Kenny Stancil is senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project and a former staff writer for Common Dreams.
After Gov. Tim Walz took to Twitter on Monday morning to inform his constituents that ' Minnesota Climate Week' had begun, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar urged the governor of her state to immediately block further construction of Line 3 , Enbridge's multi-billion-dollar oil pipeline that endangers local ecosystems and the global climate.
moving to a clean energy economy' through a 'just and equitable transition that addresses the needs of impacted workers and families and is inclusive of historically marginalized communities.' Walz's deeds, however, tell a different story. In February of 2019, he said publicly that projects like Line 3 'don't just need a building permit to go forward, they also need a social permit.
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