To get to Grassley, copy the message you sent before and then go to his website http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/ from there you can paste your message into a special contact form. Steve Swan ----- Original Message ----- From: Alisa Meggitt <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: Re: A: Utility Deregulation Again > 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] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]