While Dominion Power and Attorney General Cuccinelli rolled out the product of their controversial alliance to harm the environment and the climate, CCANers and members of other allied groups took action today at the General Assembly, stressing the need to Fix Virginia’s RPS, and not let legislators nix our only provisions that reward clean energy.
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New Poll Demonstrates Mounting Support for Offshore Wind Initiative
For Immediate Release
January 17, 2013
Research finds that 72% of Maryland voters support investment in offshore wind development; Nearly four times as likely to vote for a legislator who supports wind power
ANNAPOLIS — A new poll released today shows a growing number of Maryland voters and a strong majority – 72 percent – across all political and geographic subgroups, support investing in the development of offshore wind power. These results represent an 8% increase since similar polling was conducted in December 2011.
“With popularity increasing among voters, legislators who vote for offshore wind power stand to benefit at the ballot box,” stated Karla Raettig, Executive Director for Maryland League of Conservation Voters. According to the poll, Marylanders are almost four times as likely to vote for a legislator who supports offshore wind power rather than against them in the next election.