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Mandela Barnes: “The framework that protects our natural resources needs to…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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And with the guardrails, with the framework that protects our natural resources, resources that make sure that water quality, air quality is protected, that also makes sure that people's utility rates aren't increasing. If The framework that protects our natural resources needs to be retroactively applied to existing data centers. And we also have to have a renewable energy mandate to make sure that they are contributing energy back to the grid. (50:12–50:18)

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Asserts that existing data centers should comply with new environmental protection frameworks.

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