Missouri Passes Renewable Electricity Standard
The Missouri legislature has failed to pass significant renewable energy policies in the past. In 2008, UCS and our activists supported a campaign to put a renewable electricity standard on the ballot, requiring 15 percent of the states energy come from clean energy sources, like the sun and wind. UCS activists helped to gather more than the 150,000 signatures required to get Proposition C on the ballot. UCS also helped by supporting the recruitment of new renewable energy activists at fairs and on college campuses throughout the summer and fall. On Election Day, nearly two-thirds of voters supported the measure, and it received a majority of the vote in every county except one. With Missouri, there are now 28 states that have renewable electricity standards.
