ellenanderson's blog

Last year the legislature passed the Renewable Energy Standard, that calls for at least 25% of our electricity to come from renewable sources by 2020! I am proud to say that this was my bill and my legislative mission. This put Minnesota in the lead on aggressive clean energy policies and is probably the toughest renewable energy law in the nation. Standing next to Governor Pawlenty as he signed the bill was one of the highlights of my legislative career. There was a genuinely bipartisan celebration that day.

Republican lobbyist Sarah Janezcek tells the story of how Governor Pawlenty “brought everybody together in a room to work out that bill and get it done.” It’s a great story; unfortunately it’s just not true. Since I was in the middle of it, I feel compelled to set the record straight.