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Action Alert: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [RGGI] Regulations Must Be Approved

On June 24^th, the Regulations Review Committee will meet in Room 1E of the LOB to take action on a variety of proposed state regulations, including the DEP’s proposed Control of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from power plants. These regulations are a result of the Governor’s historic agreement with other northeastern states in December 2005 to reduce emissions from power plants. Plants will have to purchase emission credits that are paid into the Energy Efficiency Fund and the Clean Energy Fund to benefit consumers with energy efficiency and clean energy programs. The regulations were approved by the Attorney General on May 1^st and need final approval by the committee before they can go into effect.

Unlike other legislative committees, Regulations Review meets year round and has equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans. Please review the committee list below to see if any of the 14 members are your Senator or Representative. Please urge them to approve the regulations that reduce global warming where it matters most.

Sample phone or e-mail message:

My name is _____________ and I am a LWV member from (town). I am calling/contacting you today to urge adoption of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative regulations without delay. These regulations are an important step in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and they will help us meet the mandatory statewide limits for reducing greenhouse emissions that are mandated by HB 5600 which passed in the final week of the session.

I strongly support the requirement that power plants pay for the pollution they produce and that the resulting revenue be used to benefit energy efficiency and clean energy programs for consumers. Please let me know how you plan to vote on these regulations on June 24^th.Thank you for your time.

Dist.	Name	Position	E-mail	Phone
S30	Andrew Roraback	Co-Chair	Andrew.Roraback@cga.ct.gov	800-842-1421
148	Carlo Leone	Co-Chair	Carlo.Leone@cga.ct.gov	800-842-8585
S5	Jonathan Harris	Ranking Member	Harris@senatedems.ct.gov	800-842-1420
123	T. R. Rowe **	Ranking Member	TR.Rowe@housegop.ct.gov	800-842-1423
S9	Paul Doyle *	Member	Doyle@senatedems.ct.gov	860-240-0558
S8	Thomas Herlihy	Member	Thomas.Herlihy@cga.ct.gov	800-842-1421
S20	Andrea Stillman	Member	Stillman@senatedems.ct.gov	800-842-1420
95	Juan Candelaria	Member	Juan.Candelaria@cga.ct.gov	800-842-8267
126	Chris Caruso	Member	Chris.Caruso@cga.ct.gov	800-842-8267
117	Paul Davis	Member	Paul.Davis@cga.ct.gov	800-842-8267
78	William Hamzy**	Member	William.Hamzy@housegop.ct.gov	800-842-1423
69	Art O’Neill	Member	Arthur.Oneill@housegop.ct.gov	800-842-1423
151	Claudia Powers	Member	Claudia.Powers@housegop.ct.gop	800-842-1423
S16	Sam Caligiuri	Member	Sam.Caligiuri@cga.ct.gov	800-842-1421

Note: *Paul Doyle was absent for the vote on HB 5600.

**T.R. Rowe and William Hamzy voted against HB 5600.

All other committee members voted in support of HB 5600.

If you have any questions, call Lynn Taborsak, LWVCT Global Warming Specialist at 203-748-0822.

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