Only One Hurdle Remains for Renewable Energy Standard Bill—Let’s Clear It!
Posted on May 3, 2007 by oregoncub
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Legislative & Political
The Renewable Energy Standard Bill, SB 838, has passed out of committee in the Oregon House and will be headed for the floor soon. If passed, Oregon will produce 25% of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2025, and will benefit from a wealth of new clean energy resources and a revitalization of rural economies.
If you’ve been reading CUB Online for long, you may have followed the entire course of this legislation, from “pie-in-the-sky” idea back in 2006, through strategic planning and drafting, on through its trajectory in the Oregon Senate, and here we are ready to take it home. Along with everyone from the environmental community to rural county commissioners, the Governor loves this bill; we have no doubt he’ll sign it if passed. This is the final hurdle, folks.
The opposition hasn’t given up, but has switched tactics. Knowing that they will have a hard time convincing anyone to vote “no” outright on such a great bill with such widespread support, they’ve decided to try to kill it by getting members to vote to send it back to committee. Don’t let them do it.
CUB is going to be phone banking next week to awaken the considerable amount of grassroots support that we know exists out there. Dozens of people on this list, perhaps hundreds, have already taken action to support SB 838. There are hundreds more we can move to action with your help.
If you haven’t already contacted your own House of Representatives member, do so now. This is a crucial time and the stakes are high. We could be developing a cleaner, more prosperous Oregon to leave to our children and grandchildren, or we could lose this opportunity. Call the Oregon Capitol now at (800)332-2313 or send an email through this link. Tell your rep to vote “yes” on SB 838 and to not let anyone send this bill back to committee.
If you’ve already contacted your legislator in the House, and you are assured of his/her support for the RES bill, consider coming down to the CUB offices in beautiful downtown Portland one evening next week to spend a few hours calling other CUB members to urge them to call their own representative. If you can phone bank for this Renewable Energy Standard, contact CUB Organizing Director Jeff Bissonnette at 503-516-1636. Also, send this message on to everyone you know who cares about clean energy.
We are so very close to victory. We can do great things for Oregon by passing this bill. We’ll reduce greenhouse gases, we’ll build businesses and create jobs statewide in rural economies, and we’ll keep our own utility costs down (since this will protect all customers from the volatility of fossil fuel markets and the future costs of carbon regulation). Let’s take it on home.
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