Efficiency and renewables are energy’s rice and beans

The Green New Deal is capturing the attention of many Americans. Global warming is accepted by 97 percent of all scientists as scientific truth. The impacts are happening faster than we thought, but our public policy and our way of living haven’t caught up with the facts. We seem hungry for a solution for a feasible way to reduce waste, to shift to clean and renewable energy, and create good local jobs. But we in Connecticut already have our own effective and feasible clean energy solutions at work. With the turn of a key, the passing of a bill, we can continue a positive trajectory of making thousands of homes and buildings energy efficient, while continuing to pursue and expand renewable energy sources such as offshore wind and community solar.