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Environmental Group Endorses Brown in 73rd
Posted June 12, 2008 at 11:22 AM
June 12 - St. Louis
Steve Brown has won another key endorsement in the 73rd District race for State Representative. Citing his decades-long commitment to environmental issues and his stalwart advocacy of cleaner energy and greener development, Missouri Votes Conservation has announced its formal support of Brown’s candidacy.
“We have known Steve to be a fellow traveler for some time. But we are especially impressed by his vision for a greener and healthier economy in Missouri,” said MVC Executive Director Mark Fogal. Brown has made a point of talking about the opportunity to simultaneously invest in Missouri’s economy and a greener future by developing greener construction practices and more renewable energy sources. Brown’s campaign has also been working hard to promote the passage of a November ballot initiative that would require public utilities to boost the amount of Renewable Energy they provide from less than 1% to at least 15% by 2021. (The ballot initiative includes a stop-gap measure to prevent cost hikes greater than 2% and a model of the plan enacted in Columbia Missouri has been very successful.)
Brown was delighted by the endorsement. “I have always cared about the environment. And with energy prices soaring and the concerns about global warming growing, I think a lot more Missourians are starting to care about how much energy we use and where it comes from. If we seize this opportunity to invest in a greener future, we can make some real changes that help our economy and our planet at the same time.”
This is the latest in a long string of endorsements for Brown including many state and local leaders, public safety organizations, and labor unions. For a full list of official supporters, see Brown’s website at www.brownformissouri.com.
