A year later, legislation that would phase out traditional transportation fuels is still a bad idea

Nearly a year ago, large numbers of Minnesotans voiced displeasure over the state Legislature’s proposed Clean Transportation Standard (CTS), which mirrors mandates enacted in California. In California, the mandates have destabilized the state’s energy supplies and sent fuel prices soaring to notoriously high levels.

So, why are some lawmakers in St. Paul still pushing this costly concept?

The proposed legislation, which would impose immediate costs on consumers and eventually phase out liquid fuels altogether, threatens to unravel the foundation of our state economy. It would devastate whole sectors, most notably agriculture, but also any business that relies on liquid fuels for transportation, production, distribution, and more.

Lawmakers must come to understand, as many of their cons