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Sierra Club Congratulates Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm was confirmed by the United States Senate to be Energy Secretary in the Biden Administration.
In response, Melinda Pierce, Sierra Club’s Legislative Director, released the following statement:
“We’d like to congratulate Secretary Granholm on her successful confirmation, and we look forward to her leadership in implementing President Biden’s plan to complete our transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2035 -- creating jobs and centered in environmental justice. Secretary Granholm has a herculean task ahead of her, and we are confident that her experience and expertise make her well suited for her new role.
“The next ten years are vital to addressing the climate crisis and effective federal policy must be put into place to give us a fighting chance. The Department of Energy can and must focus on growing clean energy, not locking the country into decades of fossil fuel development by supporting infrastructure such as LNG terminals. The Sierra Club looks forward to working with Secretary Granholm and her team to advance true climate solutions.”
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Sobre el Sierra Club
El Sierra Club es la mayor y más influyente organización medioambiental de base en Estados Unidos y cuenta con cerca de 4 millones de miembros y seguidores en todo el país. Además de crear oportunidades para que personas de todas las edades, niveles y localizaciones puedan disfrutar de la naturaleza, el Sierra Club se esfuerza en salvaguardar la salud de las comunidades, proteger la vida silvestre, y preservar los restantes parajes naturales por medio de activismo de base, educación pública, cabildeo y en las cortes. Para más información visite: www.sierraclub.org/ecocentro.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with close to 4 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.