Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future

Help Us Urge Legislators to Take Action and Keep Nuclear an Option for Missouri

Fri, Mar 25, 2011

On Monday, our legislators will return to the Capitol for the final seven weeks of this year’s legislative session. As they set their priorities for rest of the session, we hope you will join us in continuing to urge them to consider Missouri’s energy future. Despite the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a Fox News poll, conducted by Anderson Robbins Research/Shaw & Company Research on March 14 – 16, found that a majority of American voters continue to support the use of nuclear power in the U.S. And we at Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future, like you, remain convinced that nuclear power must remain an option for our state’s energy future.

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5 Questions for Joe Thomas, Missouri Coordinator for the Apollo Alliance

Mon, Aug 9, 2010

The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans to work in a new generation of high-quality, green-collar jobs. Inspired by the Apollo space program, they promote investments in energy efficiency, clean power, mass transit, next-generation vehicles, and emerging technology, as well as in education and training. Working together, they will reduce carbon emissions and oil imports, spur domestic job growth, and position America to thrive in the 21st century economy.

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Federal climate change legislation update

Mon, Jun 14, 2010

Just what is in the latest version of Federal climate change legislation and what is its status? Missouri legislators are hearing from all sides as pressure continues to mount for Congress to act. Senator Bond has made his opposition to any bill clear, while Senator McCaskill has remained uncommitted as she recognizes the need for energy legislation, but is protective of her heavily coal-dependent state.

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Hearing on Missouri’s Energy Security Construction Act

Tue, Apr 27, 2010

On Tuesday April 27th, the House Utilities Committee passed Chairman Ed Emery’s HB2343, a follow-up to last year’s “CWIP” legislation. The bill provides a crucial financing tool for utility companies enabling them to recover construction costs for the development of new baseload generating plants.

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House Passes Energy Efficiency Financing Tool for Homeowners

Wed, Apr 21, 2010

In an overwhelming majority, the Missouri House passed legislation on April 15th authorizing a program that would help Missouri homeowners make their homes more energy efficient – and pay for the necessary upgrades. Through a proposed financing program that would pay for the initial improvement costs, the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program is making its way through the Missouri General Assembly.

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