West Twin Cities

In a Dec. 19 legislative update, Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen wrote of his belief in caring for the environment, and wrote that supporters of the “Green New Deal,” which he called the “Green [Greed] New Deal” would remake the U.S. economy, costing trillions of dollars.

“Supporters hope to eliminate all U.S. carbon emissions, which is virtually impossible to achieve,” Gruenhagen said. 

He also wrote of a recent article from The Daily Signal, a news organization run by The Heritage Foundation, which accused climate scientists of manipulating data to push an agenda.

“For instance, climate change advocates often cite an increase in forest fires as a sure indicator of climate change. However, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, forest fires reached their peak in the 1930s and have declined by 80 percent since then. Ultimately, many of the proposed changes to our economy intended to fight climate change will enrich the few at the expense of the many while doing little to nothing for the environment,” he said.