LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Michele Hoitenga on Friday rebuked the Department of Natural Resources’ plans to destroy more than 400 acres of forest near Gaylord to install solar farms.
“Fearing they won’t meet new unrealistic and costly energy mandates, state bureaucrats now plan to clear-cut Michigan forests,” said Hoitenga, R-Manton. “Radical Democrats who once dismissed the idea of solar farms being built in our backyards as absurd are now making it a reality by destroying state forestland, all under the guise of promoting a clean energy green new deal.
“Michiganders deserve answers and accountability. The DNR has a duty to protect our wildlife and public lands. This plot to destroy forests and drive animals from their habits in order to raise funding from leasing agreements is shocking and unacceptable. I will do everything in my power to work with my fellow lawmakers and put the lights out on this horrible, unnatural plan.”