Alisa, Weekend went well. Try Grassley's Webform at : http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/webform.htm Rex >Jane: > >I have sent two messages to Grassley today about the National Arctic >Wildlife Refuge, and the email in the message did not transmit. I >thought i'd bring this to your attention. > >Thanks for keeping us abreast of all these important developments. > >Alisa > >Alisa Meggitt >Iowa Department of Natural Resources >Waste Management Assistance Division >502E 9th Street >Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 >(515) 281-8308 > > >>>> [log in to unmask] 03/27/00 11:21AM >>> >I am not sure this went through so I am trying again. > >I thought you would be interested in Ed Woolsey's perspective of the >deregulation bill. > >Website -- www.legis.state.ia.us >Go to legislation and look at the bill history for House File 2530. You >can listen to debate from the web site as well. Some expect debate to >begin today, and some expect it on Wednesday. > >Jane Clark >---------- >> From: Edward Woolsey <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: Update >> Date: March 27, 2000 9:35 AM >> >> Greetings >> After listening to the Gov. on Iowa Press yesterday, and after reading >the >> Des Moines Register Editorial yesterday recommending Iowa give >Restructuring >> a chance, I believe our situation to be much worse than I previously >> thought. Gov. Vilsack actually referred to the utility amendment as the >> "Vilsack Amendment" on Iowa Press. By the Gov. taking personal ownership >in >> the amendment, it could further weaken the Dem's commitment to kill the >> bill. >> I know Dave O. is trying to straighten up the amendment for the IDNR, but >I >> don't think it can be fixed. >> I think we definitely need to kill this amendment outright. Everyone >needs >> to know that it allows renewables from outside the State to qualify for >our >> RPS. I would read this to mean NO new RPS. That alone should mandate its >> death, but there are several other negatives in the amendment. >> I believe the orginal version of the bill was much better. >> Some quick and focused action needs to take place ASAP to stop this buggy >> before it picks up any more speed. >> Ed > >Some of the Coalition members of REDI (Responsible Electric Deregulation >for Iowa) > >Iowa Citizens Action Network >Iowa Environmental Council >AARP >Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards >International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers >Trees Forever >Ecumenical Ministeries of Iowa >League of Women Voters >United Methodists >Sierra Club >Izaak Walton League >AFL-CIO >Iowa Association of Counties >IRENEW >Iowa Audubon >Cross Ministeries > > >> Date: Saturday, March 25, 2000 10:12 AM >> Subject: Re: Update >> >> >> >The Governor announced during the taping of Iowa Press for IPTV that he >> >will sign the Utility Bill. Iowa Press will be aired at 2 times >tomorrow >> >-- check your local listing. There is an article in today's business >> >section of the DM Register >> >Jane Clark >> >[log in to unmask] >> > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT >to [log in to unmask] > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: >[log in to unmask] -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rex L. Bavousett Photographer University of Iowa Our old name: University Relations - Publications Our new name: University Communications & Outreach - Publications 100 OPL, Iowa City, IA 52242 http://www.uiowa.edu/~urpubs/ mailto:[log in to unmask] voice: 319 384-0053 fax: 319 384-0055 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]