Science group warns California voters about misleading attack against state's clean energy law :: EnergyPortal.eu
With most voters' attention diverted by the oil industry's efforts to derail AB 32 with Proposition 23, another, less scrutinized oil-industry-funded ballot measure-Proposition 26-also poses a serious threat to the state's landmark clean energy law. Proposition 26 has received nearly $16 million from Chevron and other big oil companies, as well as alcohol and tobacco interests, to get themselves off the hook for paying for environmental and health damage they cause and shift that burden to taxpayers. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is alerting California voters to beware of misleading "slate mailers" arriving in their mailboxes just before the November 2 election and vote "no" on Proposition 23 and Proposition 26.
"While Prop 23 is a frontal assault on our clean energy law, Prop 26 is more like a Trojan horse," said Dan Kalb, UCS California policy manager. "As deceptive as the Prop 23 campaign has been, the campaign to pass Prop 26 is even more insidious. Not only do the oil and tobacco companies behind Prop 26 hide the fact that it would starve state and local public health, clean air, and clean energy programs, but now they are funding misleading slate mailers that misinform voters about what the pro-environment position really is on Prop 26. The pro-environment position on Prop 26 is a definite ‘no.' "
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