Breakthrough

Michael Noble has now seen major climate legislation signed into law, but he's not done advocating for our future.

Better to make sure that your state legislator knows your name, knows your face and knows that you care about the climate." As he leaves Fresh Energy, he expects to find new ways to work on the climate issue. Their positions undercut GOP legislators' efforts to hang the moniker "Blackout Bill" on the legislation. as the bill moved through the House and Senate. He urges his fellow baby boomers from all walks of life to do the same. If the wearing of masks and obtaining of vaccinations could be demonized as woke symbolism while a global pandemic raged, what manner of political tempest is coming for Americans who put solar panels on their roofs? We know how the system works. "Once policymakers set the North Star, all the utilities will be responsive. When he decided sometime last year that he would step down in mid-2023 as Fresh Energy's executive director, Noble had no assurance that a climate-change breakthrough was at hand at the Legislature. He noted that not a single Minnesota utility was screaming "No way!" But there were a lot of other years of doubt, disinterest, disinformation and partisan stalemate. [commentaries](https://www.startribune.com/a-guide-to-editorial-and-commentary/394172491/) online and in print each day.