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SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA LOBBY DAY 2010

SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA CONVENTION 2010

 

Amidst the Gulf Oil Disaster, Mayor Gavin Newsom and National Environmental Leaders Challenge Texas Oil Companies' Efforts to Kill California's Clean Energy Efforts

Just-Qualified November Ballot Measure Will Repeal State’s Clean Energy and Clean Air Standards

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (June 23, 2010)  – Mayor Gavin Newsom, Sierra Club Chairman Carl Pope, and leaders from environmental organizations today challenged Texas oil companies for bankrolling a November ballot proposition that will repeal the state’s clean energy and clean air standards.

The measure, which qualified for the ballot late yesterday, would repeal California's clean energy and clean air standards. The Texas-based oil companies—Valero and Tesoro—have spent more than $3 million to qualify the initiative, $1.5 million of that since oil started gushing in the Gulf of Mexico. They are expected to spend more than $100 million to pass the measure. Full article.

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Opponents of Texas Oil Company-Funded Dirty Energy Proposition React to Qualification of Measure for November General Election Ballot

SACRAMENTO – California’s leading business, public health, senior, and environmental groups, along with 300 other business groups today promised to fight a deceptive ballot measure being bankrolled by two Texas oil companies that today qualified for the November general election ballot.

Opponents of the ballot proposition say it will kill the state’s growing clean tech economy, increase air pollution, and drive up energy costs for businesses and homeowners. They also criticized the special interests behind the initiative for spending millions of dollars on a measure that will benefit the oil industry while the Gulf oil crisis threatens the nation’s economy and environment. The oil company coalition is already being widely criticized by newspaper editorials, independent economists, and third parties for the deceptive nature of their campaign and false claims. Full article.

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Defeat of PG&E Power Grab a Victory for Clean Energy and Democracy

Sacramento, CA – Election returns show Proposition 16 losing, despite PG&E’s spending some $46 million to pass it, outspending the opposition by more than 500 to 1. Statement of Bill Magavern, Director of Sierra Club California.

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California Clean-Car Standards Key to Reducing Oil Dependence and Pollution

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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ENDS SUPPORT FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING
Sierra Club Welcomes the Governor’s Changing Position

Washington, D.C. – This afternoon California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ended his support for offshore oil drilling. Gov. Schwarzenegger says he changed his mind after seeing the Gulf Coast oil spill images on television.

Director of Sierra Club California Bill Magavern issued the following statement:

"The Sierra Club is glad to see a high-ranking public official recognizing the danger of our addiction to fossil fuels. It's too bad that it takes a tragedy of this scale to convince drilling supporters to change their ways.

"We call on more public officials to join us in calling for a comprehensive cleanup of the Gulf Coast and full support to the impacted communities, all paid for by BP. This oil disaster requires that we reinstate the offshore drilling moratorium and adopt an aggressive plan to wean our country from oil addiction over the next two decades."Enough is enough. It's time to take offshore drilling off the table for good."