To: The Maine State House, The Maine State Senate, and Governor Janet Mills
Stop the Koch brothers from dismantling Maine's Regional
The Koch Brothers are trying to pass legislation to end Maine's membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a clean energy program that has created hundreds of green jobs and significantly reduced climate change. I am calling upon you as my legislator to defend clean energy in Maine and keep the Koch's money and influence out of Maine politics.
Why is this important?
"To date, Maine has received $51 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — the vast majority of which goes to the Efficiency Maine Trust, which invests in programs designed to increase energy efficiency and lower costs for Maine’s ratepayers. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative also helps to reduce toxic air pollution that contributes to climate change and results in increased hospital visits and even deaths for the state’s most vulnerable, such as children and seniors who suffer from asthma.
In other words, Maine’s residents have reaped the rewards of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s success. Still, the Kochs and their vast network of corporate-funded front groups, such as the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Beacon Hill Institute, are doing everything in their power to dismantle this successful program in order to cater to their own self-interest. "
Quote from http://bangordailynews.com/2014/04/20/opinion/how-the-koch-brothers-greenback-influences-green-jobs-clean-energy-debate/.