Posted on 12/09/2021 10:22:38 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) on Wednesday pledged to withdraw the state from a regional carbon market comprising 10 coastal and New England states.
In a speech at the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Youngkin denounced the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) as a “carbon tax that is fully passed on to ratepayers” and said he would remove Virginia from the compact by executive order after taking office in January, according to a recording shared with The Hill.
Youngkin specifically cited a request by the state’s primary electric utility, Dominion Energy, seeking to recover RGGI costs from customers.
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A good step in the right direction.
He’s the guy!
Well, at least he has given the communists lots of lead time to prepare all the lawsuits...
Sounds like he is trying to negate the bad publicity he has gotten among some of his supporters...
No Carbon for you it’s all ours ,LOL
Like it. Trust but verify but this was a nice surprise
Here’s hoping Youngkin is another DeSantis.
Please, God, let it be so.
We need more men and women like that.
He didn’t run as a DeSantis. The best we can hope for is a George Allen Jr. with less charisma.
He’s not DeSantis. We’ll be lucky if his woke self doesn’t become an issue.
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