Email Your Legislators - Support Renewable Fuels
The environmental community is working with Governor Gregoire to pass legislation for a Renewable Fuels Standard (House Bill SHB2738 and Senate Bill SSB6508). This bill calls for replacing 2% of our diesel with biodiesel and 2% of our gasoline with ethanol, with increases for both as in-state production capacity expands.
Legislators will be voting on this bill this week, so now is the moment when your voice makes the most difference! Please email your legislators today to support the Renewable Fuels Standard. For a quick and easy way to email your legislator, visit http://actionstudio.org/?go=1975.
The Renewable Fuels Standard bill will:
- Reduce global warming pollution from cars, the number one cause of such pollution in Washington State.
- Put Washington on the road to energy independence by reducing our dependence on imported petroleum.
- Create new, reliable markets for Washington farmers' crops.
- Spur rural economic development by providing hundreds of new jobs in biofuels production.
- Reduce the vulnerability of our fuel supply to petroleum's price swings and supply disruptions.
This effort is unique because we have support from both sides of the mountains and both political parties. However, we are facing strong opposition from the oil companies. In this short legislative session, we have very little time to get our message out to legislators about why renewable fuels are so important. So please email your state legislators today and make the difference!
