Green Options » Proposition 10 http://greenoptions.com/tag/proposition-10 Posts tagged 'Proposition 10' Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en California Will Vote on Misleading Renewable Energy Initiatives http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/california-will-vote-on-misleading-renewable-energy-initiatives/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/california-will-vote-on-misleading-renewable-energy-initiatives/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:46:50 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/california-will-vote-on-misleading-renewable-energy-initiatives/ wind turbinesCalifornia Propositions 7 and 10 mislead voters with words like “renewable energy” and “alternative fuel”.

I like to think of myself as an informed voter. I always read the California General Election Official Voter Information Guide, but I am a sucker for anything with “renewable energy” or “alternative fuel” in the title (or childrens’ hospitals and farm animals).  When I first read about Propositions 7 and 10, I thought they sounded like good ballot initiatives.  Who wouldn’t want all utilities to be required to provide 50% renewable energy by 2025? It was only after I discovered leading environmental groups opposed these propositions that I began to question these statutes.

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