Sign the petition:
http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/tell-terry-mcauliffe-turn-dirty-money-into-good-deeds?sp_ref=22580317.4.1624.t.0.2&source=tw_sp


Governor-elect McAuliffe should use funds donated to his inauguration fund by polluting firms and put them to use in creating a brighter clean-energy future for all Virginians by putting solar panels on the Virginia governor's mansion.
Why is this important?

The Governor-Elect's inauguration committee has received donations from some of the most significant polluting industries in the Commonwealth of Virginia, including $25,000 from Alpha Natural Resources and $50,000 from Dominion Resources. These businesses have consistently fought hard against science-based policy-making that would improve Virginia's economy while improving Virginians' health while reducing Virginia's pollution.

These same fossil-fuel companies donated heavily to the campaign of climate science-denier Ken Cuccinelli, seeking to foster a climate hostile to 21st century clean energy solutions. Having campaigned alongside climate scientist Michael Mann and committed himself to a clean energy future, Governor-Elect McAuliffe should not appear to be selling access to such polluters who fought so hard to see fossil-foolish Ken Cuccinelli elected.

By using the donations from Alpha Natural Resources, Dominion Resources and any other funds from high-polluting industries to put solar panels up at the Virginia Governor's Mansion, Governor-Elect McAuliffe can show a direct and tangible commitment to a clean-energy future while lowering the carbon footprint and operating costs of Virginia's government buildings.

While Governor-elect McAuliffe has called strongly for moving forward with renewable energy in Virginia, he has expressed skepticism for solar power's potential in Virginia in the past, saying it is "much more difficult for solar here, obviously, because we don’t have the sun." But my northern Virginia home, which gets 80% of its electricity from rooftop solar panels, shows otherwise.

good initiative. Go vote.

I kind of feel sorry for Terry...

Now he has to deal with all of the idealistic dreaming libtards like this that he conned into voting for him who believed his bullshit.

Terry McScumbag will do whatever is most profitable for his bank account. You think he gives a fuck about anything else? You must be a braindead lib zombie.

Sure this is idealist but If nobody complains and asks nothing will happen. Use your finger to raise your voice ifs not asking much.

marc Wrote:
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> Sure this is idealist but If nobody complains and
> asks nothing will happen. Use your finger to raise
> your voice ifs not asking much.


You elected Terry, nothing is going to happen unless you have 100s of millions to give to him so he no longer cares about their money. Otherwise youre just wasting your breath.

Terry Will Do Wrote:
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> Terry McScumbag will do whatever is most
> profitable for his bank account. You think he
> gives a fuck about anything else? You must be a
> braindead lib zombie.


He can't be worse than Bob McDonnell. Something tells me he'll get more done than renting out his properties to his appointee's.

Really fuckhead? Bob McDonnell's been the best gov we've had in a long time. Fuck you. You put your head back in your ass.

Guess you can't refute the claim.

Please stop the feel good, environmental friendly, liberal crap. If you want to feel good about yourself go work for the Sierra Club or AWEA but don't propose something that would achieve so little. Sure, renewable energy helps reduce reliance on carbon based fuels but is at best a marginal pure investment in producing electricity. At best, the ROI in your solar panels is in excess of 10 years which probably exceeds the useful life of the equipment.

Inquisitive One Wrote:
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> Please stop the feel good, environmental friendly,
> liberal crap. If you want to feel good about
> yourself go work for the Sierra Club or AWEA but
> don't propose something that would achieve so
> little. Sure, renewable energy helps reduce
> reliance on carbon based fuels but is at best a
> marginal pure investment in producing electricity.
> At best, the ROI in your solar panels is in
> excess of 10 years which probably exceeds the
> useful life of the equipment.


Actually life cycle of PV is typically 25 years, and even then with only a reduction (30-50%) in the power production not total replacement.

So you are in favor of "environment" when it comes to powerful conservation region land owners (ie rural republicans) but not when it comes to control our appetite of combustion fuels which cause climate change and massive waterway pollution.

Got it.

Dont care.

What I would like is government policy that reflects the actual use of electricity rather than the continual promotion of renewable energy projects that only produce electricity on off peak periods. This means developing renewable base load facilities, storage for renewables, responsible grid upgrades and sensible smart grid technologies. It also means developing renewable energy projects in an environmentally sensitive manner.

Inquisitive One Wrote:
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> What I would like is government policy that
> reflects the actual use of electricity rather than
> the continual promotion of renewable energy
> projects that only produce electricity on off peak
> periods. This means developing renewable base
> load facilities, storage for renewables,
> responsible grid upgrades and sensible smart grid
> technologies. It also means developing renewable
> energy projects in an environmentally sensitive
> manner.


One of the biggest choke points for renewables in the past has been the sourcing of lithium, in the past from China, with the discovery of massive lithium deposits in Wyoming on public land, that issue should be short lived for both electric cars and power providers

> What I would like is government policy that

nothing gets done with "I would like...". Signing the petition as least might get the governor spend the dirty money wisely against the lobbies and put the light on renewable energy.

No thanks!