WA Gov., presidential candidate Jay Inslee to hold climate change talk at WSU

WA Gov., presidential candidate Jay Inslee to hold climate change talk at WSU

Current governor and presidential hopeful Jay Inslee will travel to Pullman on Wednesday to hold a talk on climate change and clean energy in Washington state.

Inslee , who has been governor since 2013, will hold the public talk on the Washington State University campus.

Throughout his political career, Inslee has been a vocal advocate of clean energy and developing policies that move away from fossil fuels. Climate change and solutions to environmental issues are at the forefront of Inslee’s presidential campaign.

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Inslee frames climate action as an economic opportunity, not just a moral imperative. He has argued that public and private investments in clean energy are a net boon for working Americans that would create millions of jobs.

The talk will be held at 10:15 a.m. in the Bryan Hall Auditorium. The event is open to the public.

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