Oh, really? Yes, the Conservative Energy Network is supporting renewable energy from the opposite ideology, arguing that it reduces government expense and so on. It claims to be a grassroots conservative organization, but its funders are all Progressive.
Formed in 2016, the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) is a coalition of state-based conservative clean energy and energy efficiency organizations across the country. CEN works closely with members and allies in about 20 states to depoliticize energy issues and offer Conservative clean energy solutions that create jobs, spark innovation, conserve our resources, and protect our energy grid and national security.
A clean energy thought leader, CEN supports and promotes our state teams to educate policymakers and the public on the benefits of a clean energy economy. In addition to providing infrastructure and resources to current states, CEN also leads the formation of other state-based conservative energy organizations.
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The clean energy sector has been one of the fastest growing industries in the United States for the last ten years, employing 3.4 million farmers, electricians, manufacturers, scientific personnel, and more — serving a wide variety of industries throughout supply chains in all 50 states.
Until last month, the sector had been a prodigious job creator not only in industrial regions, but also in rural America where those most vulnerable to economic shock and crumbling infrastructure live. Red states, blue states, purple states — every corner of the U.S. reaps economic benefits from the clean energy industry.
However, according to a new report released by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) the industry is among the hardest hit groups in the energy sector, losing roughly 106,000 jobs in the weeks immediately following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — not including furloughed employees or jobs lost in the month of April. In fact, the number of clean energy jobs lost in March alone is roughly 35,000 more than overall job gains across the sector in all of 2019. Current projections forecast that total unemployment could be as high as 500,000 by summer.
We believe: Taking back the clean energy debate
The Conservative Energy Network (CEN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grassroots coalition of deeply conservative families, farmers, business owners, and political and faith leaders who believe the inevitable transition to clean, renewable energy will ensure our energy independence, protect American national security, conserve the natural beauty of our homeland, create new homegrown jobs, and guard against rising energy costs.
We believe in American innovation and new technology that lowers the cost of electricity and gives consumers more choices in a fair and free market. We do not believe in heavy-handed government rules or forcing consumers to choose higher-priced energy sources.
The future of clean energy must be rescued from failed leftist policies and returned to its roots in conservation and conservatism. American energy policy must derive from a fierce sense of patriotism, technological innovation and entrepreneurship, a respect for individual rights and liberties over government intrusion, and reverence for God and His creation. These are the same principles upon which CEN was founded.
Now I have often recommended selling renewable energy and electric vehicles to Conservatives on the basis of lower cost, not just environmental benefits. But I do not support creating a lying astroturf organization to carry that program out.
For one thing, the lying Denialists will find out.
What is the ‘Conservative Energy Network’ and Why is it Backed by Leftist Funders?
There is big money behind promoting wind and solar power. After all, the only reasons people build wind turbines and solar panels are because of government subsidies, state-level renewable energy mandates, and government-approved monopoly utility companies, like Xcel Energy, who build them because it allows them to increase their corporate profits.
Yes, renewables increase utility and renewable energy profits, by being actually cheaper.
Discuss.