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Prop C, Baby!

November 2nd, 2008 by Vihar Sheth | Posted in Activism, Energy, Politics, Sustainability

Two days left, for a lot of things, but especially for Proposition C in Missouri. My last post was about the measure as is this one. I spent a few hours this morning canvassing with literature outside the Edward Jones prior to the Cardinals @ Rams game.

I believe the Proposition is polling well, upwards of 70% for it, it ain’t over until it’s over. Keep in mind that while this measure would make Missouri the 27th state to have a Renewable Energy Standard, it would be one of the least ambitious standard in these united states. I don’t say that to insult the effort to make this point: if other states can implement more aggressive Renewable Energy Standards, then Missouri should have no problem implementing a more conservative one.

Remember, the RES in Missouri is to require investor-owned utilities to sources 15% of their energy from renewable resources by 2020. Compare that to the measure on the ballot in California. This one requires the state to sources 20% of its energy from renewable resources by 2010. That’s 5% more energy 10 years earlier. Wow!

So please, vote on Tuesday and vote “yes” for Proposition C. Oh yeah, GObama!