State Legislature 2013 session

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46. Are you in the 42nd LD? Tell Sen Ericksen to stop blocking solar energy expansion

Since last Thursday, something's come up. State Senator Doug Ericksen -- who represents north Bellingham and Whatcom County -- is blocking legislation that will expand access to solar energy. What can you do?

•If you live in the 42nd legislative district, call Ericksen's office right now at 360-786-7682 and urge him to allow Senate Bill 5707 to come to a vote.
•Join us tomorrow for Environmental Lobby Day in Olympia to help apply more pressure. Call 206-631-2625 to register.

Senate Bill 5707 is the kind of legislation we badly need to bring us closer to having every rooftop in Washington equipped with a solar panel, which reduces the demand for coal. It's a part of the clean energy solutions legislative priority.

What does he need to hear?

•As his constituent, you support clean energy legislation.
•This approach increases access to solar energy with no new taxes, subsidies, or even incentives. All it does is get government out of the way so new small businesses have the opportunity to invest in energy independence.
•The bill cuts the regulatory red tape keeping homeowners and businesses from making full use of their property by investing in a local energy source.
•SB 5707 will create good, family-wage jobs in clean energy almost immediately, without destroying our local environment.

Our friends in the legislature are telling us that we can get it out of committee if he hears from his constituents.


This is a good chance for us to demonstrate that we're not just against coal -- we're also for clean energy. Ericksen has heard from corporate lobbyists, but he hasn't yet heard from you. Call his office now at 360-786-7682 to let him know what you think.

Please pass this call to action on to any of your friends or e-mail lists, especially in the 42nd legislative district.