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Obama Statement on Illinois’ Renewable Electricity Standard

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Obama Press Office 202-228-5566


WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement on Illinois’ renewable electricity standard:

"Illinois is leading the nation with an ambitious renewable electricity standard that can and should be a model for the rest of the country. I commend Governor Blagojevich, Attorney General Madigan, State Senator Harmon, State Representative Nekritz, and the Democratic and Republican leaders who passed this legislation.

"We need to set big goals to start tackling our energy crisis, and a renewable electricity standard that requires electric utilities to get a quarter of their energy from renewable sources by 2025 will go a long way toward reducing our use of dirty fossil fuels, cutting the emissions of greenhouse gasses and jumpstarting the renewable energy market here
in the United States.

“I was proud to cosponsor renewable electricity standard legislation when I was in the State Senate. I am proud to stand with other forward looking legislators in Washington who want to expand the Illinois model nationwide. This is something we can and must do."