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Deval Patrick: $50 million to help Massachusetts deal with climate change

Patrick took the wraps off a $50 million plan that he says will help prepare Massachusetts for the challenges posed by climate change. The initiatives include a $40 million grant program by the Department of Energy Resources to help cities and towns to shore up protections around energy services. Another $10 million will be spent on critical coastal infrastructure and dam repair. That includes $1 million for "green infrastructure" projects like beach and dune enhancement.
Source: Reason magazine on 2014 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race Jan 15, 2014

Justin Amash: Loves wind, solar, and nuclear, via private companies

I believe climate change is happening. I believe it's very important. I believe that humans do affect it, and that we should take action with respect to climate change. But we have to be smart about the actions we take. And some of the things we can do, for example, would be to look into further nuclear power, and finding ways to get nuclear power in this country because it is a relatively safe form of production and very low emissions compared to other forms of energy.

I love the idea of wind power and solar power and other things. I think that private actors need to get more involved and companies need to make it more of a priority. Companies themselves can get together and present their own metrics and present that to the public. There's no reason companies, for example, couldn't show off all the time about how environmentally friendly they are with their products. And then the people who like that can go buy that product.

Source: Reason magazine on 2020 presidential hopefuls May 1, 2020

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