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Public Hearing: Read more about what happened during the hearing.

Background: Get the basics about the Renewable Portfolio Standard.

Renewable Energy portfolio Standard of 2004 (B15-0747): Read a summary of the bill or the full bill.

Fact Sheet: Read about the myths and facts of the D.C. Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard of 2004.

For more information about the DC RPS, check www.cleanairdccafe.com


D.C. Citizens United for Clean Energy

DC Citizens United for Clean Energy is a coalition of over 100 health, business, faith, civic and environmental groups which is working to bring clean energy to DC. Our supporters include

* Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb
* David Schwartzman, Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University

Businesses:
* Abrams Design Build, Alan Abrams, CPBD
* Asia Nora (Northwest restaurant)
* Austin Grill (Glover Park)
* Austin Grill (The Lansburgh)
* Bagheera Yoga, Bobbi Ponce Barger, Owner
* Ben’s Chili Bowl (U St./Cardozo area restaurant)
* Cashion's Eat Place (Adams Morgan), Anne Cashion, Owner
* City Bikes (Adams Morgan location)
* Creative Carpentry Associates, Curt B. Ponce Barger, Owner
* DC Well Dunn Caterers, Steve Dunn, Owner
* Dos Gringos Café (Mt. Pleasant)
* Everlasting Life Coop (Howard University location), Baruch Ben-Yehudah, Owner
* Fitness Center at Franklin Square, John Morris, Manager
* Fleet Feet Sports Shop (located in Adams Morgan)
* Georgetown Bagelry
* Good Health Natural Foods (Southeast)
* Idle Time Bookstore, Val Morgan, Owner
* Java Green (Northwest restaurant), DJ Kim, Owner
* Johnny's Half Shell (Dupont Circle), Anne Cashion
* Landis Construction Corporation, Christopher K. Landis
* Politics and Prose Bookstore, Barbara Meade, Co-owner
* Potter’s House Church and Coffee House (Adams Morgan)
* Restaurant Nora (Northwest)
* Revolution Cycles (Georgetown location), Santiago Gonzalez, Vice President/Treasurer
* Siren Digital Communications, Mary Shaffner
* Solar International Management, Inc., Michael T. Eckhart, President
* Soul Vegetarian Restaurant and Exodus Carry-Out (Howard University location)
* A Special Lee (locally owned D.C. business), Antoinette Lee, Owner
* The Stella Group, Ltd., Scott Sklar, President
* Sticky Fingers Bakery, Doron Greenblatt & Kirsten Rosenberg
* SunEdison, LLC, Jigar Shah, CEO
* Washington Walks (walking tours of D.C.)
* Yes! Organic Market (Southeast location)

Community groups:
* 16th Street Neighborhood Association, Louis Wassel, Chair
* American University Animal Rights Effort
* Anacostia Watershed Society, Jim Connolly, Executive Director
* Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Mike Tidwell, Executive Director
* Clydesdale Cooperative, Mira Best, President
* Coalition for Smarter Growth, Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director
* Columbia Heights Community Marketplace, Ted Loza, Co-founder
* Community for Creative Non-Violence
* Community Harvest, Tosha Link, Executive Director
* Council of Latino Agencies (Eugenio Arene, Executive Director)
* District of Columbia Arts Center, B. Stanley, Executive Director
* D.C. Action for Children, Frankeena Wright, Director
* D.C. Environmental Network, Chris Weiss, Director
* D.C. Sierra Club, Mark Wenzler, Chair
* D.C. Statehood Green Party
* D.C. Veterans for Peace – Chapter 016, Patrick McCann
* Hoops Sagrado, Bryan Weaver, Executive Director
* Justice for All Species, Aashish Bhimani, Kris Candour, Tashee Meadows, Co-founders
* Latin American Youth Center, Gabriel Albornoz, Director, Advocacy and Public Policy
* Kingman Park Civic Association, Frazer Walton, President
* Near Northeast Citizens Against Crime and Drugs, Lorree Murray, President
* Neighbor’s Consejo, Marnie Brady, Advocacy Director
* Shaw EcoVillage, Noel Petrie, Outreach and Development Coordinator
* Southwest Chamber Players, David Ehrlich, Director
* Washington Innercity Self Help, Linda Leaks, Director
* Washington Parks and People, Steve Coleman, Executive Director
* Washington Peace Center, Jen Carr

Faith groups:
* All Souls Church, Unitarian
* Ambassador Baptist Church (Southeast), Reverend Roy Settles
* The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, Monsignor Linns, Director
* Catholic Negro-American Mission Board, Monsignor Linns, Director
* Church of the Nativity Catholic Church, Reverend Jim Berning
* DeSales Hall Oblate Community (Catholic group), Michael Christopher Vannicola
* D.C. Women’s Clergy Association, Imagene B. Stewart Senior, President
* Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, Kathy Boylan
* Friends Committee on National Legislation, Joe Bolk, Executive Secretary
* Greater Pearly Gate Baptist Church (Northwest), Bishop Imagene B. Stewart Senior, Pastor
* Hearts and Flowers Senior Ministry, Metropolitan Baptist Church (Northwest D.C.), Mary Walker, President
* InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
* Ryland Epworth United Methodist Church, Reverend Gladman Kapfumvuti
* Saint Anthony Catholic Church, Reverend Monsignor Richard Burton
* Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Reverend Downs
* Shomrei Adamah of Greater Washington, Rachel Lettre
* Washington Board of Rabbis, Rabbi Warren G. Stone, President
* Washington Theological Union, Reverend Daniel McLellan, OFM, President

Non-profits with a national, regional, and/or local focus:
* American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), Michael T. Eckhart,
President
* American Lung Association of DC, Rolando A. Andrewn, Executive Director
* American Wind Energy Association, Randall Swisher, Executive Director
* Center for Environmental Citizenship, Joshua Feldmark, Executive Director
* Center for International Policy
* Center for Teaching Peace, Colman McCarthy, Founder and President
* Children’s Environmental Health Network, Daniel Swartz, Executive Director
* Clean Water Action, Andy Fellows, Chesapeake Program Director
* Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, Hadar Susskind
* Code Pink: Women For Peace, Kristen Arant, D.C. Organizer
* Co-op America, Alisa Gravitz, Executive Director
* Environmental and Energy Study Institute, Carol Werner, Executive Director
* Farm Animal Reform Movement, Dawn Moncrief, Program Director
* Free The Planet!, Beth Kemler, Director
* GreenHOME
* Greenpeace, John Coequyt, Energy Policy Analyst
* International AIDS Trust, Jennifer Jordan, Chief Operating Officer
* National Black Environmental Justice Network, Damu Smith
* New Uses Council, Bill Holmberg, Chairperson
* Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Neal Barnard, M.D., President
* The Praxis Project, Makani Themba-Nixon, Executive Director
* Public Citizen, Wenonah Hauter, Director of Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program
* Solar Energy Industries Association, Colin Murchie, Legislative Assistant
* Student Peace Action Network, Tracy DiMambro, Coordinator
* 20/20 Vision, Tom C. Collina, Executive Director
* Union of Concerned Scientists, Marchant Wentworth, Legislative Representative for Clean Energy
* Woman’s National Democratic Club, Sandra Bieri, President
* Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, US Section, Legislative Office, Vicki Lynn Ferguson, Legislative Program Consultant

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