1.0Asheville Area Chamber of Commercehttps://www.ashevillechamber.orgJuliana Walkerhttps://www.ashevillechamber.org/news-events/author/jwalker/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PBSNqOEOUl"><a href="https://www.ashevillechamber.org/news-events/advocacy-policy-statement-on-climate-policy/">Advocacy & Policy: Statement on Climate Policy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ashevillechamber.org/news-events/advocacy-policy-statement-on-climate-policy/embed/#?secret=PBSNqOEOUl" width="600" height="338" title="“Advocacy & Policy: Statement on Climate Policy” — Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce" data-secret="PBSNqOEOUl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.ashevillechamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lake-julian-energy-plant.jpg660444We at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce recognize the reality and importance of climate change and its impact on the health and wellness of our community. Our 2021 Legislative Agenda includes environmental stewardship as one of our advocacy items, stating “We support legislative action to further reduce carbon emissions, modernize the grid, and keep... View Article