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August 27, 2015

Clean Energy California Launches Advertising, Social Media Campaign

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lean Energy California today launched a social media advertising campaign targeting key California legislators who have been featured in ads promoted by the oil industry in the battle over SB 350, climate change legislation sponsored by State Senate President pro Tem PHOTO COURTESY Kevin De León. The ads, which began today Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers speaking to community members during a mixer event. She was on Twitter and Facebook, mock appointed as interim board member, replacing Bobbie Perong. the ads placed by the oil industry group, “California Drivers Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers Prophetic Engagement (COPE), Alliance,” a project of Western By Anthony Victoria intends to lay the same ground current president of the district’s States Petroleum Association ecently appointed as an work she has helped labor for over African American Advisory (WSPA), that also are running Council, and many other leader- on social media. The oil indusinterim member of the San a decade. As a former parent organizer with Bernardino City Unified Rodgers cont. on next page try ads call for readers to “Help School District school board, the Congregations Organized for Assemblymember {LAWMAKER’S NAME} Vote No” on Senate Bill 350, the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act. SB 350 would cut petroleum use, increase renewable energy in electricity and increase energy efficiency in existing buildings. The Clean Energy California ads instead play on the WSPA ads, posing the question, “Will Assemblywoman Catharine Baker ‘help’ the oil industry?” and call on Californians to sign a petition supporting SB 350 (De León), and SB 32 (Pavley), a separate measure that would set long-term carbon pollution targets. “The choice for these Assemblymembers is clear: help the oil industry or help improve our air quality and the fast-growing clean energy industry by supporting SB 350 and SB 32.” Courage Campaign is proud PHOTO /ANTHONY VICTORIA to partner with Clean Energy San Bernardino residents stand over an altar memorializing the life of 4-year-old Daniel Munoz. California on this effort to hold legislators accountable and San Bernardino, speaking about organizer is tired of burying support this vital legislation. his frustrations about the endless friends and loved ones. By Anthony Victoria Follow Clean Energy violence that has plagued the city Four year old Daniel Munoz was California on Twitter at esse Chavez stood in front of for over a decade. Alike many of the focus of Thursday’s vigil. He @CleanEnergyCA. Like them the residents in the audience, the was killed by crossfire on July 29 approximately one hundred on Facebook at people on Thursday August 24-year-old Inland Congregations as he was playing with a stuffed Facebook.com/CleanEnergyC 20 at St. Bernardine’s Church in United for Change (ICUC) youth Vigil cont. on next page A.

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