Dan Wolgamott's stunning admission

As one of Dan Wolgamott's constituents, I get all of his email updates whether the legislature is in session or not. The highlight of this week's Constituent Report is Rep. Wolgamott's explanation for his vote on what's getting called the Blackout Bill.

First, Rep. Wolgamott wrote "Last night, I voted YES to help our state address climate change and prepare for a carbon-free future. We just passed HF 7, to set a new standard to produce 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040."

That's a fantasy. This doesn't have a snowball's prayer in h-e-double-toothpicks of happening. I'd bet the proverbial ranch on that. The closest thing to "100% carbon-free electricity" is nuclear power. Even that isn't 100% carbon-free but it's the best in terms of not polluting. (Sorry Greenies. It's better than wind and solar.)

Next, Rep. Wolgamott wrote "The last eight years globally have been the hottest on record, and Minnesota is among the top states currently seeing rapid changes to our climate. Climate change driven by fossil fuels is impacting our environment, infrastructure, and our health."

Next, Rep. Wolgamott goes into total spin mode:

This bill ensures that we remove barriers to setting up carbon-free and renewable power sources and invest in jobs right here in Minnesota.

We can make Minnesota a leader in the fight against climate change while also setting up a new clean energy industry. It makes sense for our health, our economy, and our future.

Wolgamott didn't say it outright but he's hinted that this carbon-free world would eliminate gas stoves. That's a stunning admission! I'm not even certain that he realizes that he's admitted that. A "100% carbon-free world" wouldn't include, by the DFL's definition, natural gas. By the people that fund the DFL's campaign, aka the Sierra Club, MCEA and other environmental activist organizations, natural gas is off-limits.

In Maryland, for instance, here's the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club's stated goal:

To prevent Maryland's government from allowing: hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to drill for natural gas; liquefication plants and pipelines to transport natural gas from other states; and a new liquefication and export plant at Dominion Energy's facility at Cove Point, MD.

That's the Sierra Club's way of saying that natural gas is off-limits. If you don't have pipelines, you don't have natural gas, right? So much for gas stoves.

In his update, he highlighted the fact that he was the Speaker Pro Tempore that presided over the vote on HF7:

The last thing I'd want to be remembered as is the person who presided over the demise of gas stoves. Wittingly or unwittingly, that's what Rep. Wolgamott just did.