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Michael Berg
Conservation Lobby Day Comes to Jefferson City
February 29, 2012
Sierra Club Members at Conservation Lobby Day
On Wednesday, February 29, the Missouri Sierra Club joined forces with other
environmental organizations statewide to lobby our legislators on issues that
concern all of us, including:
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Regulation of coal ash waste;
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The enactment of an energy effciency standard for Missouri; and
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Stopping Cost of Work In Progress (CWIP) legislation, which would force utility
rate payers to invest in a possible new nuclear power reactor at Callaway
During this day around 100 informed and passionate citizen activists met face to
face with 160 Missouri legislators for discussions on these issues. This is
exactly what our elected officials need to makes sure that they remember for
whom they are working. Before the meetings Representatives Margo McNeil, Jason
Holsman and Zach Wyatt spoke to the group.
Rep. McNeil
Rep. Holtsman
Rep. Wyatt
Entire Group on the Capitol Steps
2012 Conservation Lobby Day was organized by the
Missouri Conservation and Environmental Alliance. This is a coaltion of the
Missouri Sierra Club, Missouri Votes Conservation, the Missouri Coalition for
the the Environment, Environment Missouri, Audubon Missouri, the Conservation
Federation of Missouri, the Eastern Ozarks Forestry Council, the Missouri Parks
Association, the Missouri stream Team Watershed Coalition, Renew Missouri and
the U.S. Green Building Council - Missouri Gateway Chapter.
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