[nndl] FwCoal Moratorium Clean Power and Green Jobs: Please phone Legislators today

Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 2:21 PM

If you can take a few minutes to do this, it would help move Texas toward cleaner air and more renewable energy...Thanks! Judy Morgan --- On Mon, 3/23/09, Donna Hoffman <donna.hoffman@ sierraclub. org> wrote: From: Donna Hoffman <donna.hoffman@ sierraclub. org> Subject: Please phone Legislators for Coal Moratorium Clean Power and Green Jobs today To: "'Donna Hoffman'" <donna.hoffman@ sierraclub. org> Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 1:17 PM Hello Stop the Coal Rush friends, Tomorrow is a big day at the Texas State Legislature for our clean energy future in this State. We need your help to make things go well. Will you play an important role by taking a moment to phone your legislator and some of the following committee members today? Both the problem -- Coal Plants, and the solution -- Clean Power and Green Jobs will be discussed in Committee hearings tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24. Please phone your own Legislators (Find out who represents you, at http://www.legis. state.tx. us/) and as many of the following Committee members as you can today. Feel free to forward this to you friends, family, and neighbors. You calls are making a difference. Thank you! Donna Hoffman, Sierra Club COAL PLANT MORATORIUM Message -- Ask Legislators to Vote Yes for the Coal Plant Moratorium, Senate Bill (SB) 126 by Senator Rodney Ellis. SB 126 will be heard in Senate Natural Resources Committee, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 1:00 PM or upon adjournment in Room E1.012. Chair: Sen. Kip Averitt, 512-463-0122 (Waco) Vice Chair: Sen. Craig Estes, 512-463-0130 (Wichita Falls) Sen. Bob Deuell, 512-463-0102 (Greenville/ Dallas) Sen. Robert Duncan, 512-463-0128 (Lubbock) Sen. Kevin Eltife - 512-463-0101 (Tyler) Sen. Troy Fraser - 512-463-0124 (Horseshoe Bay) Sen. Glenn Hegar - 512-463-0118 (Katy) Sen. Juan Hinojosa - 512-463-0120 (McAllen) Sen. Mike Jackson - 512-463-0111 (LaPorte/ Brazoria/ Galveston/ Harris Counties) Sen. Kel Seliger - 512-463-0131 (Amarillo) Sen. Carlos Uresti - 512-463-0119 (San Antonio) CLEAN POWER AND GREEN JOBS Message -- Ask Legislators to Vote Yes for the following Clean Energy bills that will be read in the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, March 17 at 8:00 AM, in Rm. 2E.20. Bills to support: SB 1419 (Lucio) increases solar and geothermal by 4000 megawatts by the year 2020. SB 427 (Shapiro) creates a state rebate for 2,000 megawatts of solar panels on roofs and other on-site renewables by 2020. SB 1420 (Lucio) makes sure Electric Coop customers are paid for solar power generated. Senate Business and Commerce Committee members: Chair: Sen. Troy Fraser, 512-463-0124, Horseshoe Bay Vice Chair: Sen. Chris Harris, 512-463-0109 (Arlington) Members: Sen. Kip Averitt, 512-463-0122 (Waco) Sen. Kevin Eltife, 512-463-0101 (Tyler) Sen. Craig Estes, 512-463-0130 (Wichita Falls) Sen. Mike Jackson, 512-463-0111 (LaPorte) Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., 512-463-0127 (Brownsville) Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, 512-463-0126 (San Antonio) Sen. Kirk Watson, 512-463-0114 (Austin) Last but not least -- Message -- Ask Legislators to Votes Yes for these two bills: HB 1866 (Solomons) makes sure Electric Coop customers are paid for solar power generated; HB 1643 (Farabee) makes sure Retail Electric Utility customers are paid for solar power generated. These bills will be read in the House State Affairs Committee tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24, at 1:00 PM, Reagan Bldg. (next to Capitol), Rm. JHR 140 House State Affairs Committee members: Chair: Rep. Burt R. Solomons, 512-463-0478, Carrollton Vice Chair: Rep. Jose Menendez, 512-463-0634, San Antonio Members: Rep. Byron Cook, 512-463-0730, Corsicana Rep. Tom Craddick, 512-463-0500, Midland Rep. David Farabee, 512-463-0534, Wichita Falls Rep. Pete Gallego, 512-463-0566, Alpine Rep. Charlie Geren, 512-463-0610, River Oaks Rep. Patricia Harless, 512-463-0496, Spring Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, 512-463-0536, Kerrville Rep. Delwin Jones, 512-463-0542, Lubbock Rep. Eddie Lucio III, 512-463-0606, San Benito Rep. Diana Maldonado, 512-463-0670, Round Rock Rep. Rene Oliveira, 512-463-0640, Brownsville Rep. David Swinford, 512-463-0470, Amarillo Rep. Sylvester Turner, 512-463-0554, Houston Thank you! Now it's time for a cup of tea and a rest.

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