PennFuture's professional public policy staffmembers are a constant presence on Capitol Hill, in hearing rooms and legislative offices across the state. Working with our volunteers, we have been able to move exciting new legislation from the idea stage, all the way though to becoming settled law.
But the price of democracy is constant vigilance, to paraphrase the well-known saying. And PennFuture is ever vigilant, acting as a watchdog over a legislature that often needs watching. When required, we stay at the Capitol nights, weekends and holidays to make sure the environment and economy are protected.
And our victories are growing:
- We helped pass the historic $625 million Growing Greener Bond in June, 2005 that will protect drinking water, restore streams, and preserve natural areas . . . the BIGGEST environmental bond in the history of Pennsylvania;
- We led the charge to enact and implement the historic clean energy law (Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard) that will require eight times more electricity from wind, solar and other clean electricity sources and enough wind power alone for one million homes, creating a true clean electricity revolution;
- We led the fight for a state rule to cut mercury pollution by 90 percent and a clean car rule that will cut pollution and increase Pennsylvanian’s ability to buy new clean cars and
- Much, much more.
As part of Pennsylvania's gubernatorial campaigns, we create a Policy Agenda to help educate the candidates and to infuse discussion of Pennsylvania's environment and economy into campaign discussions. Read this year's agenda, Every Environmental Victory Grows the Economy.
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