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Rare Coalition Fights Renewable-Energy Measure
Renewable-energy companies, environmental groups and the Democratic Party - virtually every constituency pushing to wean the state off fossil fuels - have joined hands with the major utilities, the business establishment and the Republican Party to oppose it.
Million-Dollar Donors Flood Calif. Ballot Props
Spending on California ballot measures has been climbing in recent years, with the median amount spent on an initiative jumping from $4.3 million in 2000 to $15.7 million in 2006, according to a study the center issued earlier this year.
Editorial: Vote no on CA Prop 7!
But this measure runs a good cause off the cliff. It forces the state to change energy habits on an unrealistic timetable, draws up complex rules at the ballot box instead of through the legislative process, and ignores a chance to work with the state's wide circle of environmentalists and power companies.
Study Cites Savings from Energy Plan
If voters approve an initiative to implement a renewable energy standard in Missouri, an average homeowner's electricity bill won't see a dramatic increase, according to an economic analysis released this week.
No on Proposition 7: Even Environmental Groups see Problems with this Initiative
It's rare to see an initiative attract the diversity of opposition that Proposition 7 has. We're accustomed to measures that are opposed by either the Democratic or Republican parties, for example, but Proposition 7 has been rejected by both.
Critics Claim Deception in Calif. Energy Measures
Like most initiatives that wind up on the state's ballot, however, they're more complicated and contentious than advertised.
Renewable Energy Initiative Will be on November Ballot
Backers of a proposal requiring Missouri utilities to use more renewable energy said Monday a state judge has ordered the measure be placed on the November ballot.
Romanoff’s SAFE Reroutes TABOR Money to Education
The battle to undo one of Colorado's most famous and controversial citizen-led constitutional amendments - 1992's Taxpayer Bill of Rights - is underway and it's gaining bipartisan support.
Oil Companies Spend Big to Fight Colorado Severance Tax
State voters this November may face a ballot measure that would raise the state tax on oil, gas and other mineral extraction, devoting most of the additional revenue to scholarships for students who attend state colleges and universities. Energy companies do not like the idea, and an opposition group named Coloradans for a Stable Economy is building a big war chest to fight the Ritter plan, presumably with a barrage of TV ads later this fall.
Oil Firms Pull Out Big Bucks to Fight Severance Tax
Big money is rolling in from major oil companies to fight a proposed ballot measure that would increase state tax revenues from the oil and gas industry.
