Good news from America’s heartland: — A bipartisan coalition in the Kansas House stood with Kansans this week in support of clean and renewable energy, turning back yet another attempt to repeal the state Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) aimed at fostering homegrown resources like wind and solar power. Specifically, 76 members of the Kansas House of Representatives defeated a Senate companion bill aimed at repealing the state RPS that the state Senate passed 15-25 after using a rare legislative maneuver on Monday. The vote, which kills the repeal effort for now, marks another major defeat for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the other front groups backed by fossil fuel interests trying to stymie the growth of clean energy in America… ALEC tried to repeal Renewable Portfolio Standards - targets requiring that a certain percentage of electricity be generated from clean energy - in Kansas and 12 other states last year, but failed each time.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:34:36 +0000
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