---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Glen Besa glen.besa@sierraclub.org Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 5:45 PM Subject: Koch Bros., AFP come to Richmond to kill climate protections! To: CONS-FRED@lists.sierraclub.org
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Hi folks,
See what we are up against below. This letter went out to VA legislators today. Their RASP Act is attached. Glen
*MEMORANDIUM*
*To:* Members of the Virginia General Assembly *From:* Sean Lansing, State Director of Americans for Prosperity-Virginia *Re:* RASP Act *Date: *Thursday, December 18, 2014 ------------------------------
Dear Members of the General Assembly:
On behalf of more than 70,000 Americans for Prosperity activists living in Virginia, I encourage you to support efforts to push back against the overreaching Environmental Protection Agency. The new proposed carbon emissions rule from President Obama's EPA will amount to a federal takeover of the electricity system. EPA proposes that Virginia cut power sector CO2 emissions by 43 percent from 2012 levels by 2030, which will threaten jobs and energy affordability here in our state.
That's why I'm writing to urge you to support the Reliable, Affordable, and Safe Power (RASP) Act. This legislation takes a number of common sense steps to protect families and businesses in Virginia from harm brought on by the regulations.
First, this legislation prohibits our state from submitting or implementing a State Implementation Plan until the legal questions surrounding the new rules are resolved. This will prevent Virginia from wasting precious resources until EPA’s legal authority is clear. Second, it would empower state legislatures, who are accountable to the people, to approve or deny the state implementation plan before it is submitted to the EPA. Lastly, it includes several provisions that instruct the state agencies developing the plans to ensure that it will protect the affordability and reliability of the state electricity system for its citizens.
This legislation also enjoys broad support from conservative organizations. AFP is proud to lead a large coalition of organizations in supporting the the RASP Act, which is online here http://americansforprosperity.org/article/coalition-supports-state-resolution-promoting-reliable-affordable-and-safe-power .
I urge you and your colleagues to support this important legislation and protect Virginia families from the harmful impact of these new proposed EPA rules. I look forward to working with you over this upcoming session.
Sincerely,
Sean Lansing State Director AFP-Virginia
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