April 6, 2008
The Missouri Sierra Club supports the Clean Energy Initiative for our state's November 2008 ballot. 

What is the Clean Energy Initiative? 
85% of Missouri's electricity comes from coal --- all of which is imported from out of state. The Clean Energy Initiative requires investor-owned electric utilities to purchase electricity from renewable sources -- solar, wind, landfill gas and biomass -- equaling at least 2% of retail sales by 2011 and increasing incrementally to at least 15% of sales by 2021. 

The Clean Energy Initiative includes a cost containment provision that so that rates can't increase more than 1%.

You can help! 
It will take over 100,000 signatures to get the Clean Energy Initiative on the ballot. Signature gathering teams are working across the state, and your help is needed now! A few hours of your time collecting signatures will help decrease Missouri's reliance on coal, fight climate change, and bring renewable energy jobs to the state. 

The May 2nd, 2008 deadline for signatures is quickly approaching and your help is desperately needed! 

E-mail Dardenne@charter.net to find your local contact. 

Becky Denney
Missouri Chapter Membership chair
Toll free: 1-800-628-5333

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