[Occupymendocino] Fwd: Attacks on solar ripped straight out of the Koch Brothers' playbook

[Irene L. Malone]

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> From: "Evan Gillespie, Sierra Club" <sierra at sierraclub.org>
> Date: August 15, 2015 7:00:11 AM PDT
> To: Irene Malone <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Subject: Attacks on solar ripped straight out of the Koch Brothers'  
> playbook
> Reply-To: "Evan Gillespie, Sierra Club" <sierra at sierraclub.org>
>
>
> Dear Irene,
>
> Send a message to the California Public Utilities Commission and  
> demand they support rooftop solar.
>
>
>
> Here we go again: big utilities are pushing for major changes to  
> our rooftop solar program. The attacks are ripped straight out of  
> the Koch Brothers' playbook: attack solar customers, tax  
> Californians for going solar, and slash the savings we get by going  
> solar. It's a straightforward strategy designed to dramatically  
> slow rooftop solar.
>
> The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is taking  
> comments now and will vote on the fate of our rooftop solar program  
> this fall.
>
> Send a message to Commission President Michael Picker now and urge  
> him to protect rooftop solar.
>
> Growing rooftop solar creates good paying clean energy jobs,  
> confronts some of the worst pollution driving climate change and  
> saves millions of dollars for California's energy consumers.
>
> Because so much is at stake we've teamed up with our allies at Vote  
> Solar, Environment California, Greenpeace and more with a combined  
> goal to deliver more than 60,000 petitions to the CPUC. This will  
> be one of the largest comment collection drives ever on any issue  
> to come before the CPUC.
>
> We are aiming high because if we don't, the CPUC will listen to the  
> utilities and not California consumers like you and me.
>
> Don't sit this one out: send a message to the CPUC and demand they  
> support rooftop solar now.
>
> Rooftop solar is rising fast in California -- the last three years  
> the market has grown by more than 30% annually. Today, more people  
> work in the solar industry than for SDG&E, Edison, and PG&E  
> combined! All this solar is creating jobs and reducing greenhouse  
> gas emissions at a time when our state needs to do more of both.
>
> With raging wild fire, the worst drought in recorded history, and  
> rising pollution impacts, adding more rooftop solar is critical to  
> moving to 100% clean energy and avoiding the worst impacts of  
> climate change. We can't let the utilities crush one of the most  
> important climate solutions available.
>
> Send your message to the CPUC and make sure rooftop solar continues  
> to thrive in California.
>
> We'll keep you updated as this moves along and thanks for your  
> quick response.
>
> Thanks for all you do to protect the environment,
>
> Evan Gillespie
> My Generation Campaign
> Sierra Club
>
> P.S. After you take action, be sure to forward this alert to your  
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