If you want to stop the Climate Agenda in Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, make sure the bats are protected. Breitbart published this document this morning. I read it.

The document, a “February 2024 Board Memo” prepared for board members of the American Clean Power Association, is striking in how specific and aggressive it is in detailing plans for its members to push Republican lawmakers to oppose any GOP effort to repeal all or parts of Biden’s inaptly named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). (Breitbart)

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"The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) just published an updated planning document for solar development on public lands in 11 western states. ACP will be engaging in this proceeding. Comments are due in April. We just filed comments in January on a BLM land use plan amendment because it could set a precedent for managing lands for conservation and to the exclusion of wind,solar, storage, and transmission development. We encouraged a more balanced approach.There may be a draft rule published as early as this summer to establish a permit program under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) impacting at least wind and transmission. FWS will be finalizing a listing decision for the tri-colored bat and will be publishing a draft decision on the little brown bat. If both are listed as threatened or endangered, it could impact both development and operation of wind facilities across much of the United States, along with tree-clearing activities related to transmission, solar, and storage. ACP filed detailed comments in these proceedings, which included expert biological evidence.We have also been working with FWS regional leadership and headquarters over the last 18 months to secure reductions in bat-related monitoring at wind facilities under certain conditions that should be finalized in Q1 2024, secured some flexibility in mitigation by allowing research to qualify in some circumstances, and are initiating work with them to improve the usability of an existing template habitat conservation plan previously negotiated with industry. The hoary bat is now on the FWS national listing work plan, with negative impacts primarily attributable to wind energy. A listing would affect virtually all wind facilities in North America and could also have implications for tree-clearing activities for solar, storage, and transmission. ACP is engaged in an industry working group to develop a strategy aimed at preventing a species listing."

https://www.scribd.com/document/707490858/ACP-Board-Book-Feb-2024#from_embed

Wind Techs are specially trained technicians who work on the big wind mills. The following explains that they are quitting faster than they can be replaced. This work is dangerous and takes physical strength. These techs are dying on the job. It should also require the tech SPEAK ENGLISH. What could possible go wrong here.

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"Interviews with leading clean energy company executives and data on job vacancy rates revealed one role to consistently be the greatest challenge to fill and retain: wind techs. These roles will experience the greatest rate of growth (100%) and are uniquely challenging to recruit for and retain because they require specialized training, are physically demanding and dangerous, and are often based in isolated locations. In addition, wind techs are leaving the industry at an alarming rate. Our research shows that wind tech turnover ranges from 15-25%, creating shortages at service sites and increasing recruiting and training costs. Compounding the impact of this attrition, post-COVID applications to join the industry have decreased per job posting,narrowing the available recruitment market.

CPI will hire a marketing firm to develop a campaign strategy and collateral that will appeal to talent from diverse backgrounds: the demographics making up the current base of talent, women, people of color, and non-English speakers. Collateral will include a range of materials with key messages, mediums,and placements based on findings related to what grabs the attention of these demographics and motivates them to apply for wind tech jobs – videos, bus ads, billboards,etc. The campaign strategy will be comprehensive, including target channels, key markets,key messages, and visuals."

https://www.scribd.com/document/707490858/ACP-Board-Book-Feb-2024#from_embed