Prop. 87 News
L.A. Mayor Backs Prop. 87
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa endorsed Proposition 87 because it will reduce our dangerous dependence on oil.
“Oil is imported from unstable regions and causes asthma, lung disease and cancer,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “Your kids and my kids deserve a cleaner city and a cleaner state.” Half of California’s imported oil comes from the Middle East.
California has the worst air quality in the nation, according to the EPA. By the age of two months, Los Angeles-area infants have inhaled enough toxic pollutants to reach the EPA’s lifetime limit for cancer risk. Asthma causes 3.3 million school absences each year.
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posted by Phillip | Tuesday, October 03 | Link to this post
Top Clinton Aide Praises Proposition 87
Former President Clinton Chief of Staff John Podesta said on Thursday that Proposition 87 is a key step toward breaking our nation’s dependence on foreign oil. Dr. Severin Borenstein also addressed the UCLA Anderson Forecast conference and said the No on 87 campaign’s ad campaign is “misleading.”
“Passing Prop. 87 will help pave the way for similar federal policies needed to reduce our country’s dependence on foreign oil,” Podesta said. “That benefits everyone.” “The oil companies are launching a completely misleading advertising campaign saying it [Prop. 87] will raise gasoline prices,” Borenstein said.
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posted by Phillip | Friday, September 29 | Link to this post
President Clinton Lauds Proposition 87
Speaking before his 2006 Clinton Global Initiative conference, President Bill Clinton today lauded Proposition 87 as a key step in breaking the United States’ addiction to oil and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“CGI was designed to tackle big global challenges in bite size pieces,” President Clinton said. “This is a very, very good thing to do and, since California is our biggest state, it pumps 190 million tons of pollution into the air from cars, trucks and buses that run on gasoline and diesel every single year. This is a big deal. I’m very grateful to them.”
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posted by Phillip | Thursday, September 21 | Link to this post
The Buzz
Notes from the Drive Away from Oil Car Tour:
During this campaign, the buzz word has been technology – “Prop 87 will invest in clean, affordable alternatives to fossil fuels by investing in new and existing industries; and technologies that will benefit all Californians.” Today I got a sense of what that could mean. I saw some incredible test vehicles, including a plug-in hybrid. After the event event today, it is easy to imagine that one day soon, I could be stuck in traffic on a LA freeway without the hazy exhaust emissions from so many gasoline vehicles.
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posted by Car Tour Team | Wednesday, September 20 | Link to this post
Nunez Supports Prop 87
Notes from the Drive Away from Oil Car Tour:
Today I had the great privilege of hearing Speaker Nunez speak in support of Prop 87. In my line of work, as a teacher, I have learned that an individual has a stronger voice when it is echoed with a collective coalition. I know that it takes a team of people to protect those whose safety we are entrusted. And with this mentality, I hope the collective voice of voters join together on November 7th to protect and safeguard the environment by passing Proposition 87.
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posted by Car Tour Team | Tuesday, September 19 | Link to this post
