State Legislature 2013 session

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55. These bills were blocked! Thank the Senators who opposed this

A win for I-937 supporters!
Major bills to weaken I-937 do not pass

Recently, we asked you to raise your voice to support I-937 and oppose two Senate bills that would have undercut our Clean Energy Initiative.

Your commitment to a clean and affordable energy future helped win the day. Neither Senate Bill 5298, which would have allowed utilities to reduce their clean energy responsibilities by buying coal, nor SB 5648, by which utilities could annul their renewables requirements, came to the Senate floor.

Calls and emails from supporters like you and steadfast support from leading legislators made all the difference.

Please take a moment to call the legislative hotline at 1-800-562-6000 and thank Senators Ranker, Billig, Nelson, Litzow, Hill, Tom and Fain for their continued support protecting I-937!

But the legislative session is far from over and several bills to amend I-937 did advance from the House and Senate. Some of these proposed changes to amend I-937 are reasonable. But we must continue to work to prevent any amendments that would weaken I-937’s clean energy standards. It is important that legislators continue to hear from you that they need to protect the Clean Energy Initiative and the economic, environmental and climate benefits it brings to our state.

Thank you for your support!

Cy Berryman
NW Energy Coalition
811 1st Ave, #305
Seattle, WA 98104 US