HEAL Utah and the Utah Rivers Council invite you to our annual Citizen Lobby Training

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The newly renovated State Capitol is a symbol of our state's democracy. Yet, the restoration will be in vain, unless Utahns feel welcome in the People's House.

Come learn how to effectively make your voice heard on Capitol Hill

When: Thursday, January 24th, 6:30 pm

Where: West Building, Room 135, Utah State Capitol Complex

Join HEAL Utah, the Sierra Club, and others next Wednesday for a citizen lobby day to support the “real McCoy” renewable energy standard and help us show the Legislature that Utahns want meaningful renewable energy legislation now.

What: “Real McCoy” Renewable Energy Citizen Lobby Day
Where: Utah State Capitol
When: Wednesday, January 30th
9:30am – 11:30am Citizen Lobbying

To participate in our citizen lobby day, please contact jessica@healutah.org or tim.wagner@sierraclub.org and look for the HEAL Utah/Sierra Club table in the East Building cafeteria any time between 9:30 and 11:30am (you don’t need any experience—we’ll give you pointers and a quick tutorial when you arrive at the check-in table). And make sure to join us in the Capitol Building Rotunda at 11:45am for the press conference!

Join HEAL Utah, the Sierra Club, and others next Wednesday for a citizen lobby day and press conference to support the “real McCoy” renewable energy standard and help us show the Legislature that Utahns want meaningful renewable energy legislation now.

What: “Real McCoy” Renewable Energy Citizen Lobby Day and Press Conference
Where: Utah State Capitol Rotunda
When: Wednesday, January 30th
11:45am – 12:30pm Press Conference

Can you join us next Wednesday, January 30th, to stand with Sen. McCoy and support his plan for Utah's renewable energy future? We need your support to make sure the Legislature does more than pay lip service to renewable energy this legislative session.

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Speak out against Utah becoming the world’s nuclear dumping ground

EnergySolutions wants to import 20,000 tons of nuclear waste from Italy and dispose some of it here in Utah.  Yet, no Utah public official has spoken out against this proposal!

On Feb. 1st, a state regulatory board will decide if they should be the first to take a bold stand.

Let’s pack the room and encourage them to protect Utah from becoming the world’s nuclear dumping ground.

Where: Radiation Control Board. Department of Environmental Quality (Bldg #2), Conference Room 101, 168 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah. Click here for a map.
When: 2:00 – 4:00 PM, February 1, 2008

This Friday the 15th, the legislation that could finally deliver clean energy to Utah will be debated by its first Senate Committee.

But even though an overwhelming majority of Utahns (92%) support increased government incentives and investment in renewable energy, the “Real McCoy” Renewable Energy Provisions of 2008 could have a hard time passing out of committee.

We need your support on Friday to show our legislators that Utah needs clean energy now. Help us pack the committee room to support Sen. McCoy’s Renewable Energy Provisions (SB 173) and urge our legislators to do the same by passing it out of committee.