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Going solar is practical, not political. Clean energy brings real independence. | Opinion

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Jacob Ahrens-Balwit is the Strategic Communications Manager for Clean Wisconsin .

He says the term 'energy independence' is hijacked to justify an unsustainable reliance on fossil fuels.

The U.S. imported an average of 9.3 million barrels of oil per day during Trump ’s first term.

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