Proposition 7 - Renewable Energy Generation. Initiative Statute.
13 October 2008‘THINK FOR ME, SPACE KIMCHI!’ VOTE: APPARENTLY, NO
I have no idea on this one. There’s a lot of money going into telling people to vote no on it, which is making me want to vote yes. Both sides have a pretty convincing argument but I’m not sure who is lying to us here. Please, comment with any insight you might have!
UPDATE: Apparently this prop is horrible and nobody should vote for it. Republicans and Democrats even agree on this one.
on October 13th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
If you’d like to be more informed but even further confused, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office breakdown of prop 7 is available at http://www.lao.ca.gov/ballot/2008/7_11_2008.aspx.
I’m also concerned with the huge amount going toward the campaign to vote “no”. Of course, there’s more “No on 8″ commercials than “yes”, and that’s the right thing to do - more research coming!
on October 13th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
After reading the voter guide info at http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/argu-rebut/argu-rebutt7.htm, it seems that “No” is probably the way to go. 7 reads like a good idea, but people smarter than me seem to think it’s flawed.
While it’s not the only way to vote, I like looking at the supporters and opponents - The “Yes” folks only list a few individuals. The “No” folks have quite a few groups, including several I trust (California League of Conservation Voters, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Union of Concerned Scientists) and several that rarely agree (both the state Dem and Republican parties, for example).
The “Yes” folks also don’t really have any convincing arguments in rebuttal, which is another strange way to look at it, but important.
The main issue seems to be that a “Yes” vote will drive out small producers of energy, for various reasons. I don’t like that the major supporters of “No” are Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric, but it still might be the right way to go.