From Mark Kresowik, former "boy wonder" UI student body president and, currently, manly man fighting the good fight to address global warming in an aggressive manner.
Urgent call to action on global warming:
While neighboring states are REDUCING carbon dioxide emissions, the lack of such plans in Iowa promises that three new coal-fired power plants will INCREASE our emissions from the electric sector by more than 35% in the next 5 years and displace investments in energy efficiency and community wind development that improve Iowa's rural economy. Time is running out to do something about the problem.
HOUSE SPEAKER MURPHY (515) 281-5566 and our legislators (www.legis.state.ia.us) need to hear how you feel about global warming and that the Iowa House should support:
a) Senate File 485, to allow the Department of Natural Resources to consider the impact of greenhouse gases in new electric generation permitting decisions.
b) Senate File 494, to establish a Climate Change Commission to plan for carbon dioxide reductions.
c) House File 498 and Senate File 500, to establish the Governor's Power Fund (ask them to include language about greenhouse gases, and requiring merchant power plants to meet the same efficiency and renewable standards that rate-regulated utilities must meet).
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