Sierra Club California Elections guide

I received this email today from the Sierra Club, sugesting some voting positions.  I use several sources when it comes to deciding on elections – and I find the Sierra Club to be one of those valuable resource when it comes to voting on the environment.  I don’t always agree with them but they provide a viewpoint from which one can base their decision.  I thought I’d share the email for those looking for some information on some of the issues facing us in the upcoming ballots:

Dear Christian:

I don’t have to tell you how important this election is. This year, we decide how our nation will address global warming, our energy future and find out whether we can build up a green economy from the news of financial ruin.

We’re also making a lot of important decisions here in California, many of them centered around the same concerns. We have a chance to turn back bad energy, alternative fuels and family planning policies, to make a real difference in the amount of greenhouse gases we produce, and to protect our waterways from factory farm pollution.

Please consider these five recommendations this Election Day:

  1. “Yes” on Proposition 1A. It’s time to get high-speed rail on track! It’s our best way of quickly moving people around our great state without producing any pollution. Powered by zero-emission energy, high-speed rail could remove 12 billion tons of global warming pollution from our atmosphere!
  2. “No” on Proposition 7. A poorly drafted, poorly vetted measure that actually weakens California’s existing renewable power laws and could stall the growth of renewable power in our state. The goals contained within this measure are ambitious, but the proposition lacks the necessary provisions to achieve its target.
  3. “No” on Proposition 10. Asks taxpayers to fund $5 billion in bonds for a scheme disguised as an effort to benefit the environment. Instead, the measure will benefit a select group of natural gas producers and manufacturers, wasting money and time on technologies that won’t address global warming or promote clean air.
  4. “Yes” on Proposition 2. Not only will this pro-animal initiative make conditions better for farm animals, it will also reduce the concentration of harmful animal-waste pollution from factory farms.
  5. “No” on Proposition 4. Let’s turn back this bad family planning idea, and send a strong message against this dangerous amateur-abortion-promoting measure.

Thank you for all you do to protect the environment,

Bill Magavern
Sierra Club California Director

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