electricity by mid-century. Additionally, the directive calls for increasing renewable energy usage by state agencies and the executive branch and directs the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to develop a pathway to clean energy jobs for underprivileged communities.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this order,\u00a0<strong>Michael Town, director ejecutivo de la Virginia League of Conservation Voters<\/strong>, emiti\u00f3 la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoters are sick and tired of our legislature pandering to corporate polluters and blocking necessary action to address climate change and build a clean energy economy. Governor Northam\u2019s Executive Order is a leap in the right direction. Next, we need to elect a legislature that won\u2019t stand in the way of Virginia\u2019s clean energy future and will help put a strong and just plan into action as a first order of business.<\/p>\n<p>While we support the initiatives laid out in this order, we look forward to seeing more details in the final plan of action, especially in ensuring that Virginia creates a clean energy economy that\u2019s inclusive and creates opportunities for every Virginian as we work to secure a carbon-free future.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RICHMOND \u2013 Today, Governor Northam released an Executive Order directing his agencies to develop a plan getting Virginia to 30 percent renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent carbon-free electricity by mid-century. Additionally, the directive calls for increasing renewable energy usage by state agencies and the executive branch and directs the Secretary of Commerce and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-599","valcv_release","type-valcv_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/valcv_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}