St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Pawlenty is calling for repeal of Minnesota's moratorium on new nuclear power plants. It's part of his preliminary action plan on climate change. He also wants to reduce red tape for renewable energy projects. His proposals are included in a report sent to the legislature Friday. The report is required by the law that set up the Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group. That stakeholder group has been meeting for nearly a year.
Some of Pawlenty's proposals follow the advisory group's recommendations; others deviate.
Edward Garvey, Director of the new Office of Energy Security and MPCA assistant commissioner David Thornton participated in the advisory group's deliberations, and they presented the governor's plan. They stressed that it's only a partial plan, saying they want to study some of the issues further.