By Anderson Prater
Nathan Nelson, who was recently elected in a special election, represents district 11b. Hinckley-Finlayson High School also calls distrcit 11b home, meaning Nelson represents most of the student body at HFHS. Nathan Nelson was on legeslative break last week which allowed him to come visit the people he represents throughout the district. The HFHS Committee for Climate Action invited Nelson for a meeting on Thursday April 18th. When Nelson arrived on Thursday afternoon there were 15 CCA members present at the meeting, they started by giving him a petition they had drafted in support of the Solar on Schools bill (HF 1133). The petition had gathered over 200 signatures which is more than half the student body at the High School. The CCA members who worked on writing the petition and gathering support explained to Nelson why they believed a move towards cleaner energy is a neccessary step for a healthier environment. Then some students shared their individual stories will Nelson, telling him how climate change has impacted their lives. This led into a conversation with Nelson about how climate change has impacted his life. Nelson, a farmer who lives and works in local area, told the CCA how climate change was affecting his life and work. As Nelson and the students were discussing the impacts of climate change they gradually shifted to speak their ideas of what could be done. One of the primary reasons the Committee for Climate Action invited Nathan Nelson to meet was to lobby for the house omnibus bill (HF 1833) that was recently introduced that includes the Solar on Schools Bill. They talked with him for a long time about different portions of this omnibus bill and why they believed it was worthy of support. They vouched for the bill and explained how the contents of the bill would lead Minnesota to its goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050. House bill 1833 will be up for a vote on April 23rd.
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