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Tom McClintock: “Is this not an ideological preference by elements on the radical left for wind and solar electricity above all other…”

On the recordApril 25, 2012
Is this not an ideological preference by elements on the radical left for wind and solar electricity above all other sources, regardless of the costs, and the costs are considerable?
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock questions the preference for renewable energy despite high costs.

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