Sign the petition:
http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/tell-terry-mcauliffe-turn-dirty-money-into-good-deeds?sp_ref=22580317.4.1624.t.0.2&source=tw_sp
Governor-elect McAuliffe should use funds donated to his inauguration fund by polluting firms and put them to use in creating a brighter clean-energy future for all Virginians by putting solar panels on the Virginia governor's mansion.
Why is this important?
The Governor-Elect's inauguration committee has received donations from some of the most significant polluting industries in the Commonwealth of Virginia, including $25,000 from Alpha Natural Resources and $50,000 from Dominion Resources. These businesses have consistently fought hard against science-based policy-making that would improve Virginia's economy while improving Virginians' health while reducing Virginia's pollution.
These same fossil-fuel companies donated heavily to the campaign of climate science-denier Ken Cuccinelli, seeking to foster a climate hostile to 21st century clean energy solutions. Having campaigned alongside climate scientist Michael Mann and committed himself to a clean energy future, Governor-Elect McAuliffe should not appear to be selling access to such polluters who fought so hard to see fossil-foolish Ken Cuccinelli elected.
By using the donations from Alpha Natural Resources, Dominion Resources and any other funds from high-polluting industries to put solar panels up at the Virginia Governor's Mansion, Governor-Elect McAuliffe can show a direct and tangible commitment to a clean-energy future while lowering the carbon footprint and operating costs of Virginia's government buildings.
While Governor-elect McAuliffe has called strongly for moving forward with renewable energy in Virginia, he has expressed skepticism for solar power's potential in Virginia in the past, saying it is "much more difficult for solar here, obviously, because we don’t have the sun." But my northern Virginia home, which gets 80% of its electricity from rooftop solar panels, shows otherwise.
http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/tell-terry-mcauliffe-turn-dirty-money-into-good-deeds?sp_ref=22580317.4.1624.t.0.2&source=tw_sp
Governor-elect McAuliffe should use funds donated to his inauguration fund by polluting firms and put them to use in creating a brighter clean-energy future for all Virginians by putting solar panels on the Virginia governor's mansion.
Why is this important?
The Governor-Elect's inauguration committee has received donations from some of the most significant polluting industries in the Commonwealth of Virginia, including $25,000 from Alpha Natural Resources and $50,000 from Dominion Resources. These businesses have consistently fought hard against science-based policy-making that would improve Virginia's economy while improving Virginians' health while reducing Virginia's pollution.
These same fossil-fuel companies donated heavily to the campaign of climate science-denier Ken Cuccinelli, seeking to foster a climate hostile to 21st century clean energy solutions. Having campaigned alongside climate scientist Michael Mann and committed himself to a clean energy future, Governor-Elect McAuliffe should not appear to be selling access to such polluters who fought so hard to see fossil-foolish Ken Cuccinelli elected.
By using the donations from Alpha Natural Resources, Dominion Resources and any other funds from high-polluting industries to put solar panels up at the Virginia Governor's Mansion, Governor-Elect McAuliffe can show a direct and tangible commitment to a clean-energy future while lowering the carbon footprint and operating costs of Virginia's government buildings.
While Governor-elect McAuliffe has called strongly for moving forward with renewable energy in Virginia, he has expressed skepticism for solar power's potential in Virginia in the past, saying it is "much more difficult for solar here, obviously, because we don’t have the sun." But my northern Virginia home, which gets 80% of its electricity from rooftop solar panels, shows otherwise.