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Can Nebraska Become Carbon Neutral by 2050?

By Courtney Bierman

Published March 7, 2022 at 12:49 PM CST

Eric is a white man with short brown hair wearing a blue t-shirt and khaki shorts. In this photo he is standing on top of a shingled roof in front of solar panels. — Eric Williams was elected to the OPPD Board of Directors in 2018.

Vice Chair of the OPPD Board of Directors Eric Williams discusses Nebraska's coordinated plan to address the climate crisis by transitioning to renewable energy and becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

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Courtney Bierman

Courtney is back in her hometown after graduating from the University of Kansas in 2019 with degrees in journalism and film. While at KU, she was the arts and culture editor of the University Daily Kansan and had a summer internship at KCUR, Kansas City's NPR member station.

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