The mayor on the video is Dale Ross, a Republican who became an unlikely supporter of green energy when in April of 2017, the city of Georgetown became the largest city in the United States to be powered 100 percent by renewable energy. He appeared in Al Gore’s climate change documentary, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power,” and has been profiled in publications across the country. But the decision to go green was “purely a business decision,” Ross said – an economic decision with environmental benefits. Ross said city officials signed contracts with solar and wind facilities that provided cost certainty for more than 20 years and mitigated the risk of governmental regulations on different forms of energy. However, last year, the city lost money because of a sharp dive in oil and fossil fuel prices.
Did you notice the chamber where that meeting took place was nearly empty? The mayor might have gotten away with his flatulence if President Trump hadn’t discovered the video.
The Mayor threatened the local paper and reporter when she reported that the city is facing a $26M shortfall on the contract.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/newspaper-reporter-says-georgetown-mayor-threatened-her